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State car in people's edition - Citroën ID 19 (historical test)

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Created on October 1, 1958

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Günther Gebhardt

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - the ID for dad, the duck for the wife

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Citroën ID 19 (1960) - on the banks of the Seine

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Citroën ID 19 (1959) - a test car

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - the mechanically simpler version of the DS

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - packing before the journey

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - less chrome, less luxury for the simpler model

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - identical in size and shape to the DS

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Citroën ID 19 (1961) - hardly less futuristic than the DS

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Citroën ID 19 (1958) - what the farmer thought of it

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Citroën DS 19 (1957) - the family grew with the ID 19 - Geneva Motor Show 1957

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2 CV and DS on the Citroën Germany stand at the Frankfurt IAA 1958

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - conventional pedals and manual gearbox in the simpler model

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Citroën ID 19 (1959) - Interior from the passenger's perspective

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Citroën ID 19 (1959) - Interior with conventional brake pedal

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Citroën ID 19 (1961) - Steering wheel and dashboard

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Citroën ID 19 (1959) - Demonstration of the reclining seats

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - simpler dashboard design compared to the DS 19 - Geneva Motor Show 1957

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - unchanged generous space

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Citroën ID 19 Luxe (1958) - almost American-style upholstery made of nylon fabric and vinyl

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Citroën ID19 (1958) - "Circulation system"

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Citroën DS 19 (1958) - the simple wheel change in four pictures

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Citroën ID 19 (1959) - from a good family - Advertising for ID 19 and 2 CV

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Citroën ID 19 (1960) - Advertising with the rally successes

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Citroën ID 19 (1962) - Driving without danger - Advertising for ID 19 and DS 19

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Citroën ID 19 (1962) - Advertising with safety arguments for DS 19 and ID 19

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - Interior with conventional brake pedal

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Summary

In 1955, Citroën shocked the automotive world with the DS - hardly any other post-war production car had been so progressive and "different". However, the saloon was expensive and not affordable for many. Two years later, Citroën followed suit and presented the ID 19, which was hardly less revolutionary, but significantly cheaper. The magazine 'hobby' naturally tested the new car as soon as possible and was full of praise. And they were right at the time, the Citroën made its mark and was built for decades. This article reproduces the original wording of the 1958 test and shows the ID 19 in many historical pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Sensational and revolutionary
New is not always better, but ...
DS 19 as a state car
ID 19 one price category lower
Superior driving safety
Without front-wheel drive disadvantages
Low fuel consumption
Unsurpassed comfort
Large storage space
A car with a future

Estimated reading time: 10min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Rarely has an automobile sparked such a clash of opinions as the revolutionary design of the great Citroen. When this car was shown for the first time at the Paris Motor Show, it literally hit like a bomb. The daring consistency of its lines, which broke so radically with all traditions, split the motoring public into two camps in one fell swoop: some shouted 'Hosanna' just as fanatically as the others condemned the new shape unconditionally to the ground. At least the Citroën designers had at least one success to book that should not be underestimated in terms of advertising psychology: namely that people were at least not indifferent to this new creation.

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