My last four C5’s did and still do that, and way better than the DS you can
trust me :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uXF0PcsQAo
I’ll be missing the hydrothing as they’re now ceasing production, sigh, a deep
one …
Amities
Philippe
> Le 2 juil. 2017 à 20:37, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
>>
>> To be picky, Citroen did not build the DS19 Convertible, it was built by
>> Chaperon, a Paris coach builder. Similarly, Renault did not build some of
>> the more "interesting" models in the range, and Daimler Benz did not build
>> the G-wagen.
>>
>> Piers
>>
>> I drove a succession of DS offspring, though never a DS. The hydropneumatic
>> self levelling suspension was a marvel. Sleeping policeman speed bumps?
>> Ignored them!
>>
>>
>> I've never seen a DS19 cabriolet - didn't realise Citroen ever built them.
>>
>
> I did not know that. I wonder how they overcame the mechanical problem
> of not having a roof as a structural member of the body? There isn't much of
> a "tunnel" as the DS19/21/23 was front-wheel drive, so there is no drive
> shaft.
>
> Yes, the hydraulic suspension was an engineering marvel. Chevrolet tried
> that in 1958, but it was so bad they recalled all of them and removed it.
>
> It's interesting watching those older Citroens when they are started.
> The whole car rises up as the hydraulic pressure increases. And if you have
> a heavy load you can pull up a lever that will give you higher clearance. I
> was told that you don't need a jack for changing a tyre, you just raise the
> wheel up with the hydraulics. I don't know if this is true as I've never
> seen it done.
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> - Hunter S. Thompson
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