1955 Citroen DS
Some cars stand above others by advancing technology, packaging or performance. But the Citroen DS, now incredibly more than 60 years old, actually floated above them.
The DS – its name a play on deesse (goddess in French) – materialised at the Paris Salon de l’Automobile on October 5, 1955. It was immediately apparent to the stunned audience that here was a car ahead of its time. By the end of the show, 12,000 of them had placed orders.
