1973 Citroën DS23 Safari (Break)

• 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 Citroen DS Safari, introduced in 1958, is one of the most competent estate cars ever produced. As well as swallowing luggage, it offers a massive amount of interior space, self-levelling suspension and seating for seven. The Hydropneumatic suspension comes into its own on the load-lugging DS, however much you pack in the back, the car will always stay level. The Safari adopted the same shark-like front end as its other DS siblings in 1967.

The car presented here is a right-hand drive 1973 Citroen DS23 Safari, first registered in the UK on the 1st June 1973, registration NOT 321L. Originally Black, the car was restored in 2002/03 and is very well suited to its Blue/Grey paintwork; the Black leather seats with Blue carpets finish it off nicely, all looking in fine order.

The car was previously registered and being used in and around Dublin in 2009/10, before going to Jersey where it was owned, serviced, and sold by Le Riche Automobile Restorers in 2013; we understand the car is now UK-registered, being assigned the registration SCW 211L.

A super-stylish and capable machine, whether loaded up with holiday gear or being used on a jaunt to the Goodwood Revival, a DS Safari will always be well received.