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£26,438

1973 Citroën DS23 Safari (Break)

Silverstone Auctions • United Kingdom • 1 Aug 2020

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a right-hand drive 1973 Citroen DS23 Safari, originally black but restored in 2002/03 to a Blue/Grey paintwork with black leather seats and blue carpets. The car, previously registered as NOT 321L and later SCW 211L, has been part of a collection and requires recommissioning before road use.

Condition

6

The car was restored in 2002/03 and had further work done in 2013. The listing notes the paint, leather seats, and carpets are in fine order. However, it also mentions the car has been part of a large collection with little use, requiring some recommissioning to return it to the road.

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Transmission:

Automatic

Chassis No:

OOFF1842

Odometer:

13,550 miles

Reg Number:

SCW 211L

RHD/LHD:

RHD

The most stylish family-friendly classic car, a RHD Safari.

A final incarnation semi-automatic DS23 Safari.

UK-registered, right-hand drive Restored in 2003 with further work carried on the brakes, hydraulics, wheel bearings and electrics in 2013 by Le Riche Automobile Restorers of Jersey Owned and sold by Le Riche in 2013 and said at the time to be in excellent condition It wore its original registration number of NOT 321L for over 33 years, until 2006.

Subsequently registered in the Republic of Ireland and now UK-registered as SCW 211L Marketed as the Break in France and the Safari in the UK The DS23 estate versions were fitted with carburettors This car has formed part of a large collection with little or no use.

An element of recommissioning is to be expected to return it to the road once again A new V5c will need to be requested by submitting a V62 form The Citroën DS Safari, introduced in 1958, is one of the most competent estate cars ever produced.

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