Hello, I am French. I can assure you that this car was manufactured in the 80s. Made in the suburbs of Paris at the Levalois-Perret factory. According to the plates, the previous owner lived in the south of France, in the region of the Haute-Garonne (number 31) and thus near the city of Toulouse.
This is one of the best DS driving videos out there. Great idea to sit in the back seat to get a wider perspective. Incredible that this platform came out in 1955.
Not a DS but an ID, DS has a hydraulic semi-automatic gear box without clutch pedal, however, ID has a manual gear box with clutch pedal, both are beautiful french cars, i'm french too...
Does this car have a standard clutch activated by foot pedal? Because you waited so long in front of the traffic lights, 1st gear selected. With a standard clutch this means you have to press the foot pedal all the time, which causes wear for the declutching bearing. Going to neutral while waiting protects the clutch, IMHO...
NICE!!! A 5-speed DS with manual transmission and a pedal parking brake! Oh, I gotta get my DS running again sometime! But driving in Florida without air conditioning?
A perfect restoration, this 2CV is even more beautiful than when she left the factory. A pure gem. As you probably know, the gearbox has 4 forward gears. And I glimpsed a Citroën DS 23, even a Solex 3800 ! Good man...
