A breathtaking Citroen DS restored for TV’s Salvage Hunters Common Autos is remaining put up for sale this week.

The 1972 DS 21 was amongst the vintage vehicles restored in the most new collection of the strike exhibit and is the first auto from the demonstrate to be marketed via an on the web auction.

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With just three prior homeowners and much less than 48,000km on the clock the Television car is a unusual instance of an by now unusual car or truck – only about 100 are believed to continue being on the highway in the United kingdom.

The automobile was bought by the show’s presenting staff Drew Pritchard and Paul Cowland right before undergoing a thorough restoration inside and out to carry it up to its current typical.

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Anything from the chassis up been given consideration from a crew of specialists who renewed, repaired or replaced mechanical elements and body panels to make sure the car looked and ran like new. It was then addressed to a full respray in Brun Scarabeewith a contrasting Gris Palladium roof.

The worn-out inside was also refurbished and upgraded to element a lot of of the factors of the renowned Pallas trim, like its luxurious seats. Present day touches consist of a digital radio and Bluetooth process controlled by using the initial car’s switches, and a contemporary speaker technique.

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The car is getting marketed by way of Vehicle & Traditional, whose head of editorial Chri Pollitt, commented: “We’re seriously thrilled to be presenting this gorgeous DS by using our auction platform. There is no Television set magic right here – the guys that have done the restoration on this genuinely have spared no price.

“If you are immediately after, or have constantly toyed with the idea of a DS, this is the a single. The paint is flawless, the inside just about like new. Nothing at all has been missed – this is an illustration of how a restoration really should be accomplished. And staying a Television star, you get excess kudos when you choose it out to auto shows and the like. It’s just a great machine.”

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The auction goes are living on Thursday, 11 February and carries a guideline rate of £24,000 to £28,000.

Introduced in 1955 and experiencing a 20-12 months lifespan, the DS was renowned for its futuristic appears to be and know-how. This provided getting the to start with mass creation automobile with disc brakes, directional headlights linked to the steering system, a clutchless semi-computerized transmission and its modern hydropneumatic suspension suspension.

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