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| The last, truly great, French car; A brilliant find in a local antiques store. | |
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| DinoMom | Sep 6 2016, 08:05 PM Post #1 |
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I had to write an exceptionally long, heartfelt, and melancholy blog post for this one. I do encourage you to read it if you have the time. A lady directed me to a new street in my local town where I found one of the nicest antiques shop (truest sense of the word) I've ever been to. There, in a cabinet, glittering in this beautiful red paint, was the Citroen SM, a woefully tragic reminder of just how great one of my favourite car companies - Citroen - was. So I brought her home and now she's sitting in all her glory.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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| webestang64 | Sep 6 2016, 08:18 PM Post #2 |
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Wonderful model! Sweet photos! A must for the MB collector. |
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| juantoo3 | Sep 6 2016, 08:28 PM Post #3 |
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Definitely one of the better Matchbox models from that era! Beautiful! |
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| pjedsel | Sep 6 2016, 10:04 PM Post #4 |
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A wonderful addition to your collection. Citroen is one of those unique and intriguing brands that doesn't get a lot of thought here in the US. The one real Citroen I remember is from the early '60's - my father's commanding officer at the Air Force base he was stationed at drove a Citroen DS19 and being a kid who was loved cars this one fascinated me. Enjoyed your blog on the Citroen!
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| Swifty | Sep 7 2016, 12:38 AM Post #5 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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The SM comes in two flavors. There's the original timeless design (one of the world's most beautiful cars, hands-down):![]() ![]() And then there's this, the Americanized blasphemy (with a nose only its mother could love): ![]() ![]() ![]()
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| guy64 | Sep 7 2016, 01:54 AM Post #6 |
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From a time when Citroens were truly unique and distinctive cars. The MB SM is listed on the BAMCA database as being 1/63 scale. Gotta get me one!
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| DinoMom | Sep 7 2016, 05:21 AM Post #7 |
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Outdated US lighting regulations meant the self levelling headlights that swivelled with the front wheels had to be replaced with fixed beam lamps. It's like the car was lobotomised - it looks utterly vacant after they ruined it |
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| microbuss | Sep 7 2016, 12:01 PM Post #8 |
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the car next to it was used as taxi cabs in BTTF 2 |
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| Douglas | Sep 10 2016, 08:59 AM Post #9 |
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These old Citroen's always looked so neat to me, guess it was just there unusual look that caught my attention. Thanks for the post, I enjoyed the excellent photos and write up, congrats on finding this great Matchbox model too. |
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| Milton Fox Racing | Sep 12 2016, 06:29 AM Post #10 |
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I know this is the 1st MB I picked up when I got back into collecting.![]() 2011 Matchbox (MB735) 1968 Citroen DS |
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A wonderful addition to your collection. Citroen is one of those unique and intriguing brands that doesn't get a lot of thought here in the US. The one real Citroen I remember is from the early '60's - my father's commanding officer at the Air Force base he was stationed at drove a Citroen DS19 and being a kid who was loved cars this one fascinated me. Enjoyed your blog on the Citroen! 








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