Citroen DS / Classic / Vintage / DS21 EFI / 1972 / Pallas / Deese / Silver / Valerie / This video was filmed in Ireland, Wicklow mountains in the Autumn of 2016.
It is nice to see that there are still quite a few of these beauties around, much alive and kicking. They are in excellent condition, too! Long live the DS, the most beautiful car ever made!
Valerie most definitely has the best custodians she could ever want. Elegance, style and comfort. A masterpiece. In my humble opinion, the most outstanding creation ever on four wheels. Her playful party trick, to drive safely on three wheel's. What a lady. A Goddess.
If the DS would be introduced today, people would be just as amazed as I was in 1956. Yes I am that old, she was my first "Love". Only god knows why, but as a little kid, I had never seen anything more beautiful than that. Now I am an old kid, and still love the DS, 64 years later ,and I am still as exited as in 1956. What a beautiful Video , thanks to all involved creating this. Greetings from a warm YVR, Bas.
Everything about these cars was so smooth and soothing.From the uncannily gorgeous exterior to the interior to the ride.Even the engine was relaxed.The sound reminded me of a purring cat.
I stil remember my first DS, it was a secondhand of two years old I bought in 1971. When I started to drive with it I was a little bit scared because I could not feel the road. But after a few kilometers....WHAT A CAR!!! It is one of those typical French products that convinced me the French are the best engineers in the wolrld. When they wouldn't have stopped the production I would stil drive a DS. Nobody ever improved this amazing car. A big shame they don't make the DS anymore.
Yes the DS is an exceptional engineering achievement...modern cars do not compare in comfort or style. When profit is the only goal excellence suffers.
@@truthseeker8483 I remember riding in 1 of these a couple times growing up in Jamaica in the 70's & let me tell you , till this day, its the smoothest riding car ive ever rode in .Many modern day luxury cars or s.u.v's dont close to this car with smooth riding.
I wish you to enjoy this lovely car for many many years to come, my father used to had one, a 1976 model, since 1992 and we travel from Greece, all over Europe for 12 amazing summers. By far the most comfortable car i ever drove and travel with it, i really miss it a lot. Too bad Citroen abandon hydrolic suspention in today models.
my late uncle had one of them in this gorgeous metallic honey color back in the 70's...he also had a garage that specialized in servicing and maintaining all these French marvels of that era (GS, Dyane, 2CV, CX, SM, etc.)....I really beg everyone that reads this post, if you've never had the chance to ride in one of these engineering masterpieces, please do it AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...! it is truly a transcending experience. NOTHING prepares you of the astonishing way this suspension works. This is the most important car in automotive history....
Our wedding car was a '72 DS exactly like the one shown here, same color and everything. I remember it as being supremely comfortable and technologically amazing. In all those years l don't think I've seen another one.
I'm imagining what public reaction would be to a similar design, with DS suspension, contemporary 'refinements', and a boxer 4 or 6 under the bonnet - say 3.5 litre... God bless Citroen and French innovation, engineering, style and common sense!
See the other video of the same car on UA-cam under 'A Real DS Adventure.' Message me if you're coming to Ireland (on that channel) if you want to meet the car!
As a teenager in the 60's the difference between driving in my '64 Ford Mustang and a Citroen DS was light day and night. It was the most civilized car I had ever experienced. The DS seats were the most comfortable I had ever sat in, and the ride was pure luxury.
