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Do they love each other or the Citroen SM?




Sven Vath ft Miss Kittin From the gearstick fondling at 3:47, I think it may be the car - good taste!

Jay Leno and the Citroen SM

Look out for the mistake...

Did you spot the mistake? At 10:29 "when I take my foot off the brake in second gear, it hardly slows down at all"! I think Jay meant accelerator/gas, mind you if you listen closely you will hear that he almost said clutch and corrected to brake!

And another unusual Citroen

Following the SM Presidentielle and the SM Espace here's the Citroen SM breadvan a short-wheelbase racing version with squared-off rear sections and highly tuned engine...




Does anyone know if any of these gorgeous cars still exist?

Another unusual Citroen

I have a thing for Citroens especially the SM, so following the Presidentielle of last week's posting, here's the targa topped Citroes SM Espace... Just two prototypes were made in 1971 and 1972 and here are some pictures







What a car, what a unique mechanism -

'From a rigid center the left and right side of the roof can be electrically and progressively opened.
Seven sections on each side, finished in anodized aluminum, can be retracted into the center section.
In combination the 4 side windows can be electrically lowered to get an open air feeling.'

I wonder if one can see the one owned by Heuliez and where the other 'in private hands' is, I would love to see one in the flesh.


You can read more here.

Citroen Presidentielle update

Further to my recent post about unusual Citroens, which included pictures of the great and very rare (only two built) Citroen SM Presidentielle, I found another! Earlier this year, Bonhams sold a copy, it was built in 2006/07 by Garage du Lac in Neuchatel, Switzerland, approved by Chapron and based on a normal SM. It apparently cost €480,000 to build and sold for €155,250 inclusive of Buyer's Premium. Not a bargain but what a car, and as the two originals are no longer in running order despite being still owned by the Office of the President of the Republic, it is a unique vehicle and one that I would love to travel in.

Here are a few pictures of this unique copy...

Quiz time - What car is this the dashboard from?

What car is this the dashboard from? No prizes for saying a Citroen!