Citroën DS
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The Citroën DS is a front mid-engined, front-wheel drive executive car manufactured and marketed by Citroën from 1955 to 1975, in fastback/sedan, wagon/estate, and convertible body configurations, acr
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Turn indicators were mounted in the upper corners of the rear window, tail and brake lights integrated in chromed rear bumper.
At the 1963 Amsterdam International Autoshow, Citroën presented a DS body as a sculpture, upright like a rocket, on a rotating platform.
DS19 at the 1956 1000 Lakes Rally
Citroën Traction Avant
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The Citroën Traction Avant is the world's first mass-produced, semi-monocoque bodied, front-wheel drive car. A range of mostly four-door saloons and executive cars, as well as longer wheelbased "Comme
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…pronounced exactly like déesse, lit. 'goddess', whereas "ID" is pronounced as idée ('idea'). After 18 years of secret development as the successor to the Traction Avant, the DS 19 was introduced on 6 October 1955, at the Paris Motor Show. In the first 15 minutes of the show, 743 orders were taken, and orders for the…
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The unitized construction of the Traction Avant body
Front torsion bar suspension, which mated to the body through a subframe
Dashboard of TA Commerciale from 1954