A lovely sight


One nice thing about Bordeaux is that you see lovely old Citroëns from time to time. This is a 1973 XM, and it could be yours for only 13 500 euros. (Don't even think about it!)

Our classic Citroën is parked alongside and is much more practical!
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Anonymous said…
Actually, unless I'm mistaken and there was an earlier designation of the XM model, I think you will find that this is well prior to it. It rather looks to me as though it is the Maserati variant of the DS; appreciably longer, much, much faster, and one of the first road models, (as opposed to rally or racing track versions), which had headlights that adjusted to the line of the steering so that, as the car rounded a bend, the lights followed the direction of travel. Clever these Citroen people!
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