Should Have Made Citroen World Leader - Instead Bankrupted It - Citroen Maserati SM

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  @Number27 · 3 years ago · pinned

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  @MrSparks54 · 3 years ago

  My brother had a SM in the early to mid 70&apos;s, I don&apos;t recall what year but the first time he took me for a ride, we were pulled over by a local Sheriff Deputy. He walked around the car like it was a UFO and finally asked what the hell kind of car it was. Long story short, we were doing 70 in a 55 and my brother said it&apos;s a Maserati engine and it idles at 70. The cop let it slide and walked around it again before getting in his patrol car and driving off. I&apos;ll never forget that hilarious encounter. Cheers from Utah

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  @donneesf · 3 years ago (edited)

  I still own mine....48 years this year....been in my extended family two years earlier....so a total of 50 years. &nbsp;Citroen did a modification to the engine in @1977....free to owners...making improvements. &nbsp;The engine would run a bit rough....scheduled maintenance was imperative!! &nbsp;My mechanic installed an electric ignition system in @1991 or 1992.....(no more points and condensers) now it always runs smoothly. &nbsp;And I&apos;m fortunate to still have my same mechanic, who is one of my dearest friends. &nbsp;Peter..... &nbsp; It&apos;s a very exciting car to own. &nbsp;I love mine to this very day. Rest in Paradise to the premier SM expert in California.... the late Jerry Hathaway. &nbsp;I also have a DS21 Pallas.

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  @rogeremberson6464 · 3 years ago

  I cut my teeth working at a Citroen dealership in the very early 1980&apos;s. Those were the days of the 2CV6, Dyane 6, Ami 8 &amp; Super, GS, CX and the beautiful DS. <br>The most fun to drive was the 2CV6, what with body roll when cornering a bit faster than usual, and the canvas roof rolled back on sunny days with the wind in your hair, it was a very cheap convertable at the time, only about 760 quid new.<br>But the best one was the Ami Super. It had the 1015cc flat 4 engine from the GS as opposed to the 602cc flat twin engine from the 2CV6 &amp; Dyane 6 that powered the Ami 8. <br>Nothing better than pootling down the motorway in an Ami Super than when the classic Boy Racer tries to pass you.<br>I just looked at him, smiled, and hit the loud pedal and looked in my mirror to see him receding in my dust. I must admit that the Ami Super didn&apos;t have a fantastic top speed, but by heck it got there quick.<br>Ahh, those were the days.

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  @stephenspackman5573 · 3 years ago

  I used to think those were the prettiest things of all. I spent decades waiting for these ideas to become accepted as normal and … well, here we still are.

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  @giovannisiano574 · 3 years ago

  I was barely a teenager when the car came in the market. To me it was a dream car😍😍😍

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  @Case16710 · 3 years ago

  A man I worked for in the early 2000’s had one of these in Northern California. He was totally eccentric, so it made perfect sense for him, in that place and time.

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  @charlie-obrien · 3 years ago

  The evolution of mechanics and other advancements that took place in the post war world (1946 - 1980) and predated wide spread computer use is absolutely amazing to me. Engineers and builders were complete tradesmen at that time and created beautiful machines like the Citroen SM with their slide rules their testing facilities and their own handed down &quot;know how&quot; and feel.<br>We sent a man to the moon with similar available technology and regularly circumnavigated the globe for the first time also.<br>The amount of hard work, craftsmanship and daring that went into just about every endeavor then, is still inspiring us today.

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  @EndeavorsDnB · 3 years ago

  I can’t not immediately think of “The Jetson’s” whenever I see these vehicles.

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  @powerglory4022 · 3 years ago

  My father has owned his SM since 1997 and loves it. We’ve been all over in it. Restored twice in that time including a bare metal job in 2008 it remains a fixture at classic car events around the midlands and has only failed to start twice in all those years. My grandfather had a brand new one in 1972. I can confirm that when new arriving in an SM drew the same attention as aliens landing a spaceship.

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  @ibalrog · 3 years ago

  &quot;Our car needs a v6, we don&apos;t have one, and we don&apos;t know how to make one.&quot; &quot;Let&apos;s buy another company, and have them make it!&quot; &quot;Splendid, which one should we buy?&quot; &quot;How about this failing Italian company that also doesn&apos;t have a v6?&quot;

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  @gregorystewart6539 · 3 years ago

  I was the owner of a 1972 Citroen SM done up in American market spec ( automatique ) from about 1982 until 1988 and it was an incredible experience. There were vexing mechanical issues and parts availability was a nightmare! Bought and sold it for the same price CAN$12,000 back in the day for a car with around 40,000 Km. It was great fun and there has never been anything even close to it since. Mine was Gold in color so quite striking. The first owner was an airline pilot as I recall. Memories and photographs is all I have left....

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