LOT 129

1972 Citroën DS 23 Pallas IE Saloon Chassis no. DSFG00FG2919

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Lot 129

1972 Citroën DS 23 Pallas IE Saloon

The Bonmont Sale|29 June 2025, 14:00 CEST|Chéserex, Switzerland

1972 Citroën DS 23 Pallas IE Saloon
Chassis no. DSFG00FG2919

• Delivered new in Switzerland
• Top-of-the-range Pallas model
• Manual transmission
• Extensive professional restoration in the early 2000s
• Comprehensive illustrated condition report available

This top-of-the-range Pallas was first registered in Switzerland in 1972. In 1993 the car was purchased in Zurich by Jurek Zaba. After a couple of years he decided to commission renowned Citroën specialists Häfliger & Kunz AG in Dänikon to undertake an extensive restoration spanning the years 2001 to 2004. Among others the following panels were replaced: rear panel, inner and outer rear mudguards, boot floor, boot lid, front and rear floor panels, longitudinal sills, outer sills, and 'B' and 'C' pillars at the bottom. A complete stone chip protection was applied and all cavities given a protective coating.

The car was repainted in the original colour except the roof, which is now grey instead of black. 123 electronic ignition was fitted later; the fuel and water pumps replaced; the brakes overhauled; and the driveshaft and wheel hubs replaced. Häfliger & Kunz continued servicing the DS after the current owner's family purchased it in 2010. Offered with the last (2024) MFK as a Veteranenfahrzeug (valid to 2030) and a comprehensive illustrated condition report dated December 2024.

Footnotes

1972 Citroën DS 23 Pallas IE Saloon
Châssis n° DS FG 00FG2919
• Livrée neuve en Suisse
• Version de haut de gamme Pallas
• Boîte manuelle
• Restauration complète menée par un professionnel au début des années 2000
• Rapport d'inspection illustré complet disponible

Cette Pallas de haut de gamme fut immatriculée pour la première fois en 1972, en Suisse. Elle fut achetée en 1993 à Zurich par Jurek Zaba, qui décida au bout de quelques années de la faire complètement restaurer par le célèbre spécialiste Citroën Häfliger & Kunz AG de Dänikon. Ces travaux, qui durèrent de 2001 à 2004, virent le remplacement, entre autres, du panneau arrière, des garde-boues arrière internes et externes, du plancher et du couvercle de coffre, des panneaux de plancher avant et arrière, des longerons latéraux et des bas de caisse, ainsi que la partie inférieure des pieds milieu et arrière. Un antigravillonage complet fut appliqué et tous les corps creux furent protégés.

La voiture fut repeinte dans sa couleur d'origine, à l'exception du pavillon, désormais gris et non plus noir. Par la suite, un allumage électronique 123 fut monté, les pompes à eau et à carburant furent remplacées, les freins refaits et les arbres de transmission ainsi que les moyeux remplacés. Ce fut Häfliger & Kunz qui continua à l'entretenir après que la famille de son actuel propriétaire l'eut achetée en 2010. Cette DS dispose de son dernier contrôle technique MFK pour Veteranenfahrzeug, datant de 2024 et valide jusqu'en 2030, ainsi que d'un rapport d'inspection illustré complet établi en décembre 2024.

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