Citroen DS

  • Citroen DS in motorsport

    Citroen DS in motorsport

    In addition of being a comfortable road car, Citroen DS also made a successful career in racing. Just three months after the car was revealed at the Paris Motor Show in 1955, the Citroen DS 19 made its debut in the prestigious Monte-Carlo Rally in January 1956. Citroen DS was the top-ranking French car, finishing…

  • Citroen DS (1955-1975)

    Citroen DS (1955-1975)

    Citroen DS made its debut at the 1955 Paris Motor Show on Thursday 6 October. The model’s avant-garde body design set a new benchmark immediately. Some 12,000 DS 19 models were sold that day, but by the end of the Paris Motor Show ten days later, some 80,000 firm orders had been taken. The DS…