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Citroën DS 21 Break - divine estate car

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Created on August 25, 2016

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - driving like God in France? Hardly anyone had more transport capacity

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - from this perspective, you have to look closely to recognize that this is a station wagon

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - instantly recognizable

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - elegant also as an estate car

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - although the Break was the same width as the saloon, it was around six centimetres higher

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - has provided almost 50 years of loyal service to date

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - the rear of the station wagon turned out to be completely independent

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - cruising through beautiful landscapes is also wonderful in an estate car

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - elegance for the rough and tumble

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - made for such roads

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - on the road with the characteristic headlights

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - the roof rack was always there, it gave the car stability

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - this Break was once used to transport the skis of Rossiginol and perhaps also Bernhard Russi

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - modern estate cars can only dream of such large windows

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - of course, the estate was also equipped with hydropneumatics

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - most station wagons were delivered on an ID basis, but this is a luxurious variant

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - this estate car has already covered over 900,000 km

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - the estate is clearly different from the saloon from the B-pillar upwards

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - the estate version is higher than the saloon

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - there is also room for passengers in the luggage compartment

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - the tailgate opens upwards and downwards in two parts

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - the two rearmost seats are mounted at right angles to the direction of travel and facing each other

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - the additional two seats in the luggage compartment can be fully retracted

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - the rear seat can be folded down completely

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - Interior with fabric and already the later round fittings

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - five gears shifted on the steering wheel

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - Steering wheel gearshift

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - the Jaeger watch

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - Door opener

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - you can hardly see anything of the engine because of all the hoses

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - the engine sits far back, with the spare wheel at the front

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - View under the spare wheel, with the zipper you can influence the engine's thermals

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - Chassis badge

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - the famous headlights

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas Break (1968) - Rear lights

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Citroën DS 19 (1956) - the DS at the announcement

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Citroën DS 19 (1956) - The modern body shape was not accepted by everyone

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Citroën DS 19 (1956) - at the London Motor Show

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Citroën DS 19 (1956) - the futuristic interior

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Citroën DS 19 (1956) - comfortable rear seat

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Citroën DS 19 (1956) - plenty of space for rear passengers thanks to the huge wheelbase

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Citroën DS 19 (1956) - Silhouette

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Citroën DS 19 (1956) - elegantly presented

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Citroën DS 19 (1957) - an elegant appearance

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Citroën DS 19 (1961) - it's easy to endure

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Citroën DS 19 (1961) - plenty of comfort for driver and passengers

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Citroën DS 19 (1962) - the interior was slightly modified again and again

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Citroën DS 19 (1962) - Family outing to the ski resort

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Citroën DS 19 (1962) - Big DS and small DS

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Citroën DS 19 (1963) - there was also a lot of progress under the sheet metal

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Citroën DS 19 (1965) - right-hand drive model from the Slough plant

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Citroën DS 21 (1968) - the model change in September 1967 brought the famous swivel headlights

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas (1968) - the front revised by Robert Opron with the famous swivel headlights

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Citroën DS 21 (1968) - makes a big impression on the roads

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Citroën DS 21 Pallas (1968) - looks even more futuristic and aerodynamic with the new front, but in fact it was not.

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Citroën ID 20 (1968) - the little sister also got the swivel headlights

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Citroën DS 21 (1968) - the front was identical for the sedan and station wagon

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Citroën DS 21 (1968) - you can see the aerodynamics on it

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Citroën DS 21 (1971) - a test car

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Citroën DS 21 (1972) - Steering wheel and dashboard, now with round instruments

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Citroën DS 21 (1972) - Steering wheel and dashboard, revised interior

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Citroën DS 21 (1972) - Round instruments on later versions

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Citroën ID 19 Break (1965) - the Break estate version with more storage space

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Citroen ID Break (1962) at the Geneva Motor Show - the goddess is also available as a station wagon

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Citroën ID 19 Break (1964) - the lower panel can also be folded down together with the license plate - Geneva Motor Show 1964

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Citroen DS Break (1969) - the estate version was popular

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Citroën DS 21 (1968) - Break was the name of this station wagon - Illustration from the sales brochure

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Citroën DS 23 Break at the Auto Zürich 2014

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Citroën DS 23 Break at the Auto Zürich 2014

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Citroën DS 23 Break at the Auto Zürich 2014

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Citroën DS Break Comfort (1975) - on the Citroën stand - Rétromobile Paris 2014

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Summary

It was born as an elegant luxury-class saloon, blessed with advanced hydropneumatics and front-wheel drive. However, in addition to a more affordable entry-level version, the Parisian developers also provided the Citroën DS with an extremely versatile station wagon, which was to be a benchmark for truly practical and versatile rival makes for decades to come. Only a few of the station wagons called Break, Commerciale or Familiale have survived, and this report is dedicated to one of these rare vehicles with over 900,000 km on the clock.

This article contains the following chapters

It all began in 1955
From another star
Expansion of the model range
Full of clever ideas
Simpler or more luxurious
Ideal camera car
The long-term automobile
Further information

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It was born as an elegant luxury-class saloon, blessed with advanced hydropneumatics and front-wheel drive. However, in addition to a more affordable entry-level version, the Parisian developers also provided the Citroën DS with an extremely versatile station wagon, which was to be a benchmark for truly practical and versatile rival makes for decades to come. In the sixties and seventies, every child knew the Citroën DS. It was called the "goddess", because that's what the abbreviation DS (for "déesse", French for goddess) can be taken for. At the 1955 Paris Motor Show, the streamlined saloon drew huge crowds and around 80,000 orders.

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