1969 DS21 Pallas US
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Bought new by
actor Ken Berry (F-Troop, the Andy
Griffith Show, etc…) on June 10th 1969, she was then driven by
the director of Citroen Cars Corp. of Beverly Hills, CA (see picture below),
before being sold again to someone else… I bought her
in She is rust
free, which is rare for a DS. Also rare is the Brun Ecorse (Bark Brown), the
vinyl covered C pillars and the six rear lights. She is truly
my pride and joy. |
The reverse side of the maintenance
booklet’s cover.
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UPDATE: This
is a very interesting picture sent by Richard Bonfond from When I bought
this car, he told me that he remembered seeing a Brown DS with vinyl top
being driven by the Citroen “Boss” (Mr. Rene France, left on the
picture). He found the picture and there it is! I blew up the
picture to see if the brackets holding the AC condenser running around the
chassis matched mine. They do. I have also looked at the right door to see if
there are traces of a former right rear view mirror. Bingo! This picture
was taken before the customization; it is really cool to see a picture of my car
while she was still new. |
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Here are the pictures that the previous
owner sent me via email:
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The following are updates of the
progress made on the car after all the mechanical and hydraulic repairs I had
to do to make the car roadworthy. |
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Like a lot of these cars, the
electrical system was a huge mess. To add to the fun, it was already
partially redone with aftermarket wires. So the Citroen schematic did not
match. I had to redo a lot of it, wire by wire. |
Here is the current dash. I recovered
the steering wheel with a used original wrap, removed the A/C and found an
original heater panel. |
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This car was heavily customized when
new (Vinyl top and C-pillars, 6 rear lights, A/C, etc.). So, the headliner
was also custom made. It was beige instead of gray. (photo after removal). |
I tried to find a headliner material
that match the original (beige), but no luck. I redid the headliner and Pallas trim
with an aftermarket gray material, which is consistent with a Citroen
headliner. (Link to come) |
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The front seats were reupholster. (Link to come) |
After. |
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The interior now. |
Fuel sender unit. |