Magnificent car and scenery. Love the scene from slightly above, beside the waterfall 6.15 to 6.25 - extraordinarily beautiful car in magic location. In Australia in 1977 I acquired the same car at the age of 24. A Sable (gold) 1972 DS21 EFI Pallas with brown leather and headrests. Mine was a 5 speed manual instead of the iconic 4 speed Citromatic hydraulic clutch semi auto of your DEESE in silver, and it had a Sable roof instead of the dark roof. A loungeroom rocket, or serene majestic gentleman's study on wheels. Eminantly enchanting in both modes.... loved this car. The ultimate high speed cruiser on the Aussie open road. Everywhere low flying Citroen float style at 160 kph, before they dropped open road limits to 100 kph & freeways 110 kph. Bloody mind numbing limits which breed totally unskilled drivers muddling along in the 'fast lane' creeping past lorries petrified to exceed 110 kph. Mine was capable of 167 kph in 4th gear @ 6,000 rpm then slip it into overdrive 5th, which gave you 160 kph @ 4,300 rpm winding out to 185 kph - more on the downhill..... I sold the DS in early 1978 to take delivery of a new CX2400 EFI Prestige 5 speed with leather for a year in UK, followed by 5 supreme months touring Europe before shipment back to Australia. My week day car for work in the UK was a 2CV6 Club. The CX Prestige was the same wheelbase as the DS @ 123 inches and 160 kph in 5th @ 4,300 rpm, winding out to 195 kph on the drum speedo and tacho. Power self centring steering, footrests and headrests for the rear seat passengers, plus rear shelf sunshades and back door sunvisors. Even better than a DS in the rear... and a lot quieter. All 3 Citroens enchanting in their own ways... Later in 1986 the siren call of the Goddess enchanted me once more. A friend was selling his one owner 1974 DS23 EFI 5 speed Pallas in Electric Blue with Blue Jersey. It was a wonderful car. But the 1972 Pallas in leather would 'go harder' and held a more enduring enchantment for me. I was really in tune with this car. Even got it airborne once charging through desolate countryside at night with the swivelling high beam lights scanning our way ahead.... No other car leaves such an indelible imprint in one's psyche.... a car with soul.
Beautifull car. My father had the later Citröen CX Pallas. I remember reading somewhere that they were known to have crushed a sleeping cat or two as the suspension gradually settled back down.
Franchement c'est une belle voiture qu'elle coupe toujours d'actualité 50 ans plus tard MR Carlos Tavares qu'attendez-vous pour nous sortir un modèle quasiment identique en 2020 succès garantie.
Magnificient. The Citroën DS is a Godess, or like we say in France, "la Déesse". Its curves are wonderful, and the "shark nose" with the 4 headlights makes it just a little more aggressive since 1968. You knew what you had to do when this face was growing in your mirrors on the motorway in the 1970s... I'm a young men but I'm dreaming about this car. This one is particularly beautiful, with its black roof/metallic grey body combination, and its brown tabacco leather interior. And it's a 21EFI (Injection Électronique) with the hydraulic semiautomatic gearbox...
Déesse intemporelle, apparue en 1955 (!), elle est toujours aussi sublime au XXIe siècle. Je me souviens, dans les années 60´, 70´, lorsque j’en apercevais une dans mon rétroviseur, avec son museau de squale (en Espagne, elle était surnommée « tiburón « qui signifie requin), je me rangeais avec déférence pour lui laisser le passage. En cette heureuse époque, on circulait à des vitesses normales. Les obligations de lenteur excessive n’avaient pas encore germé dans les cerveaux (?) politiquement corrects.
Not all. You just don't see the ones that have soul. Also, not all cars from this era (1972) had "soul" as you put it, so this isn't much about comparing time periods.
It should be forbidden to demolish these beautiful DS cars even if they are not in working condition or use in movies where they crash these. We must take good care of these treasures that is still left.
I wish Citroen would make a modern retro version of the DS, I reckon it would sell very well. Such an iconic car, if I could afford one I buy one tomorrow.
Absolutely no overshoot over the hump back bridge. I doubt active suspension could do any better. An engineering tour de force. I only wish it had received a more sophisticated engine. Moreover it superseded another tour de force, the Traction Avant, in my book one of the most stylish cars. Yeah. I'm a Francophile.
A nice little DS-film! Where was this filmed? In England, or perhaps Scotland or Wales, or......? And always use the dipped beam on when you film the car. Looks much better than with lights off.
It wasn't Charleville Castle, it was Duckett's Grove, near Carlow in Ireland. We also filmed in Wicklow Mountains, Emo Court in Laois and near Castledermot in Kildare at a place called Kilkea. Chris & Yanis
We filmed it in Counties Laois, Carlow, Kildare and Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland. The car is Left Hand Drive as it came from France originally. Ireland has Right Hand Drive as standard.
@@cray2349 A lovely landscape! Perfect for a DS-trip! But I thought, in my ignorance, that Ireland had left-hand traffic. But why do you drive on the left side if there is right-hand traffic?
