Citroen DS 19 Berline Deluxe '62 1962
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The Citroën DS was produced between 1955 and 1975. Styled by Italian sculptor and industrial designer Flaminio Bertoni French aeronautical engineer André Lefèbvre, the DS was known for its aerodynamic futuristic body design and innovative technology, including a hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension. The DS advanced achievable standards in automobile ride quality, handling and braking. Citroën sold nearly 1.5 million D-series during the model's 20-year production run. The DS came third in the 1999 car of the century (after the Ford T and the Mini), recognizing the world's most influential auto designs, and was named the most beautiful car of all time by Classic & Sports Car magazine. After 18 years of development in secret as the successor to the venerable Traction Avant, the DS 19 was introduced on 5 October 1955 at the Paris Motor Show. The car's appearance and innovative engineering captured the imagination of the public and the automobile industry almost overnight. In the first 15 minutes of the show, 743 orders were taken, and orders for the first day totalled 12,000. The high price tag, however, hurt general sales in a country still recovering from WW II, and a cheaper submodel, the Citroën ID, was introduced in 1957. The ID shared the DS's body but was more traditional mechanically: it had no power steering and had conventional transmission and clutch instead of the DS's hydraulically controlled set-up. A Station Wagon variant, the ID Break, was introduced in 1958. Specifications Bodywork Length : cm (in): 487 (192) Width : cm (in): 180 (71) Height : cm (in): 147 (57.9) Wheelbase : cm (in) : 312 (123) Weight: kg (lb) : 1237 (2727) Mechanics. Displacement : straight-four 1911 cc (117 cu in), front-mounted Valve gear : 8 Fuel system : 1 Zenith carburettor Gearbox : 4-speed manual Drive wheels : front-wheel drive Maximum power : 74 bhp at 4500 rpm Maximum torque : 137 Nm at 3000 rpm Maximum speed : 142 km/h (88 mph)
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1962 Citroen DS 19 Berline Deluxe '62 is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Aalter by Oldtimerfarm Dealer for €39950.
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Car type : Car Make : Citroen Model : DS Model Version : 19 Berline Deluxe '62 Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1962 Location : Aalter
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About Citroen
French industrialist André Citroën had been building arms for the French army during WWI by the end of the war he was left with great industrial facilities but no product for the post war market. In 1919 he founded Citroen that became the first mass-production car company outside the USA[3] and a pioneer of the modern marketing as well as factory backed services network. Mind you, even Eiffel Tower served as a billboard for Citroën from 1925 to 1934 -Mon Dieu, monsier!
Soon Citroën earned a reputation for innovation and revolutionary engineering. Staying true to their slogan "Créative Technologie" Citroën has many "firsts" under their belt:
Europe’s first all-steel-bodied car, the B10 In 1934.
The world's first mass-produced front-wheel drive car,Traction Avant, (also one of the first cars to feature a monocoque-type body)
The world's first hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension system, introduced with the revolutionary Citroën DS / ID models in 1955, as well as the first production car with disc brakes.
Swiveling headlights in 1967, and finally variable assist power steering in 1970
With Citroën purchasing Maserati in 1968 a door opened for a high speed GT-model that would compete with Ferrari, Aston Martin et. al, when introduced Citroen SM was the world's fastest fwd-car.