10 Things You Didn't Know About The Citroen DS

10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE CITROEN DS #1 Citroën sold a total of 1,455,746 #2 It was named the DS because it sounds like the French word for Goddess # 3 In 1999 it cạme 3rd in the Car of the Century competition #4 In 1959 & 1966 it won the Monte Carlo Rally #5 Hydraulics are used for the suspension, clutch and transmission. #6 It was designed by Flaminoio Bertoni #7 It saved French president Charles de Gaulle from an assassination attempt in 1962. #8 It appeared in the films Back to the Future Part II, Gattaca and Scarface #9 When released it was considered revolutionary #10 In 2005, the French celebrated its 50th anniversary with a parade of 1,600 DS cars www.citroenclassics.co.uk CITROEN CLASSICS Sources http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Cops-And-Their-Cars-327259.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_DS http://www.abelard.org/france/citroen_ds.php III:)