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The headlamps, mounted behind a transparent housing, anticipated the restyled DS of 1967;
the front and rear pillars were symmetrically styled, the body, unlike
earlier models, was free from adornments apart from a Corvair style
strip of brightwork that emphasised the belt line.
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In 1967, it all came to an end. Citroën needed the factory space for its own models.
Citroën-Panhard
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Panhard-powered ID
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In an effort to plug the gap between the 2CV and the ID, in 1959
Citroën considered fitting the Dyna two cylinder engine into the ID
body.
Hydraulics would have
been preserved for the suspension but steering, brakes, clutch and
gearchange would all have been unassisted. With a power output of 42
bhp, top speed would have been 120 kph.
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Only two body styles were ever offered - a 2 + 2 and a slightly lengthened (by 25cm) 4 seater.
A variety of trim options were available and the standard engine produced 50 bhp while the Tigre models had an extra 10 bhp.
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Right
up to the end, Panhard were working on a new radially opposed four
cylinder air cooled engine. The 24 body, suitably lengthened had been
employed for the proposed new Citroën-Panhard - a DS chassis with a 145
bhp 2 litre engine based on the new short stroke D engine.
Citroën decided instead to go ahead with the project that would lead to the SM.
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Another lengthened 24 was used by Citroën as a test bed for the forthcoming SM - this car (above) was effectively an SM under the skin.
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