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Vintage Motors offers expert vehicle inspections for buyers worldwide. Buying a classic car in South Africa? Let us handle it for you.
Some cars were built to follow trends. The DS was built to ignore them.
When this Citroën first appeared in the 1950s, it looked like it had landed from the future. Decades later, it still does. This Pallas carries that presence properly. Long, low and unapologetically different. The lines are clean. The chrome sits right. The stance is exactly how a DS should sit.
Recently, serious money was spent on bringing it back to form.
Over R100, 000 invested.
New lenses
Paintwork neatened and refreshed
Interior fully redone
One detail that still feels ahead of its time is the steering-linked headlights. As you turn the steering wheel, the inner lamps pivot with it, lighting up the corner before you enter it. It’s not a gimmick. It’s proper engineering. Designed to improve visibility on dark roads long before modern adaptive systems existed. In the early 1970s, this was space-age thinking. Today, it still feels clever. Open the door and you see where the effort went. The seats are crisp and correct. The cabin feels tight, not tired. The dash layout remains pure DS. That single-spoke wheel reminds you this was never meant to be ordinary.
Under the bonnet it’s tidy and honest. The engine bay reflects care, not shortcuts. It starts, settles and drives the way a proper DS should, floating down the road on its hydropneumatic suspension with that distinct Citroën composure. This is not a museum piece. It’s not a half-done project. It’s a sorted Pallas that has had proper recent attention and real money invested.
Owning a DS is not about speed.
It’s about presence.
It’s about understanding design.
It’s about driving something that still makes modern cars look conservative.
If you want conventional, buy German.
If you want character, this is it.
Located in Pretoria East, South AfricaVintage Motors offers expert vehicle inspections for buyers worldwide. Buying a classic car in South Africa? Let us handle it for you.
Some cars were built to follow trends. The DS was built to ignore them.
When this Citroën first appeared in the 1950s, it looked like it had landed from the future. Decades later, it still does. This Pallas carries that presence properly. Long, low and unapologetically different. The lines are clean. The chrome sits right. The stance is exactly how a DS should sit.
Recently, serious money was spent on bringing it back to form.
Over R100, 000 invested.
New lenses
Paintwork neatened and refreshed
Interior fully redone
One detail that still feels ahead of its time is the steering-linked headlights. As you turn the steering wheel, the inner lamps pivot with it, lighting up the corner before you enter it. It’s not a gimmick. It’s proper engineering. Designed to improve visibility on dark roads long before modern adaptive systems existed. In the early 1970s, this was space-age thinking. Today, it still feels clever. Open the door and you see where the effort went. The seats are crisp and correct. The cabin feels tight, not tired. The dash layout remains pure DS. That single-spoke wheel reminds you this was never meant to be ordinary.
Under the bonnet it’s tidy and honest. The engine bay reflects care, not shortcuts. It starts, settles and drives the way a proper DS should, floating down the road on its hydropneumatic suspension with that distinct Citroën composure. This is not a museum piece. It’s not a half-done project. It’s a sorted Pallas that has had proper recent attention and real money invested.
Owning a DS is not about speed.
It’s about presence.
It’s about understanding design.
It’s about driving something that still makes modern cars look conservative.
If you want conventional, buy German.
If you want character, this is it.
Located in Pretoria East, South Africa