I meant by my reply that we drive on the left side of the road and normally the steering wheel is on the right hand side as you sit in the car. As my car came from France my steering wheel is on the left hand side as you sit inside the car. This is known as a Left Hand Drive car. I just drive on the left side of the road because that's law in Ireland. In France you drive on the right side of the road. I hope this clears up any confusion on what I posted earlier..
It is nice to see that there are still quite a few of these beauties around, much alive and kicking. They are in excellent condition, too! Long live the DS, the most beautiful car ever made!
Valerie most definitely has the best custodians she could ever want. Elegance, style and comfort. A masterpiece. In my humble opinion, the most outstanding creation ever on four wheels. Her playful party trick, to drive safely on three wheel's. What a lady. A Goddess.
The ultimate magic of France. This car will never be beaten.
If the DS would be introduced today, people would be just as amazed as I was in 1956.
Yes I am that old, she was my first "Love". Only god knows why, but as a little kid, I had never
seen anything more beautiful than that. Now I am an old kid, and still love the DS, 64 years later ,and I am still as exited as in 1956. What a beautiful Video , thanks to all involved creating this. Greetings from a warm YVR,
Bas.
The best car in XX century! Amazing.
Everything about these cars was so smooth and soothing.From the uncannily gorgeous exterior to the interior to the ride.Even the engine was relaxed.The sound reminded me of a purring cat.
Produced in 1955 and still looks great today
I stil remember my first DS, it was a secondhand of two years old I bought in 1971. When I started to drive with it I was a little bit scared because I could not feel the road. But after a few kilometers....WHAT A CAR!!! It is one of those typical French products that convinced me the French are the best engineers in the wolrld. When they wouldn't have stopped the production I would stil drive a DS. Nobody ever improved this amazing car. A big shame they don't make the DS anymore.
ik heb er twee gehad de 21 en 23 pallas injection dat was de laatste in 1975 waarom zijn zijn toch gestopt met dit wonder te maken.
@@fransjansen3289 werd geen winst op gemaakt :-( Fantastische auto, heb er 5 gehad.
Yes the DS is an exceptional engineering achievement...modern cars do not compare in comfort or style. When profit is the only goal excellence suffers.
Hans Bosman Well they still make something they call DS but it's garbage.
@@truthseeker8483 I remember riding in 1 of these a couple times growing up in Jamaica in the 70's & let me tell you , till this day, its the smoothest riding car ive ever rode in .Many modern day luxury cars or s.u.v's dont close to this car with smooth riding.
Beautiful video, car, videography and scenery!
TK Atlanta GA
I had to have another look at your fantastic smooth riding fine car.
Unbelievably beautiful! Why can't cars be built like this today?
Memories - My dad drove a DS 23. I always wished to drive a DS myself one day.
I wish you to enjoy this lovely car for many many years to come, my father used to had one, a 1976 model, since 1992 and we travel from Greece, all over Europe for 12 amazing summers. By far the most comfortable car i ever drove and travel with it, i really miss it a lot. Too bad Citroen abandon hydrolic suspention in today models.
my late uncle had one of them in this gorgeous metallic honey color back in the 70's...he also had a garage that specialized in servicing and maintaining all these French marvels of that era (GS, Dyane, 2CV, CX, SM, etc.)....I really beg everyone that reads this post, if you've never had the chance to ride in one of these engineering masterpieces, please do it AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...! it is truly a transcending experience. NOTHING prepares you of the astonishing way this suspension works. This is the most important car in automotive history....
True!
This car rides way more comfortable than many modern luxury cars or s.u.v'.
When they actually work
Of course! The hydropneumatic suspension is the most comfortable in the world!
@@gowdsake7103 It always work. And much better and more reliable than conventional dampers and steel springs!
Our wedding car was a '72 DS exactly like the one shown here, same color and everything. I remember it as being supremely comfortable and technologically amazing. In all those years l don't think I've seen another one.
My father had that silver déesse 21 IE Pallas in 1873. Such beautiful memories the most beautiful car ever.
