Highlights
- Well presented car in burnt orange with brown interior
- High specification Pallas retaining many original features
- One of the last chrome bumper GS models built before switch to GSA
The Appeal
Citroen’s history is so populated with some design greats like the Traction Avant, DS and CX that some of its equally illustrious cars often don’t quite get the credit they deserve. Case in point is the aerodynamic and technologically advanced GS.
Beautifully designed by Robert Opron in a truly groundbreaking fastback style, the GS channelled typically intelligent Citroën thinking, notably the flat-four engine and brilliant suspension, into a car for ‘everyman.’ The GS was the four-door, chrome-bumper version, built to 1980 when the five-door GSA arrived.
This 1200 is therefore one of the last GS cars to have been built. As a Pallas, it has a raft of enhanced fittings, including extra chromework and a plush brown fabric interior. Finished in burnt orange, it is a really handsome car in good condition for a car of this age, particularly a GS.
With many original features, this very presentable Pallas represents a real find for fans of the double chevron.
History and Paperwork
- Originally registered 1980
- Shows 27,060 kms on odometer but this is not verified
The Condition
- Attrative burnt orange paintwork in good condition for age
- Some areas of stone chips and other points to note in photos
- Bodywork is straight and well kept with some areas to note in photos
- These include inside corner of one door and C pillar on passenger side
- Chromework presents well appearing original with some light age to note
- Rubber seals also appear to be original and show light age
- Exterior trim in good condition with some light age such as to bumper overriders
- Sits on correct steel wheels with smart chrome hub caps
- Brown fabric interior is correct for Pallas and in good general condition
- Matching brown carpets, door cards and dashboard present well
- Some age to note to seat fabrics are highlights in photos
- Headlining is presentable with some age to note in photos
- Classic-style stereo appears to be a modern unit
The Mechanics
- 1,222cc flat four air cooled engine
- 4spd manual gearbox
- Magnaflow exhaust leaking
- In need of some intervention on spark plugs and cables
- Tidy engine bay as shown
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