1972 Citroën DS21
Car is currently appraised at $45,000 CAN by Hagerty.
Car is currently appraised at $45,000 CAN by Hagerty.
Built at the Rennes La Janais plant in Brittany and the Vigo plant in Spain, it sold more than 2,337,016 million units before production finally ceased in June 1994.
This year a 1974 Citroën SM meticulously prepped by owner Tony Burgess made quite an impression with the admiring crowd and the Concours judges who voted to give it the Technical Innovation Award.
The young man excitedly said that he had only seen a few Citroëns in real life.
The nose of the D dropped down under the sudden weight transfer, scooped up the motorcyclist and deposited him into the car’s back seat via the windshield.
Although we question their conclusion that the Dyane is “twice the car a 2CV is”, both articles are good reads.
GM was issued these warrants by Peugeot SA in 2017 as part of the sale of its Opel-Vauxhall business.
The judges were generally aware of the SM but had never or rarely ever seen a French specification highly original car.
Since 1938, the Citroën test center has been a Mecca for the automobile.
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