RARE '74 CITROEN SM WITH ENGINE START UP

[@GrandeCapo_PallaPesante]

It was my father's car in 1973. I was the one who suggested him to buy it and I am really proud for that. It was a fantastic car full of technical and stylistic innovations, it seemed like it came from the future. It still is in my heart after almost fifthy years. And my dad too.

[@retroolschool]

Graci for your comment

[@anonymousonlineuser6543]

I knew nothing about Citroen cars, until I rented one and was blown away by how innovative and DIFFERENT the engineering was. Citroen is hugely underappreciated brand in US . The amount of innovation that came out of their design shops is unrivaled. Even today Citroen makes cars that look and work like nothing else on the market. Amazing commitment to engineering instead of copy-catting like almost every other car company.

[@alfredoarriagada6129]

Anoni.mouse same I love french cars (Peugeot,Citroen,Renault)they are great quality machines,much better and secure than many American cars available in my country,but because of that,Why french cars aren't sold in US,except Bugatti???Regards

[@jjpeeters67]

Indeed and very reliable these days and less boring and conservative than the average german car.

[@jigold22571]

When I dream at Christmas, I dream this first..Raced,Loved and most of all the engineering. Thank You.

[@anonymoususer6683]

Citroën made some beautiful cars.

[@Jack-hy1zq]

i drove an SM from London to Madrid many years ago. a wonderful experience. I felt like a millionaire. I've always been in love with this fantastic car😊

[@stephenberry1205]

If you go back to the 1920s & 30s the French led the world with exceptional cars including the most exotic and luxurious - Bugatti, Delahaye, Voisin, Delage, Panhard, Talbot, Renault, Peugeot. Citroen led the way with mass production in Europe 1919, Traction Avant 1934 - front wheel drive, monocoque chassis, tortion bar suspension; 2CV in 1948, totally French Vive La Difference, produced for 42 yrs; the exceptional DS in 1955 which was 20 years ahead of its time (except the motor), CX, GS Birotor and SM... and lastly the magnificent C6. Like a SM crossed with a CX and a touch of the art deco. Not forgetting the first powered vehicle - Cugnot Steamer in 1769!!!

[@retroolschool]

Very well put!

[@brobicho]

Citroens were superb cars...The Sm and my favorite the DS19

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

Now _That_ is what I'd call timeless.

[@VLAWD]

Nice, it even has Michelin RR wheels.

[@jourwalis-8875]

The most advanced and beautiful car in the world!

[@lamasalamasa1080]

the french are not known for making great cars?..... WTF they made the most advance tecnology cars in the world back in the time....

[@MrWolfSnack]

French make very great cars....but they only work for a short time. But they are at least pretty to look at when you are stuck on the side of the road.

[@chrrev1]

Exactly what a fokken idiot

[@GioG861]

nah Germany had the best models

[@gil7555]

Argentinian Shitposter: till the WW2 french cars dominated the world with fabulous and prestigious brands of cars such Hispano- Suiza , Bugatti , Talbot , Hotchkiss , Lorraine - Dietrich , Panhard , Voisin , Facel- Vega , etc , etc..

[@gil7555]

@@GioG861 : german cars are boring ..!

[@sharonherrin]

I also owned two Citroen DS 21 supers. The most comfortable car ever made

[@65bug519]

with the upgrade wheels too , massively cool , you should hear the maserati v6 clear it's throat through 6 weber carbs!

[@larchange1657]

1974 ? to 2014 = 40 ans ! formidable

[@paulallen8137]

Citroen are not known for making great cars, ......as he films one of the sexiest, revolutionary cars ever made!!!

[@oscargustavoarcosruiz8793]

A spaceship has fallen from the sky.

[@Parrambusties]

That's Gran Turismo!

[@commodore665]

Only the French would build such a car

[@3dvorator]

hey guys,let me say ,when American Gm was building what? carbed Camaros or TransAM,Citroen was able, since 1969, to put Hydro-pneumatic suspensions,hydraulic assisted clutch,self leveling and self turning headlights,electronic fuel injection,and ,in the SM model a gorgeous 6 cylders 2.6 liter made in Italy by Maserati...still today people in this video is amazed by the space technology inspired by this car

[@jjpeeters67]

later they build in a 3 liter Maserati engine, which was even better.

[@leneanderthalien]

@@jjpeeters67 Better? no: was technicaly the same , with the same fails, as the 2.7L and was only made to compensate the power loss from the automatic gearbox...

[@leneanderthalien]

@3dvorator you forgott the variable assistance steering "DIRAVI" (indexed on speed)...And the Maserati engine was alas not the best part from the SM: he's extreme fragility was the cause from the commercial fiasco from the SM: the sales goes down curent 1972, and the add from the electronic injection (they forgott the ignition...) and the 3L version for the USA, does change nothing...

[@smokinghull]

Beau video et belle voiture, merci! We don't see cars like this anymore, designers and stylist hands are tied by government regulations...all cars look the same nowadays. Back then you could be creative and get away with it ;-)

[@flummi-Berlin]

Nice to see one in a very good shape!

[@windridr66]

Beautiful

[@xm222]

Unique and beautiful 👌😊

[@chucku00]

L' ancien char du grand Robert ? Tabarnak ! Mes 2 cents de maudit français. Si les français ne sont pas connus au Canada pour faire de bonnes voitures c'est que beaucoup d'entre elles n'ont tout simplement pas franchi l'Atlantique : 505 turbo, Safrane biturbo, Venturi 260, 400, Mega Track... et pas mal d'autres, sans compter les Citroën.

