Mystery Photo: Futuristic Citroen DS
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 "QUANTUM SHOT" #77I knew Citroen DS was a Space Age wonder, but this is simply amazing:  is it the utmost in cryptic automobile advertisement? Or a Second Coming of French Automobile? (image source) I dug up a 1960 ad brochure for Citroen DS, and it did promote the similar floating theme:   Mind you, it was not the only attempt to turn Citroen into a rocket/ plane. Take a look at this (it even has the retractable wings):  According to Wikipedia "The Citroën DS was produced between 1955 and 1975. Citroën sold nearly 1.5 million D-series during its 20 years of production. The DS is well-known for its futuristic, aerodynamic body design, and for its innovative technology (including its hydropneumatic self-leveling suspension system)." - hence the "floating" advertisement idea. The car bore a remarkable resemblance to images of flying saucers just then becoming famous. It was the closest thing to Space Age design at the time (short of meeting the actual UFO on the street, like in this fun pic)  A famous philosopher once said that it looks as if it had "fallen from the sky". In the movie "Back to the Future II" the DS was used as a futuristic taxi circa 2015.     Sources: 1, Citroen DS Pool Floating or not, Citroen DS cars seem to defy the time & space anyway, and pop out of their psychedelic dimension in various places:   Sources: 1, 2 UPDATE January 15, 2007       Permanent Link... 
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My parents bought a D-series at the factory in 1959, drove it around Europe and then shipped it home. It was bronze, looks like the one here floating on orange balls. We kept it until the mid-70s, and it was one of the first cars I ever drove. It was one amazing piece of machinery. Thanks for this trip down memory lane!
Gruenemann
Yes, the famous DS study. Citroen has to be praised for daring and innovative designs in the past and today. They went through a bit of a dullness phase during the 80s and 90s, but they're coming back strongly now. When it comes to design, these guys know their stuff.
Cool ads for a cool car
Hahahah nice !!
The air wing DS is a movie prop from a 3 movies serial called Fantomas with Louis De Funes.
I'm becoming addicted to your web site!
That very special DS was made for the 1958 Universal Exhibition of Brussels.
It was an exhibition where a new kind of design begun.
People there were also amazed by the Atomium building: a crystal metal molecule made 165 billions times bigger!
That building stills up today and have just be resurfaced. So if you're in Brussels some times, be sure to see it! You can even go in and walk in the balls, up and downs stairs and escalators.
You can actually see a life size picture of the DS (the same picture) in the main hall.
i got some pics if u want
Ice: please send in the pics...
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