Serial number 4616982 The factory cabriolet followed the technical evolution DS 21 rebodied by ivanoff of the saloon, and existed in DS 19 (1960-1965), DS Nice condition - new upholstery 21 (1965-1971) and DS 21 electronic injection (1969- French registration 1970) versions. If the Citroën DS saloon represented the French top of the range in everyone’s mind from 1955 onwards, what The Citroën DS, a real bomb at the 1955 Paris Motorcan be said of its cabriolet version? Well, its versions! That Show, revolutionised the world of cars. Apart from the said, whether in unofficial versions (Croisette, Caddy, engine taken from the Traction, the DS innovated inPalm Beach or Cabriolet, 236 of which were produced almost everything: high pressure braking, fully hydraulic between 1958 and 1972) or in «factory» versions, all the DS suspension, power steering... The very special design of cabriolets worthy of interest were produced by one and the its bodywork is due to the pencil of the in-house stylist, same «manufacturer»: Henri Chapron. It was Chapron’s the incredible Flaminio Bertoni, who also designed the «unofficial» creations that put Citroën on the path to an 2 CV, the «Belphégor» and the Traction. official version, integrated into the range and distributed The DS has become timeless and has never really beenthrough the network. Two years after the presentation of surpassed. This incredible Citroën is still going strong the Croisette and Cabriolet, Citroën launched the DS with a technology that is more than half a century old. Its Cabriolet (in August 1960) and its less «technological» ID comfort is still surprising, both in terms of its seats and its version. At its launch, the DS 19 Cab had a 4-cylinder 1.9 hydraulic suspension. The braking, incredible at the time, litre engine with 75 bhp, while the ID had the same engine is still very efficient. All these qualities mean that despite but with less power (63 bhp), but very quickly both models its age, the DS is still very much at home in today’s traffic. received the same engine developing 83 bhp. In 1958, Henri Chapron, a French coachbuilder, wasThe Ivanoff version follows the conversion principle chosen by Citroën to design and build the factoryinitiated by Chapron. This renowned coachbuilder was cabriolet. His creations were to become collector’s items. at the time one of the references in DS conversion. 66 NOITCELLOC ED SELIBOMOTUA 1202 TELLIUJ 40 EHCNAMID