Je viens de voir la date 1873 ha ha personne ne savait qu’il y avait des DS à cette époque 😎 ok oui c’était 1973 🤣🤪
The DS was ahead of its time!
It looks futuristic even today.
True!
The Germans could never design a car as gorgeous and indicative as that.
But good at tanks !
Other countries either! (esp. not USA!)
@@bertiewooster3326 And good at inventing the first car in the world (Benz / Daimler / Otto) *lol*
the most beautyfull french car ever made
Je to proste francuzky kult ktorý technikou udaval trend nin. polstoročie. Je to nádhera👍💓💓💓
Magnificent ! Always had a DS soft spot ..very pricey now. Will stick with my old ford .
Very appropriate music, too!
And thank you for turning the lights on!
I'm imagining what public reaction would be to a similar design, with DS suspension, contemporary 'refinements', and a boxer 4 or 6 under the bonnet - say 3.5 litre... God bless Citroen and French innovation, engineering, style and common sense!
I've always found the Citroen DS/ID to be the best looking car ever produced.
If I'm ever in Ireland can we go for a drive I had one many years ago and loved it. I miss it terribly.
See the other video of the same car on UA-cam under 'A Real DS Adventure.' Message me if you're coming to Ireland (on that channel) if you want to meet the car!
An awesome motor car. No modern car has its beauty. 👌👌👌👌
As a teenager in the 60's the difference between driving in my '64 Ford Mustang and a Citroen DS was light day and night. It was the most civilized car I had ever experienced. The DS seats were the most comfortable I had ever sat in, and the ride was pure luxury.
Few cars are eternal and reach this status. The 37 Cord is one, the Avanti another. The DS leads the pack.
UMMM wha ?
A Great car it looks very stylish. A good video. Thumbs up.
I’m part way through restoring a Ds20. Plenty of rust to cut out. I am quite obsessed with them now !!
Go!
Any time I ever see a Citroen, which is very rare these days, I always hear one of Erik Satie's Gymnopedies playing in my head!
I first saw this a little over a year ago.To this day I can't decide which is more curvaceous and gorgeous,Ireland or the DS.
Magnificent car and scenery.
Love the scene from slightly above, beside the waterfall 6.15 to 6.25 - extraordinarily beautiful car in magic location.
In Australia in 1977 I acquired the same car at the age of 24. A Sable (gold) 1972 DS21 EFI Pallas with brown leather and headrests.
Mine was a 5 speed manual instead of the iconic 4 speed Citromatic hydraulic clutch semi auto of your DEESE in silver, and it had a Sable roof instead of the dark roof.
A loungeroom rocket, or serene majestic gentleman's study on wheels. Eminantly enchanting in both modes.... loved this car.
The ultimate high speed cruiser on the Aussie open road. Everywhere low flying Citroen float style at 160 kph, before they dropped open road limits to 100 kph & freeways 110 kph.
Bloody mind numbing limits which breed totally unskilled drivers muddling along in the 'fast lane' creeping past lorries petrified to exceed 110 kph.
Mine was capable of 167 kph in 4th gear @ 6,000 rpm then slip it into overdrive 5th, which gave you 160 kph @ 4,300 rpm winding out to 185 kph - more on the downhill.....
I sold the DS in early 1978 to take delivery of a new CX2400 EFI Prestige 5 speed with leather for a year in UK, followed by 5 supreme months touring Europe before shipment back to Australia.
My week day car for work in the UK was a 2CV6 Club. The CX Prestige was the same wheelbase as the DS @ 123 inches and 160 kph in 5th @ 4,300 rpm, winding out to 195 kph on the drum speedo and tacho. Power self centring steering, footrests and headrests for the rear seat passengers, plus rear shelf sunshades and back door sunvisors. Even better than a DS in the rear... and a lot quieter.
All 3 Citroens enchanting in their own ways...
Later in 1986 the siren call of the Goddess enchanted me once more. A friend was selling his one owner 1974 DS23 EFI 5 speed Pallas in Electric Blue with Blue Jersey.
It was a wonderful car. But the 1972 Pallas in leather would 'go harder' and held a more enduring enchantment for me. I was really in tune with this car. Even got it airborne once charging through desolate countryside at night with the swivelling high beam lights scanning our way ahead.... No other car leaves such an indelible imprint in one's psyche.... a car with soul.
