The following photosets are tagged Citroen - click on the thumbnails for more images and descriptions of each vehicle
Parked up alongside one of Amsterdam's numerous canals, the perfect backdrop for such continental classics. The D Super was introduced in 1970, replacing the Citroen ID. Fantastic looking car!
1972 Citroen DS Super 5. The Citroen DS was designed by Flaminio Bertoni and first demonstrated to the public at the 1955 Paris motor show. Although immediately popular, one downside of the early DS was the perceived lack of power, and over the next two decades of production this gradually increased, culminating in the 141bhp Citroen DS23, launched in 1972. The Citroen D Super first appeared in 1970, replacing the Citroen ID, so in 1972 (when the DS21 was replaced by the DS23) some of these D Supers were upgraded with the DS21's 2175cc engine - and given the model designation Citroen D Super 5.
1973 Citroen DS20. The Citroen DS - or Déesse (Goddess) was produced between 1955 and 1975 and epitomises France as much as croissants and the Eiffel tower. Naturally over such a long production run there were numerous variants. This one is a 1985cc DS20 (first introduced in 1967), and as such has the restyled 'shark-nose' front end. The Citroen DS was manufactured in numerous plants worldwide, including in the UK, but this left-hand drive example is of continental origin. Registered in September 1973. Beautiful car in beautiful condition.
A fine example of an early 1970s Citroen D Special - in Beige. Citroen had a wide array of colour options for the ID / DS models - have a look at early 70s Citroen colour charts here. There are four shades of beige alone!
1972 Citroen SM 3.0 Automatique, looking fly in Citroen's Vert Argent. Now this is a stylish car, and a pretty rare one too. The Citroen SM was a high-performance 3-door hatchback / coupé that resulted from Citroen's purchase of Maserati in 1968. It effectively combined a number of Citroen innovations so popular in cars like the DS (e.g. hydro-pneumatic suspension, and swivelling headlamps) with a powerful a Maserati V6 engine - and all in a Grand Tourer body style. The Citroen SM had a relatively brief production period (between 1970 and 1975), with the vast majority built between 1971 and 1973. The model discontinued when Citroen went out of business (bought out by Peugeot) in 1975. In total 12,920 SMs were built, with 2400 shipped to the United States in 1972 and 1973. And this example is one of those American SMs. Originally left-hand drive, it was converted to right-hand drive in 1974 before being re-exported to Australia, and finally the UK in 2012. Of the 12,920 built, just 1,012 were configured with a 3-litre engine and automatic transmission.
1985 Citroen Visa Special. The Citroen Visa was manufactured between 1978 and 1988, with a number of different engines, ranging from just 652cc (as is the case here) up to a 1,769cc XUD7 diesel I4. This one is a 5-door hatchback, first registered in August 1985.
Very nice old (early seventies) DS parked up in central Amsterdam, the Netherlands. There really is no better backdrop for these cars than the streets of continental Europe!
