Citroen DS 19 Berline (1:16)

Plastic kit to build a Citroen DS 19 Berline

• 1:16 scale
• Dimensions LxW (built): 298 x 111 mm
• 157 parts
• moveable front doors
• steerable front axle
• engine replica
• Bonnet can be displayed open or closed
• unbuilt/unpainted
• Paint and glue not included

CITROËN believes that the standard of living in France and Europe will improve and has therefore successfully introduced the 2 CV. Now the 15 and 11 CV need a successor. This gave rise to the VGD design (a vehicle planned for larger quantities), the first sketches of which date back to 1945. This vehicle is gradually taking shape. Andre LEFEBVRE is entrusted with the management, who decides decisively for innovations in all areas. The body is designed by Flaminio Bertoni, the suspension by Paul Magès. For the engine, Pierre Bercot takes over the design of the old 1911 cm3 D engine. At the end of 1954 the overall design was ready. In October 1955 the car debuted at the 42nd Paris Motor Show. What surprises at first is the outrageous design. France splits into two camps: «for» and «against». But the novelty is not limited to the bodywork, the hydropneumatic suspension offers surprising comfort with four independent wheels. Plastic becomes an important element of the body with the roof and rear window, as well as light alloy for the hood. A whole host of new details follow: from the single-spoke steering wheel to the streamlined turn signals, to doors without window frames.