Châssis n° 4494044Italien registration title           A French masterpiece: the DS Cabriolet.When the DS convertible was launched, the press was full of praise.

*Le Figaro* ran the headline: “A stunning new model: a convertible with exceptionally clean lines.” *Paris-Presse* added: “A feast for the eyes.

’ Incorporating all the technical innovations of the saloon, no European convertible would match the beauty or comfort of the DS for several years, aided by the superiority of its Citroën hydropneumatic suspension, which was ahead of its time.

In the end, 1,365 factory-built convertibles were produced based on the DS 19 and DS 21 between 1960 and 1971. The DS 21 convertible presented here was first registered in France in 1968 and was originally fitted with a manual gearbox.

It was registered as 279 QZ 27 when, 11 years later, it left France for Italy, where it was bought by a music engineer who used it in the summer and drove it very little.

He moved to the USA and, unfortunatel...