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Citroën ID 19 - the less intellectual goddess

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Created on December 2, 2016

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Bruno von Rotz

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Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - weniger intellektuell, der Fahrer muss mehr selber machen

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - die vereinfachte Variante des DS 19

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - wie Gott in Frankreich - wörtlich genommen

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - nur vom Kenner von einer damaligen DS 19 zu unterscheiden

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - auf der Verfolgung eines Citroën SM

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - auf den Strassen Frankreichs

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - auf den Strassen Frankreichs

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - rund 160 km/h schaffte der ID 19, der SM lief natürlich deutlich schneller

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - schlichtes Design

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - das Fahren macht viel Spass

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - fahren bei Sonnenuntergang

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - rund 160 km/h schnell

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - zusamen mit einem DS 21 Break und einem SM

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - gut zu sehen, die ursprüngliche Front beim ID 19 vorne und das neue Scheinwerfer-Design ab 1967

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - der günstigste voraus, dahinter der DS 21 als Kombi und der SM mit dem Maserati-Motor

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - schlichte und einmalige Formgebung - kein anderes Auto sah so aus

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - der Wagen ist vorne breiter als hinten

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - drei Citroën in Frankreich

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - der ID 19 war eines der meistverkauften Modelle, während natürlich der SM exklusiv blieb, der Kombi dafür praktische Vorzüge hatte

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - farblich abgesetztes Dach

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - noch in der ursprünglichen Form

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - schönes Armaturenbrett-Design, die Farbgebung ist nicht original

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - geschaltet wird am Lenkrad

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - gestartet wird per Knopfdruck

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - Bandtacho und minimale Instrumentierung

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - das Lenkrad kommt wie Zahnpasta aus dem Armaturenbrett hinaus, hiess es damals in einem Testbericht

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - Einspeichenlenkrad

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - immerhin gab es eine Uhr von Jaeger

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - zeitgenössisches Radio

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - wirkt edel

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - elegante Türinnenverkleidungen

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - Blick in den Motorraum - das Reserverad sitzt ganz vorne, der Motor weit hinten

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - bereits mit der neuen Hydraulikflüssigkeit

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - einfache Vergaserbestückung

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - schlichte Räder

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - filigrane Türgriffe

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - die Gurten wurden nachgerüstet

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - hochgestellte Blinker - damals von vielen als Standard verlangt

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - schöne Verkleidung der C-Säule

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - doppeltes Auspuffrohr

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - Chrom und schöne Details am Heck

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - die zwei Winkel - schliesslich war Citroën eine Zahnradfabrik

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Citroën DS 19 (1956) - Eröffnung des Salon Paris mit dem DS - 80'000 Bestellungen wurden notiert

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Citroën DS 19 (1956) - Präsentation in Paris

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - ein seltenes Farbfoto aus der Zeit

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - in Grösse und Form identisch mit der DS

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - die mechanisch einfachere Variante der DS

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Citroën ID 19 (1961) - kaum weniger futuristisch als die DS

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - vor der Reise will gepackt sein

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - weniger Chrom, weniger Luxus für das einfachere Modell

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Citroën ID 19 (1961) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - unverändert generöse Platzverhältnisse

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Citroën ID 19 (1959) - Interieur mit herkömmlichem Bremspedal

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Citroën ID 19 (1959) - Interieur aus Beifahrersicht

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - herkömmliche Pedale und Handschaltung im einfacheren Modell

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Citroën ID 19 Luxe (1958) - fast amerikanisch anmutende Polster aus Nylonstoff und Vinyl

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Citroën ID 19 (1959) - Demonstration der Liegesitze

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Citroën (1959) - Prestails Rallye-Armaturenbrett - gesehen an der Rallye Monte Carlo 1959

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Citroën ID 19 (1957) - der ID für den Papa, die Ente für die Ehefrau

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Citroën ID 19 (1959) - ein Testwagen

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Citroen ID Break (1962) am Genfer Automobilsalon - auch die Göttin gibt es als Kombi

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Citroën ID 19 (1959) - aus gutem Hause - Werbung für ID 19 und 2 CV

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Citroën ID 19 (1960) - Werbung mit den Rallye-Erfolgen

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Citroën ID 19 (1962) - Fahren ohne Gefahren - Werbung für ID 19 und DS 19

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Citroën ID 19 (1962) - Werbung mit Sicherheitsargumenten für DS 19 und ID 19

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - gleiten auch auf schlechten Strassen

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Citroën ID 19 (1967) - die Hydropneumatik bügelt alles aus

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Summary

When the Citroën DS 19 was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in 1955, it was believed that a new automotive era had begun. However, although the elegant and special Citroëns sold well, they remained a one-off, while the rest of the car industry took a more conventional approach. In order to gain a foothold among more traditionally minded and less affluent motorists, Citroën followed the DS 19 with the simpler ID 19 model as early as 1956, which even proved itself in rallying. This report portrays an ID 19 B from 1967 and tells the development story of the entry-level model, illustrated with current and historical pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

The goddess
The second prank
More conventional technology
Loved and praised
Top seller
Rally successes
Continuous development in the slipstream of the goddess
No design trend
Like father like son
Further information

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When the Citroën DS 19 was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in 1955, it was believed that a new automotive era had begun. However, although the elegant and special Citroëns sold well, they remained a one-off, while the rest of the car industry took a more conventional approach. In order to gain a foothold among more traditionally minded and less affluent motorists, Citroën followed up the DS 19 with the simpler ID 19 model as early as 1956, which even proved its worth in rallying. At the 1955 Paris Motor Show, the streamlined Citroën DS 19 sedan drew huge crowds and around 80,000 orders. In 1955, the "Déesse" (German for "goddess") went against the flow of vehicles with the so-called standard design - engine at the front, driven wheels on a rigid axle at the rear. The Citroën engine drove the front wheels, the car scratched the upper class with its immense wheelbase of 312.5 cm, even the current Mercedes S-Class offers less in the standard version today.

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