This weekend, during the Padua Auction (Italy), Bonhams will auction this splendid 1969 Citroën DS 21 Décapotable, a stunning car when it was presented in 1955 for its design and innovative technology. A bug success for Citroën...

... and still a legend, in September 2009, the DS was named the most beautiful car of all time by Classic & Sports Car magazine.

History of

21 years after the Traction Avant, Citroën began to produce the DS between 1955 to 1975 in different models sedan, wagon, cabriolet... The design was by Flaminio Bertoni, Italian industrial designer and André Lefèbvre, French aeronautical engineer. The innovative technology on this car was the hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension developed by Paul Magès. Citroën sold 1,455,746 examples.

This 1969 Citroën DS 21 has a coachwork by Henri Chapron, French automobile coachbuilder. Only by direct customer order, Chapron produced only 1,365 decapotables from 1961 to 1971 with 15 paint choices, 13 shades of leather for interior and 3 carpet colours. In total, 1,365 usine convertibles were made with DS19 or DS21 engine between 1960 and 1971, and Henri Chapron built 389 of his own until 1973.

Specification

This beautiful Citroën DS 21 was finished in Blanc de Carrare with black leather interior, left original with patina. With its recent restauration, pure beauty..

Lot Auction

Date :	27 October 2018
Place :	Padua (Italy)
Price :	N/A
Link :	Bonhams The Padua Auction

Sources

Bonhams The Padua Auction
1969 Citroën DS 21

On Wiki :
Citroen DS
Paul Magès
Flaminio Bertoni - French
André Lefèbvre - French

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