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£8,050

1974 Citroën DS20 Pallas

United Kingdom • 23 Jun 2026 • Lot N/S

Vehicle Details

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This 1974 Citroën DS20 Pallas is a well-presented example that has benefited from substantial restoration and maintenance, totaling over £33,000 in the current ownership. Despite its extensive mechanical and structural work, the car exhibits some cosmetic imperfections including rust bubbles and paint blemishes, common for its age and restoration history.

Condition

6

The car has undergone significant restoration work in 2005 and 2011, with over £33,000 spent on upkeep. However, there are noted imperfections such as under-paint rust bubbles on the wings, boot lid, and door shuts, as well as stone chips, minor scratches, and paint touch-ins. The interior's blue hue has faded, and the headlining is a bit saggy. While mechanically sound and well-maintained, these cosmetic issues prevent a higher rating.

/ 10

Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

4726429

Odometer:

29,477 miles

Reg Number:

ABW 280M

RHD/LHD:

LHD

This well presented DS hails from the penultimate year of production and is hence a Series 3 car as made -over by Robert Opron who styled both the CX and the Maserati engined SM.

Whilst the car was an evolution of what went before, it now featured the famous cable operated directional headlamps and the most reliable LHM (liquide hydraulique minéral) based hydropneumatics.

The new green dyed fluid was the first to be non-hygroscopic to the benefit of system longevity and utility.

This example left the Parisienne factory in 1974 with its DS20 Pallas designation marking it out as a 1985cc example in the plushest state of trim.

By 1995 it had emigrated to the UK, being registered with the DVLA for the first time in September of that year.

Three UK keepers account for the period between 1995 and the autumn of 2010.

It was at that time that the current owner bought the car at Anglia Car Auctions for £7,310.

This was in the knowledge that the car had undergone a thorough restoration in...