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Citroën DS Decapotable

The Citroen DS19 saloon was launched at the 1955 Paris Salon. In 1958 Henri Chapron showed his 'La Croisette' convertible Citroen DS at the Paris Salon. this did not meet with Citroen approval, and he was forced to purchase complete estate cars and convert them for customers. However, Citroen gave in to the demand and contracted Henri Chapron to produce its own 'Usine Cabriolet' from 1961 based on designs originally laid down by Bertoni. The car was so similar to 'La Croisette' that Chapron stopped making this version in 1962, although the company did create other models which continued to be made alongside Usine open cars until the end of DS production. 1325 Usine Cabriolets were made from 1961 to 1971, and 289 Chapron convertibles from 1958 to 1974. The final Chapron Decapotable was built in 1978.

Citroen DS19 1960 La Croisette Decapotable - badge on bootlid	Citroen DS19 1960 La Croisette Decapotable - badge on front wing. The carrossier, Henri Chapron built his first DS19-based Decapotable (convertible) which he named 'La Croisette Cabriolet'.	Citroen DS19 1961 Decapotable. This 1961 car has the original nose with 'gilled' undertray which actually proved rather poor at cooling. A revised nose in 1962 gave better airflow.	Citroën DS Decapotable LeBaron. This view shows the revised nose and smoother underside given the DS in 1962.	Citroën DS Decapotable. After Henri Chapron had showed his own study for an open top DS, Citroën gave permission for Chapron to build the official DS Decapotable.
Citroen DS19 1960 La Croisette Decapotable.	Citroen DS19 1960 La Croisette Decapotable. The carrossier, Henri Chapron built his first DS19-based Decapotable (convertible) which he named 'La Croisette Cabriolet'. The early cars used saloon front doors and rear wings and had an ugly seam. In 1960 Chapron started using longer doors mated to a longer seamless rear wing. Chapron had also been building the factory DS Decapotables from 1958.	Citroen DS19 1961 Decapotable. Until 1962 DS cars (not ID cars) had 'cendriers' (also called 'ash trays' or 'cheese cutters') grilles in the tops of the wings to keep the hydraulic fluid cool. A revised nose in 1962 gave better airflow.	Citroen DS19 1961 Decapotable.	Citroen DS19 1964 Decapotable
Citroen DS19 1964 Decapotable	Citroen DS19 1966 Decapotable	Citroen DS19 1966 Decapotable	Citroen DS19 1970 Decapotable	Citroen DS21 1970 Decapotable
Citroën DS Decapotable - interior	Citroen DS19 1960 La Croisette Decapotable - inside	Citroën DS Decapotable. Decapotables always had round rear lamps, and indicators on the rear shoulders at the base of the hood	Citroen DS19 1961 Decapotable. Until 1962 DS cars (not ID cars) had 'cendriers' (also called 'ash trays' or 'cheese cutters') grilles in the tops of the wings to keep the hydraulic fluid cool. A revised nose in 1962 gave better airflow.	Henri Chapron

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