Beautifull car. My father had the later Citröen CX Pallas. I remember reading somewhere that they were known to have crushed a sleeping cat or two as the suspension gradually settled back down.
Franchement c'est une belle voiture qu'elle coupe toujours d'actualité 50 ans plus tard MR Carlos Tavares qu'attendez-vous pour nous sortir un modèle quasiment identique en 2020 succès garantie.
Rien ne sera meilleur qu'une DS même avec les technologies d'aujourd'hui on ne pourra pas faire mieux.
One of the most beautiful car! My Goddess!
Amazing video! DS is one of the greatest car ever built.
In what way ?
Thank you for your kind comments on the video. We made another version as we had so much spare footage. Find it on youtube under 'A Real DS Adventure'
I sold my 72 DS for house move still miss it, yours truly is beautiful.
Rob moss at Chevronics used to keep it on the road
What a fantastic design and so long ago......wish I had one
Magnificient.
The Citroën DS is a Godess, or like we say in France, "la Déesse". Its curves are wonderful, and the "shark nose" with the 4 headlights makes it just a little more aggressive since 1968.
You knew what you had to do when this face was growing in your mirrors on the motorway in the 1970s...
I'm a young men but I'm dreaming about this car. This one is particularly beautiful, with its black roof/metallic grey body combination, and its brown tabacco leather interior. And it's a 21EFI (Injection Électronique) with the hydraulic semiautomatic gearbox...
The most beautiful car ever made! Nice video and cool music.
Bellissima e senza tempo
The DS wasn't a mere car ..it was a way of life.
I loved my 71 citroen ds21 I drove in Germany in 1977 and 1978 The best ride ever !
Thank you very much for the beautiful ride ❤️👍❤️🤡❤️😎❤️😻❤️🥂❤️
Outstanding graphic job!
Lovely car, breathtaking landscape, great music. Therapeutic.
The music is so bad ! No according between the rythmic played by the piano and the drums /bass pulse.
Tres magnifique!
Déesse intemporelle, apparue en 1955 (!), elle est toujours aussi sublime au XXIe siècle.
Je me souviens, dans les années 60´, 70´, lorsque j’en apercevais une dans mon rétroviseur, avec son museau de squale (en Espagne, elle était surnommée « tiburón « qui signifie requin), je me rangeais avec déférence pour lui laisser le passage.
En cette heureuse époque, on circulait à des vitesses normales. Les obligations de lenteur excessive n’avaient pas encore germé dans les cerveaux (?) politiquement corrects.
Le temps passe hélas au bas mot minimum 60 ans🤔
Your Citroen DS, and your area are wounderful
I am just happy to have my 1/18th scale model die cast by Norev.It looks good from any angle and costs nothing to maintain !
Sur trois roues and she can fly as well. Le chic tout a fait. !!! What a bitiful machine.
My favourite car of all time
Nice car.
I also love that green sign on the garage doors. :)
My wife keeps asking me to take the sign down, but I love it too! Chris (The driver in video).
tyraela115 the Green sign is very funny indeed!
Chris Cray no no no no keep the sign it is hilarious! Great video great car! Big part of our family life back then sob sob!
Most beautiful car ever. I saw this model many years ago in Andheri Mumbai India. Golden painted with a dashboard display like an aircraft.
Merci pour cette agréable promenade dans cette ' SUPERBE D.S . '
le propriétaire semble en être ' FOLLEMENT AMOUREUX...? '
Il est! Merci pour vos commentaires.
Chris Cray : MERCI À VOUS.
Gil 75 A gentleman would ask Valerie’s father her hand for a wedding in heaven
All praise to the Goddess!
A beauty! That looks like the Brecon Beacons.
Not certain, but I think its in Wicklow Ireland
We filmed it around County Laois in Ireland, a little bit in County Kildare & Carlow & in the Wicklow Mountains south of Dublin.
Nice landscapes, nice season, nice DS (with BVH, hydraulic gearbox), nice work, bravo!
superbe, mon père a eu un ds 21, noire le toit gris metal, quand nous etions a ZURICH
Elle est superbe!
