Citroen DS19 1955

[Pete05]

After 18 years of development in secret as the successor to the venerable Traction Avant, the DS19 was introduced on 5 October 1955 at the Paris Motor Show. The car's appearance and innovative engineering captured the imagination of the public and the automobile industry almost overnight. 743 orders were taken in the first 15 minutes of the show, and orders for the first day totalled 12,000.

Yes they even raced these at Bathurst. Here a fine example of French quirky design sweeps through the final turn onto the start/finish straight.
Shows just how much the circuit has changed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citroën_DS

http://www.netcarshow.com/citroen/1960-ds_19/

http://www.citroenet.org.uk/passenger-cars/michelin/ds/ds-index.html

http://www.shannons.com.au/club/new...arathon/?cmpid=SHN:Gl:Pl:NPS:EDM:20130501:161

 

[StarLight]

Congratulations Pete05, you managed to post a picture, well done mate!
Keep up the good work.

 

[Pete05]

Congratulations Pete05, you managed to post a picture, well done mate!
Keep up the good work.

Thanks Starlight. It's taken me long enough lol.
Now if I can only work out how to link a Wikipedia page to a post.
Any advice?

 

[StarLight]

Thanks Starlight. It's taken me long enough lol.
Now if I can only work out how to link a Wikipedia page to a post.
Any advice?

Sorry, I don't use a cellphone so I'm afraid I can't help you.

 

[Pete05]

Sorry, I don't use a cellphone so I'm afraid I can't help you.

No dramas brother.

 

[GBO Possum]

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Yes they even raced these at Bathurst. Here a fine example of French quirky design sweeps through the final turn onto the start/finish straight.
Shows just how much the circuit has changed.

What a scorcher of a photo, @Pete05!!

• The classic Goddess cornering pose with her inside front wheel reaching down to earth from the stratosphere.
• The single wheel nut per wheel.
• And is that an EH Holden I spy stalking her?
• And behind the Holden? I'm having a senior moment, but I don't think that car was born for the track.
• Finally, the track at Mount Panorama! Look at the surface! The width! The guard rails!! The rusting fence wire. If you need one of those "things" to play golf or tennis, two to drive race cars, you needed three to do what these guys were doing.

 

[Pete05]

What a scorcher of a photo, @Pete05!!

• The classic Goddess cornering pose with her inside front wheel reaching down to earth from the stratosphere.
• The single wheel nut per wheel.
• And is that an EH Holden I spy stalking her?
• And behind the Holden? I'm having a senior moment, but I don't think that car was born for the track.
• Finally, the track at Mount Panorama! Look at the surface! The width! The guard rails!! The rusting fence wire. If you need one of those "things" to play golf or tennis, two to drive race cars, you needed three to do what these guys were doing.

Glad you like it . A lot of my money says the DS would've easily been the car with the least amount of body roll that weekend.
No evidence of a roll cage, cotton driving suits, open face helmets, drum brakes & cross ply tyres; Yes, it would've taken big family jewels indeed!

 

[Pete05]

OP has been updated with background information and links to articles with further details.

Enjoy

 

[SCER]

Would be a great addition, although I always preferred the looks of the 70's model with the enclosed headlights.

 

[CostasDrifter]

My vote is a must here! My grandfather owned a DS Pallas back in the '70s. Unforgetable car...

 

[Pete05]

Would be a great addition, although I always preferred the looks of the 70's model with the enclosed headlights.

It sounds like you're referring to the 1967 update.
I think there's a separate thread for the DS23 Pallas.

Thanks for the like anyway

 

[CostasDrifter]

It sounds like you're referring to the 1967 update.
I think there's a separate thread for the DS23 Pallas.

Thanks for the like anyway

No worries. Iam reffering too for the 1970 model. But who cares? A DS is always a DS 👍
I voted and in the other thread.

 

[Pete05]

My vote is a must here! My grandfather owned a DS Pallas back in the '70s. Unforgetable car...

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One of the teachers at my High school had one (not sure what model) and I remember seeing it do the squat when he switched it off. Such an odd & quirky car but typically French.
I've heard mechanics say that the World can prove the right way of doing a certain thing on a car & yet the French will invent another way of doing it

 

[Pete05]

OP has been updated with a new link to an article available through the Shannons Club.
You will have to become a member in order to read the full article but, if you like classic cars, then I highly recommend it. You won't be disappointed. 👍