It is a LeMan, the work of Henri Chapron, the famed (to some) coachbuilder. After the war, he focused on Citroens, crafting beautiful and functional models for the rich and powerful. His most famous works are based on the DS. He would later pen the SM Opera and Mylord.
A couple of Chapron experts I found had these exquisite black and whites of Chapron's DS masterpieces.
Paris
Croisette
Lorraine
Majesty
Palm Beach
Caddy
Concorde
Le Dandy
LeManCKY
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C'est magnifique!
Here is my DS. Still in need of a little restoration.
http://picasaweb.google.com/andrew.coom/1965CitroenDS19Pallas#
@Andrew: Your Goddess looks great as is.
Yeah, but there's a difference between looking good and being good...
It has major electrical issues and some hydraulic problems. So I'm going to replace the entire wiring loom.
Hello,
Here is my Chapron "Le Caddy" replica, it is a DS 21 Hyraulique from 1966:
http://www.campingladiege.nl/index.php?groep=3&naam=Bouw_Citroën_DS_Cabriolet
The car has juist received new paint (color Bleu Royal AC 619) and will be shown in unfinished state at Citromobile, the Netherlands, from 7 to 8 May 2011.
The restauration will hopefully be finished at the end of this year.
Martijn,
The Netherlands
@Martijn: Wonderful! Do you operate the camp and art store also? That clock for sale is genius.
If you have photos of Citromobile, please share it with us. Thanks.
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