J'adore c'était ma deuxième voiture 👍
Haha Citroën parking only j'adore !
Je peux y garer ma DS alors ^^
Some nice camera work. Nice car too, obviously.
I would like a sign saying; ''Saab parking only. Any other vehicles will be crushed.''
But have to say, like Valerie as well.
The mother of all cars.
Wot a car! What a life! I’m gobsmacked
Gorgeous car
never be another one like it
TRAUMAUTO !!!!
This should be x rated beautiful car
Mordern cars are so souless,compared to cars like the Citroen Ds.
Well said
Not all. You just don't see the ones that have soul. Also, not all cars from this era (1972) had "soul" as you put it, so this isn't much about comparing time periods.
A beautiful car absolutely years ahead of its time.. a proper citroen before they started sticking rubber mats on the outside of the doors
Fabulous
There is another version of this video on a different channel called 'A Real DS Adventure'
Böyle bir arabaya binmek çok güzel bir duygu verirdi
Nice ! :)
Nice one :)
It should be forbidden to demolish these beautiful DS cars even if they are not in working condition or use in movies where they crash these. We must take good care of these treasures that is still left.
I wish Citroen would make a modern retro version of the DS, I reckon it would sell very well. Such an iconic car, if I could afford one I buy one tomorrow.
they cant
toooooop
Absolutely no overshoot over the hump back bridge. I doubt active suspension could do any better. An engineering tour de force. I only wish it had received a more sophisticated engine. Moreover it superseded another tour de force, the Traction Avant, in my book one of the most stylish cars. Yeah. I'm a Francophile.
Now, if Citroen would reintroduce this design as an EV...
Ignore the annoying voice, but.. ua-cam.com/video/GYpWHMBswUs/v-deo.html
You Take the A Train, I'll take the DS
A nice little DS-film!
Where was this filmed? In England, or perhaps Scotland or Wales, or......?
And always use the dipped beam on when you film the car. Looks much better than with lights off.
It was filmed in the midlands of Ireland i.e. the counties of Offaly, and Laois, I recognise Charleville Castle and Emo Park
A beautiful landscape, and perfect roads for the DS!
It wasn't Charleville Castle, it was Duckett's Grove, near Carlow in Ireland. We also filmed in Wicklow Mountains, Emo Court in Laois and near Castledermot in Kildare at a place called Kilkea. Chris & Yanis
I want it!👍
After all,DS is coming.
Alchemy ... the interface between hydraulic fluid and metal...
i miei complimenti per come tratti questa auto............non potrebbe avere un trattamento diverso.
why did the Citroen, Peugeot and Renault leave the us and Canadian market?
f9mike : good question. Unhappily I have not the answer.
why is he driving on the wrong side of the road? ..this is Fra nce ,Canada Australia or Cyprus?
Ireland
and the road surface
what's the music ,pls !?
'O Sol De Jericoacoara' on French Café Vol. 5
2:15 aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!! wrong side of the road
He could be driving in Ireland, no?
If it only were electrified...
Is it for sale.?
No, not as long as I am able to drive it!
Left hand traffic? Where was this recorded?
We filmed it in Counties Laois, Carlow, Kildare and Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland. The car is Left Hand Drive as it came from France originally. Ireland has Right Hand Drive as standard.
@@cray2349 A lovely landscape! Perfect for a DS-trip! But I thought, in my ignorance, that Ireland had left-hand traffic. But why do you drive on the left side if there is right-hand traffic?
I meant by my reply that we drive on the left side of the road and normally the steering wheel is on the right hand side as you sit in the car. As my car came from France my steering wheel is on the left hand side as you sit inside the car. This is known as a Left Hand Drive car. I just drive on the left side of the road because that's law in Ireland. In France you drive on the right side of the road. I hope this clears up any confusion on what I posted earlier..
@@cray2349 Yes, you have to distinguish between Left Hand Drive Cars and Left Hand Drive Traffic!
Then I was right about Left Hand Traffic i Ireland!
MUSIC //?
'O Sol De Jericoacoara' on French Café Vol. 5
america never gave these autos a fair shake, but to be fair, neither did citroen.