What a beautiful example Mr. Lloyd and such an accurate review. Some interesting differences being a STH.African car. I am the owner of the Hubnut 3 wheel demo. car. He filmed it on his visit to Tasmania. . It’s gone on to be his most popular video with over 1 million views. My little brag. 😄
Glad we got it right, sir! Mr Bill and I did work quite hard on this to ensure that we got the facts right, and I am pleased to hear that is not full of mistakes... I remember that video!
Hi 👋 Greetings from New Zealand. Stunning Citroen DS. Beautiful condition inside and out. It must be a dream to drive. It looks so nice in black with the red interior.
I mean, if you can get used to the gear change, the indicators, the clutch, the accelerator and the handbrake (all of which I found quite challenging), then it could be a dream to drive, I suppose...
A beautifully filmed video of a beautiful classic. In a parallel universe, I am in 1960s France, smoking a Gitane and driving this in the glorious French countryside! Thank you sir, and thank you Mr Bill.
Interesting take on the South African DS. Only in the UK Slough built and South African Ds did they have a wooden dash... Everywhere else they were metal until 1969/60 when the 3 dials and more textured material came in. This car seems to be a hybrid for the S A market. DSs had power steering and hydraulic gear change with leather trim. IDs had manual steering and manual gear change. In Australia from 1961/67 IDs were assembled in the same Melbourne factory as Peugeots. DSs were fully imported. My first car was a 1962 ID 19 which had power brakes with a pedal instead of a button. My second car was a 1964 ID19, then DS21 (Non Pallas) Hydraulic, then D Super, GSs and my ultimate ... 1972 DS21 EFI 5 speed Pallas with leather, better than my 1975 DS23 EFI 5 speed. Eventually I had a new CX2400 EFI Prestige 5 speed... a formidable machine. The early blinker switch on the dash was on a 15 second time which made a ticking sound. All Ds had 5 suspension settings. Bottom - (no suspension) for servicing, wheel changing, ease of passengers getting in, looking cool. 3 driving heights - normal, intermediate and upper - the upper was not used a full speed and was for rough roads. Top - (no suspension) for clearing obstacles, floods, wheel changing, letting older passengers out, driving on 3 wheels. Greetings from "Down Under" where all Citroens are supreme open road cars... This week after 102 years of continuous sales of Citroens it was announced... no more importation of Citroens - built by Peugeot... The first car to navigate around Australia was in 1925 - a 1923 Citroen 5CV....
I think the DS did have an option elsewhere to have the manual gearbox from the early 1960s as well as in South Africa (I did an unbelievable amount of research for this video, far more so than usual), but I would have definitely preferred the semi-automatic, as it was very tricky to drive. The indicators were an absolute pain as well! Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting.
We do like to push the boat out on occasion on the channel! Yes, I think I prefer the later ones, but to find any right hand drive one in this sort of condition is quite rare now.
What a beautiful example Mr. Lloyd and such an accurate review. Some interesting differences being a STH.African car. I am the owner of the Hubnut 3 wheel demo. car. He filmed it on his visit to Tasmania. . It’s gone on to be his most popular video with over 1 million views. My little brag. 😄
Glad we got it right, sir! Mr Bill and I did work quite hard on this to ensure that we got the facts right, and I am pleased to hear that is not full of mistakes... I remember that video!
Thank you Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Bill. Another exquisitely done Tweed Jacket Review. Charles de Gaulle was 6' 4½", sir!
Mr Bill excelled himself on this occasion, sir!
Another Icon to add to your enviable Catalogue of Tweed Jacket Reviews Sir. Nice.
Thank you very much indeed once again for watching and commenting, sir!
A fantastic and engaging review Sir of a beautifal Citroen. We do enjoy a Tweed Jacket Review Sir.
We do, sir, although we have to release them quite sparingly as they take a lot more work than a standard review.
We do love a Tweed Jacket sir , more of an automotive work of art than a car .
It is absolutely one of the finest pieces of 20th century design, isn't it?