[@tomf3150]

chucku00 205 GTI, 405 MI16...

[@spikespiegel5878]

tres magnifique!

[@99xoWer]

Thank you.

[@voraistos]

thefrench are not known for making great cars? Citroen has produced countless mazing vehicles, there's bugatti, delahaye, etc... Even a 2cv was superior, in price, running cost and ride quality to its competitors... And until bmw recently built a prototype , the 2cv (stock) was the highest altitude car... Almost space-worthy like everyother citroen out there.

[@Dazsvintagestuff]

Yes I agree with everything that you say there. The French have built some amazing cars and that's coming from an Englishman.

[@jigold22571]

Magnificent!!!!

[@NicoBakkernes-m4h]

Mooie citroen sm prachtig auto en loopt als een trein prachtig 🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇦🇹🇹🇯🚩🏴

[@leniszameit]

cool never seen this b4. good score

[@HesseJamez]

He speaks frenglish.

[@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317]

Good thing this doesn't have the dopey fixed head lamps as the ones sold in america.

[@HesseJamez]

It's the origin europe edition, sold in France + Germany. Germans needed an extra permission for having the numberplate behind glass (reflects radar pics!) and white bulbs (were yellow in France), but did not change the nose. The US headlamps were just ugly and spoiled the whole design.

[@bosede-nage8467]

I put it down to Americans being jealous and so wanting to screw up the looks of European cars with butt ugly headlights and later with 5 mph bumpers

[@charleskesner1302]

Wonderful car.

[@TheItsmegp46]

I remember reading about Citroen when the cars were new. Some points I recall, the steering, two turns lock to lock. The brakes, the severity was not how hard you pushed down on the pedal but how far you pushed. The suspension, hydraulic. Flat tire? No problem, turn the appropriate valve on the dash. The tire rises up, take off the flat. No jack necessary.

[@paulallen8137]

Plus, they made the first front wheel drive production car in the world

[@tomf3150]

Paul Allen Yep, the Traction Avant.

[@josecarvalho9388]

La SM est l'éternelle princesse de France

[@sharonherrin]

I test drove one of these in 1976 same colour, it belonged to the boss of Brighton Van Hire,the wheels are wrong though and it must have Michelin to be Pure, a mon Avis , Marco

[@hgsert2733]

I have 2 old Citroen XM and i wonder why i always keep them...

[@keithmcintyre6403]

I want a race.....me in my Rover SD1 3500 and that car....I love it!

[@thefreshprinceofdapto1668]

Beautiful looking cars - my family had Citroen GS's and CX's back in the 1970's and I loved the look of the SM from the moment I first saw one reviewed in my Dad's 'What Car?' magazine. But god they sound awful. Every one I've heard sounds like the exhausts are blowing

[@opicatchu2164]

French president Georges Pompidou offered one SM Citroën at USSR president leonid Brejnev during an official visit in France in the 70's !!😉😉

[@nrxaerox]

Yep, a beautiful green one. It is now owned by a Dutchman who keeps it in immaculate condition. He even built a garage in his yard completely made out of glass, so he can look at the car from his living room :)

[@jimd385]

Glorious car

[@harryo6126]

Are they original spec wheels? I don't think so, but they look better than the usuals.

[@tonyzed6831]

They were performance optional wheels at the time (to add a bit more "weirdness" to that car, they were not alloy but resin.)

[@leneanderthalien]

hey are Michelin "RR" wheels (RR= résine renforcée (reinforced resin): was optional wheels, sale size 1972, was tested during the 1971 rallye du Maroc (won from a SM).This wheels are made in fiberglass/epoxy resin, was very lightweight but far stronger as the steel wheels. But they livetime was not so good: the included steel reinforcment (around fixing screws) loose with the time from rust because the composite became microcracks and allow the water penetration...but this problem was known from Georges Regembeau, one of the best SM specialist, and they did lauch aluminium alloy RR wheel reproductions, inclusive bigger diameter to allow the use from modern tires (70 type specific Michelin remanufactured tires are extremly expansive)...This aluminium RR are sale by"SM2a Gallet", Regembeau's son, and some SM club 's trough the SM club de France...

[@M400S]

Starship!

[@Rubycon99]

I want one sooooooo bad!

[@nupagadii5834]

Citroen SM is result of crossing it with Maserati

[@jorgenascimento9710]

Hits Hydraulic suspension, not that air crap BMW and mercedes use, that goes to trash after 2/3 years.

[@raymondchan9802]

Superb SM! Sadly all present day cars are just craps!

[@humanoidedc500]

Engine Maseratti

[@jourwalis-8875]

The french were known to make the greatest cars in the world! Just think of the Citroen DS and the SM. In comparison the american cars were primitive, old fashioned and technically inferior.

[@retroolschool]

True, but American cars were still better in general.

[@mave3722]

cocorico ^^

[@keithnewton8981]

Please can you pounce the manufacturer name not air oil hydrostatic you people need to learn about cars. French are not know for great cars are you talking through your back side. The French have made some fantastic cars the do not build crap cars we live that to the Americans.

[@mail9353]

Encore un, qui ne sait pas filmer... =)