Can it really drive on three wheels?! And other Citroën DS Party Tricks

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• PE

  @peterriggall8409 · 3 years ago · pinned

  It got there Ian.  I share the excitement with you.  Who’d have thought that when we did this it would go on to be your most viewed video and reach 1 million.  YIPPEE!  👍🥳😄🚙

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• PA

  @paulmillard1130 · 6 years ago

  They dared to be engineers back then

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• TI

  @timelwell7002 · 6 years ago (edited)

  The late President De Gaulle of France always travelled in a DS. Many will be aware that on one occasion a right-wing terrorist group attempted to assassinate him in Paris, as his convoy was speeding from one meeting to another. The Presidential convoy was sprayed with machine gun fire . Although some of the tyres were blown out, De Gaul's car was able to speed of to safety. The hydraulic suspension and amazing stability of the DS literally saved his life. Needless to say, he always travelled in the DS from then on. What with that and the swivelling headlights, this is one remarkable car. Thanks for a good demo!

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• CA

  @CauliflowerMcPugg · 6 years ago

  What a car, Ha! Who needs electronics. This was a vehicle way ahead of its time and still a marvel of engineering today. Brilliant!

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• EM

  @emma.jacobs1 · 6 years ago

  That jack stand looks a bit like a little Eiffel Tower :-)

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• RO

  @robinwells8879 · 6 years ago

  And all achieved without a hint electronics. Very impressive.

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• AB

  @abrahkadabra9501 · 6 years ago

  I never get tired of seeing all the innovation that went into the Citroën DS and it's all the more amazing when you consider that this design is approaching 70 years old!

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• SU

  @SuperBullyone · 4 years ago

  of course it can drive on 3 wheels, its French.

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• CE

  @ceegee3664 · 6 years ago

  I was about 12 when a friend&apos;s father took us to a show, we got out afterwards to his DS to find a flat battery, he got out the crank starter, twirled it and away the DS went.<br>That&apos;s a party trick!!!!

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• HE

  @HeeWeiSeng · 5 years ago

  This is the future we looking at !

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• JI

  @jibjab351 · 5 years ago

  I took the back wheel off my GS and drove around town. The looks on peoples face and the cries of &apos;your wheel has fallen off&apos; were priceless.

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• AN

  @andrewgurney6019 · 6 years ago

  One of the most if not the most beautiful cars ever produced, thanks for sharing.

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