"SERIAL NUMBER 4616982
DS 21 REBODIED BY IVANOFF
NICE CONDITION - NEW UPHOLSTERY
FRENCH REGISTRATION

The Citroën DS, a real bomb at the 1955 Paris Motor Show, revolutionised the world of cars. Apart from the engine taken from the Traction, the DS innovated in almost everything: high pressure braking, fully hydraulic suspension, power steering... The very special design of its bodywork is due to the pencil of the in-house stylist, the incredible Flaminio Bertoni, who also designed the 2 CV, the ""Belphégor"" and the Traction.
The DS has become timeless and has never really been surpassed. This incredible Citroën is still going strong with a technology that is more than half a century old. Its comfort is still surprising, both in terms of its seats and its hydraulic suspension. The braking, incredible at the time, is still very efficient. All these qualities mean that despite its age, the DS is still very much at home in today's traffic.

In 1958, Henri Chapron, a French coachbuilder, was chosen by Citroën to design and build the factory cabriolet. His creations were to become collector's items. The factory cabriolet followed the technical evolution of the saloon, and existed in DS 19 (1960-1965), DS 21 (1965-1971) and DS 21 electronic injection (1969- 1970) versions.
If the Citroën DS saloon represented the French top of the range in everyone's mind from 1955 onwards, what can be said of its cabriolet version? Well, its versions! That said, whether in unofficial versions (Croisette, Caddy, Palm Beach or Cabriolet, 236 of which were produced between 1958 and 1972) or in ""factory"" versions, all the DS cabriolets worthy of interest were produced by one and the same ""manufacturer"": Henri Chapron. It was Chapron's ""unofficial"" creations that put Citroën on the path to an official version, integrated into the range and distributed through the network. Two years after the presentation of the Croisette and Cabriolet, Citroën launched the DS Cabriolet (in August 1960) and its less ""technological"" ID version. At its launch, the DS 19 Cab had a 4-cylinder 1.9 litre engine with 75 bhp, while the ID had the same engine but with less power (63 bhp), but very quickly both models received the same engine developing 83 bhp.

The Ivanoff version follows the conversion principle initiated by Chapron. This renowned coachbuilder was at the time one of the references in DS conversion. His homologated re-bodies allowed for a state of the art transformation of a DS saloon into a convertible.

Our car is presented in an almost ""concours"" condition with a blank TC dated March 2021, an official expertise report attesting to its very good aesthetic condition, new tyres and its original tools / jack / spare wheel set. In its navy blue colour, with a midnight blue interior and soft top, this DS 21 cabriolet is distinguished by its tasteful elegance. The bodywork and running gear have been refurbished, repainted and treated. The start-up is easy and our test drive showed that the gear changes were smooth thanks to the semi-hydraulic gearbox, the steering precise and the braking efficient. This DS Cabriolet has been redesigned with a taste for elegance; very comfortable and engaging, it will delight its next owner. This was the best that France had to offer in terms of cars in the late 1960s.
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