Citroën SM Commands Top Dollar at Gooding & Co. Scottsdale Auction
Citroën SM Commands Top Dollar at Gooding & Co. Scottsdale Auction
Citroën SM 3.0L vs 2.7L Fan Size
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Unique SM Powered Motorcycle
A custom motorcycle with Maserati power was featured on RideApart two days ago. Created by Chris Barber of Crossbreed Cycles, as you can see in the photo, it uses the V6 engine that Maserati developed for the Citroën SM and which was also used in the Maserati Merak. Chris chose …
Choke Label Discovery on Citroën SM
From the Did You Know Trivia dep’t: ….. For the US and Canadian market Citroën affixed a plate to cover the choke control symbol on the choke control knob in the SM. Where you see the word ‘CHOKE’ in an SM, if you peel away that plate, you will see …
Classic Driver Provides Citroën SM Perspective
Classic Driver in UK announced a series of articles they will be featuring about over-engineered affordable classics. For their first installment they chose, what else – the Citroën SM. As they put it; “Without doubt one of the most beautifully engineered cars of all time, as well as one of …
5 Famous Citroën Cars to Appear on the Silver Screen
We already know about Citroën’s gorgeous curves and superior engineering, so it’s no surprise that some select models have been featured in more than a couple of appearances on the silver screen. With a Citroën, film directors don’t just get that classic, adventurous, old-school European look; they get the brand’s …
Clever LED Mod for Rear Visibility of Citroën SM
Though the Citroën SM is heralded as one of the most advanced automobiles ever manufactured, the one thing owners know all to well is that its sleek design and tapered rear end houses lights that are not all that visible to those behind. Aside from being low the regular filament …
So, who actually designed the SM?
Robert McLeod wrote in to say that he had just watched the latest episode of “American Pickers”. They visited the home of the son of a former GM stylist, Henri de Ségur Lauve. The episode, aired April 24, 2017 on History Canada, has Henri’s son John Lauve showing a boxed …
MSN Cites the SM in List of 10 Peculiar, Oddball Cars That Are Totally Fantastic
Is it any wonder that the Citroën SM made MSN Autos’ list of Ten Peculiar, Oddball Cars That Are Totally Fantastic? Want to know what the other 9 are? Click here:
Did you know that Citroën tested air-bags as early as the SM?
Recently discovered video footage posted on youtube shows proof that Citroën was testing air-bags as far back as the SM era. At the 3:47 mark you can see an impact test and the air-bags deploy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43AgBuh9ot8 This amazing film shows a number of impact tests conducted at . Steering and …