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Li'ldude · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:01 pm Post subject: Beautiful Citroens

Seeing both a DS and an SM recently, and the new C5 has got me thinking.

Which is the best looking Citroen of all time?

My vote is for the SM. Amazing car, a true traffic stopper
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Matt · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:06 pm Post subject:

DS
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Nice Guy Eddie · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject:

I've always really liked the Traction Avant, but I'd love to own an SM.
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Racing · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:56 pm Post subject:

I would say the DS saloon with the later faired-in lights.
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:03 pm Post subject:

C4 3-door

canadian bacon · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:18 pm Post subject:

DS decapotable

though this ones a bit of a minx:

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tali · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:56 pm Post subject:

DS is amazing but to be frank rather ugly, for me its the SM or a late spec CX GTI Turbo
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D. · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:28 am Post subject:

I'd love an SM, though as Tali says the CX 25 turbo is a great car.

Some random pics:

Roadrunner · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:11 am Post subject:

The Traction Avant for me as well, although I do like the DS decapotable and the SM. Someone up the road from me uses a Traction as his everyday transport.
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Homo erectus · Guest

The later DS in Pallas trim which always looked substantially more...er...substantial than anything else of the era and is incredibly sexy.

BeN · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:39 pm Post subject:

Beautiful.

The cars ain't bad as well.

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LittleSwill · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:33 pm Post subject:

Loeb's C4 for me.
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kraftwerk · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:40 pm Post subject:

SM - no question. Not only the most beautiful Citroen, but to mine eyes, the most beautiful car of all time.

I also particularly like the SM Opera - only a handful were built, but how beautiful is this?

GS Pallas - as yet unmatched in the mid-sized motor styling stakes.

DS Chapron Berline Majesty

I could go on all day...
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mrtotty · Guest

The wonderful thing about old Citroens is that is is actually rather difficult to decide which is the most beautiful, so spoilt is one for choice.
But narrowly, as an object in avant-garde elegance, it has to be the DS.

Racing · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:39 am Post subject:

The SM Opera is gorgeous, it is true.
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Guest · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:40 pm Post subject:

I generally agree with Kraftwerk and Mrtotty.
There are so many beautiful Citroens, it's hard to single out one. But we went to the Classic Car show at the NEC recently and even my wife had to admit that the two Citroen Sms looked better than the Veyron and the new Jag combined.
Game over: it's the Citroen SM.

Sav · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:44 pm Post subject:

I quite like the DS Chapron Berline Majesty, it looks cool.
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kraftwerk · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:38 am Post subject:

Matt · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:46 am Post subject:

You can never have too much of a good thing

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Stuntman · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:47 am Post subject:

Philistine that I am, I still prefer the shape of the CX to either the DS or the SM.
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Gurney · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:32 pm Post subject:

The SM is for me elegance personified. I had forgotten what an honest, clean car the Pallas was, can hold it's own even today. In the 60's/70's Citroen appeared to be run by Jules Verne!

How long has it taken for headlights to follow the steering wheel. Can't wait to have a poke around a new C5.
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cbeaks1 · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:04 pm Post subject:

Just stumbled across this lump a couple of miles up the road so I thought I should share:

kraftwerk · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:03 pm Post subject:

How very lovely. Vert argent. Love the white wheels, too.
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Colin · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:08 pm Post subject:

Indeed........... how very splendid.

DS23 definitely the best looking saloon of the range ....... beaten in elegance only by the Decapotable.

D. · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:08 am Post subject:

Your thoughts on this:

Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:12 am Post subject:

Superb - the French even have the perfect expression - jolie laide ...

D. · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:18 am Post subject:

Although it's more Ugly Betty!.

Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:18 am Post subject:

Yeah but have you seen her without the braces and stuff?

D. · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:26 am Post subject:

Yeah, still not quite my cup of tea, much like the rest of America!

kraftwerk · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:36 am Post subject:

You're asking my opinion on a 60s Citroen? You don't expect me not to love it, do you?
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Turbonutter · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject:

I see this one quite often round the Shrewsbury area - looks in great nick