Sa Majesté in her various guises

MCB resident Citroën SM expert Laurent recently shared these assorted images of his and fellow SM owners’ cars from the previous year— including some truly unusual examples. Such beautiful cars in beautiful settings.

Thanks for sharing, Laurent!

You can follow Laurent at sb4376.unblog.fr.

~ by velofinds on January 2, 2014.

Posted in Guest contributor, Readers' rides, Still images
Tags: citroën, citroën sm, sm

8 Responses to “Sa Majesté in her various guises”

These cars were really fantastically designed and built.
The hypopneumatic suspension was very clever but the way the Maserati V6 was mounted with ancillary components driven off a separate forward facing jackshaft was a unique way of gaining easy maintenance access under the hood.
Three two barrel Weber 42 DCNFs sitting on top of the engines of most models were a nice touch for those who liked to tinker with their toys also!
These photos are very nice but an under-the-hood shot is sorely lacking to give this classic justice.

Chris Kleckner said this on January 2, 2014 at 1:48 am
- dear Chris, pictures under the hood comming soon 😉
  
  Laurent said this on January 2, 2014 at 12:27 pm
- Chris, this is for you (courtesy of Laurent).
  
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.596512510435666.1073741840.447235128696739&type=3
  
  motoringconbrio said this on January 2, 2014 at 9:13 pm
  - Thanks to Laurent!!
    
    Chris Kleckner said this on January 2, 2014 at 9:49 pm
Stunning cars to look at, but I prefer the DS to drive. Still want one though.

PieterA said this on January 2, 2014 at 11:37 am
The 4 door SM, wow! Never seen one and wish I could sit in the back seat in person to check it out. What a car.

The t-top version reminds me of these: http://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-european/un-curbside-classic-2001-2003-renault-avantime-two-door-hardtop-luxury-turbo-diesel-vancoupe-my-lust-object-du-jour/

bmw325_num99 said this on January 2, 2014 at 12:15 pm
- yes the back seat is very class, like the Citreon CX Prestige
  
  Laurent said this on January 2, 2014 at 12:34 pm
Superbes photos Laurent.
Je travaille pour de la SM au jour le jour (refabrication de pièces) mais je n’ai jamais eu la chance de poser mes fesses dedans. Ca doit être super sympa !

benjouy said this on April 3, 2014 at 11:55 am