Thursday, April 6, 2023

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    1. What is a DS? I guess it's what I'm looking at but what is a DS?

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    2. A Citroen DS, the car from the opening scene of the original 'Day of the Jackal'.

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  2. Had a old DS in the late 60s. A female hithchiker suggested pasting the Rolling Stones "Lips" artwork around the base of the steering column. She ended up being my girlfriend for about a year.... crazy times.

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  3. Dash ruined, should have retained the original gauges!

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    1. I had a 1977 GS (later, smaller sedan) as my first car and it had the same Jaeger gauges.
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  4. Dunno...those are Jaeger guages...

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  5. Where's the horn?

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    1. Ask Nicus he had his blown in one. Sounds like it is close to the driver's seat.

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  6. Its been many many years but I seem to recall the horn was controlled by the little lever just to the left of the steerng column.

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  7. I see the ignition switch...but what is that "key" like looking item under the steering wheel on the dash ?

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  8. Citroen steering wheel. My sister had one.

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  9. Looks like someone copied a rebar pattern for steering wheel.

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  10. A Chapron version of the Citroen DS, featuring a Jaeger instrument setup.

    Thinking this is from one of the Chapron convertibles.

    The lever sticking up is the four-speed plus reverse shift control, which also controls the sequencing of the automated clutch and is used to start the car.

    There is no clutch pedal as a result.

    Usually the brake pedal looks like a rubber mushroom and is pressure sensitive, rather than moving very much.

    Very slick to drive, as a flick moves between gears.

    If the rest of the car is in the same condition and it is a Chapron convertible, lower 6-digit dollars for this car.

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