citroen 1970s models

The 1970s were peak eccentric Citroën: the DS bowed out mid-decade, still floating on hydropneumatics like a French lounge on wheels.

You got the sleek SM (Maserati V6), the clever mid-sizer GS, and from 1974 the futuristic CX that replaced the DS.

At the simpler end, the 2CV, Dyane, Ami 8, and plastic-fantastic Méhari kept chugging along, proving minimalism can be très chic.

Wagon variants (Break/Safari) added practicality, and dashboards looked like someone raided an avant‑garde toaster factory—glorious.