Citroën DS

This comprehensive book offers classic car and modeling enthusiasts a wealth of information and photos about the design history of the revolutionary DS

Launched in 1955 yet looking like a sci-fi design proposal for a future then undreamed of, Flaminio Bertoni's ellipsoid sculpture with wheels that was the Citroën DS stunned the world. There was a near riot at the 1955 Paris Motor Show launch of the car—orders flooded in for the new "big Citroën."

But it wasn't just the car's aerodynamically advanced body shape (Cd. zero.thirty-seven) that framed the genius of the DS: hydro pneumatic self-levelling suspension, advanced plastics and synthetics for the construction of the roof and dashboard/fascia, and amazing road holding and cabin comfort were some of this car's highlights.

DS was a major moment in the history of car design, one so advanced that it would take other auto manufacturers years to embrace. Yet DS in its "aero" design was the precursor to today's low drag cars of curved form.

Manufactured worldwide, driven by everyone from presidents to farmers, the DS redefined Citroën, its engineering and design language, and its brand, for decades to come.

"The CarCraft books delve into technical details of research and development, modifications, and other automotive minutiae that turns the gearhead knob to eleven." —Historical Miniatures Gaming Society

"Lance Cole provides a good summary of the background, development, and variations on the Citroen DS and really brought back some good memories." —IPMS/USA

"Makes for a wonderful read of this interesting and still a bit unusual car." —ModelingMadness.Com