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Written by a well-known DS owner and aficionado
Contains much new material
Work supports many previously unpublished photographs
A new and different insight into this extraordinary motorcar
Will appeal to Citroën enthusiasts everywhere
Describes the DS in detail
Tells the story of the sought-after Chapron models
Reveals Citroën?s often bizarre publicity material and marketing
strategies
Buying and ownership advice
Encompasses 50 years of the DS in words and pictures
Description
In-depth look at Citroën?s idiosyncratic DS, for fifty
years a design icon and one of the world?s most controversial, radical,
idiosyncratic and technically advanced motorcars.
Synopsis
The most radical of Citroën?s idiosyncratic offerings,
the DS was sensational when it was introduced in 1955. Twenty years and
1.45 million cars later it was still technically advanced to most other
cars. Revolutionary in driving characteristics and comfort, it remains
one of the most innovative cars of all time.
Independent Reviews
From Classic Car Weekly
THE Citroen DS is without doubt one of all the all time great automotive
icons and is a true design classic. With its perfect blend of
idiosyncrasy and utter logic, it?s a unique car that was light years
ahead of its time and could have only come from the French. Even now, it
remains fresh and more exciting than most of today?s so-called cutting
edge designs. People tend to use that old cliché of ?spaceship styling?
when they talk about the DS, but you can hardly blame them. At its
launch at the 1955 Paris Motor Show when it was surrounded by the dull
post-war offerings from rival manufacturers, the DS must have looked
like it just beamed down from Mars.
The radical design of the DS actually drew its inspiration from one of
Mother Nature?s most aerodynamic creations, the tear drop, although it
also looks a bit like a streamlined egg with a flat base. However, it?s
what?s under the body that really divides peoples opinion of this car.
The clever hydro-pneumatic suspension has led to superlatives like
?poetry in motion?, ?magic carpet ride? and ?plumbers nightmare?. This
innovative technology controlled the self-leveling suspension, steering,
gear selection and brakes. In fact, the ride was so good that
Rolls-Royce used the same system to compliment the coil springs and wish
bone suspension on the 1965 Silver Shadow.
Written by Malcolm Bobbitt, this fascinating book is essential reading
for anyone with an interest in this unique car. With 275 mostly colour
photographs to thumb through, it?s a lovely looking insight into the
models design origins and development history. A prolific member of the
Guild of Motoring Writers, he has produced books on a wide variety of
cars and in this one, describes the DS in great detail, explains its
baffling technical specification and provides plenty of buying and
ownership advice
With iconic looks that still captivate today, the DS is the choice of
designers and people with an artistic temperament. This book provides a
terrific insight into this extraordinary car and would make a fantastic
addition to any motoring enthusiast?s library.