Beautiful automobile, thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed the video, we worked quite hard on this one!
Hi 👋 Greetings from New Zealand. Stunning Citroen DS. Beautiful condition inside and out. It must be a dream to drive. It looks so nice in black with the red interior.
I mean, if you can get used to the gear change, the indicators, the clutch, the accelerator and the handbrake (all of which I found quite challenging), then it could be a dream to drive, I suppose...
@lloydvehicleconsulting Yes , the Citroen is different to other cars.
It absolutely is!
A beautifully filmed video of a beautiful classic. In a parallel universe, I am in 1960s France, smoking a Gitane and driving this in the glorious French countryside! Thank you sir, and thank you Mr Bill.
You're very welcome, it was a pleasure to film this one 🙂
Mr Bill did a really good job this time. It took a while to put it together, but we are both very pleased with the final result.
Great review of one of my all time favourite cars. Possible retirement present to myself one day.
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting!
Lovely review, Mr. Lloyd. I love these cars, would love a drive in one.
Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!
Very fine review sir. I always thought these would be perfect to retro fit an electric motor to replace the slightly crude engines they had.
Yes, they are very good candidates for classic car electrification! We did work hard on this one, so glad you enjoyed it.
Interesting take on the South African DS.
Only in the UK Slough built and South African Ds did they have a wooden dash...
Everywhere else they were metal until 1969/60 when the 3 dials and more textured material came in.
This car seems to be a hybrid for the S A market.
DSs had power steering and hydraulic gear change with leather trim.
IDs had manual steering and manual gear change.
In Australia from 1961/67 IDs were assembled in the same Melbourne factory as Peugeots.
DSs were fully imported.
My first car was a 1962 ID 19 which had power brakes with a pedal instead of a button.
My second car was a 1964 ID19, then DS21 (Non Pallas) Hydraulic, then D Super, GSs and my ultimate ... 1972 DS21 EFI 5 speed Pallas with leather, better than my 1975 DS23 EFI 5 speed. Eventually I had a new CX2400 EFI Prestige 5 speed... a formidable machine.
The early blinker switch on the dash was on a 15 second time which made a ticking sound.
All Ds had 5 suspension settings.
Bottom - (no suspension) for servicing, wheel changing, ease of passengers getting in, looking cool.
3 driving heights - normal, intermediate and upper - the upper was not used a full speed and was for rough roads.
Top - (no suspension) for clearing obstacles, floods, wheel changing, letting older passengers out, driving on 3 wheels.
Greetings from "Down Under" where all Citroens are supreme open road cars...
This week after 102 years of continuous sales of Citroens it was announced... no more importation of Citroens - built by Peugeot...
The first car to navigate around Australia was in 1925 - a 1923 Citroen 5CV....
I think the DS did have an option elsewhere to have the manual gearbox from the early 1960s as well as in South Africa (I did an unbelievable amount of research for this video, far more so than usual), but I would have definitely preferred the semi-automatic, as it was very tricky to drive. The indicators were an absolute pain as well! Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting.
Well presented recording . Beautiful car, although I prefer the Opron facelift version.
We do like to push the boat out on occasion on the channel! Yes, I think I prefer the later ones, but to find any right hand drive one in this sort of condition is quite rare now.
There was a guy in Derby who had a white DS with the later headlamps when I was a kid. Very pretty car.
Sir, that sounds like it would have been quite a car! Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting once again.
One of the few cars to use panel gaps as a design feature.
The _only_ car if it was ever brought back as a retro design, would be futuristic!.
Yes, whatever happened to the future?
It seems to more "fur coat" than "knickers".
An interesting description, sir...
The DS and the NSURO80 are I swear bodyshapes that could be launched today to much acclaim
Yes, they sort of got those right first time, didn't they?
as someone who drove a Morris Minor 1000 for years no synchro on first can be worked around no bother
I have driven two Morris Minors and struggled massively with both. You must be a much better driver than me.