The colours of the Citroën DS in England and Commonwealth, by le Docteur Danche
Some Citroën DS were produced between 1956 and 1966 in the Slough factory, in the suburbs of London, in very few quantities (9000 exemplaries?). As an example for these models, here is a presentation of a remarkable brown DS 1962 And here is a guide of the official Slough colours. This is only a guide, as Slough could provide any colour provided it was in the ICI or Valentine catalogues (Ken Smith interview, Citroënian, April 2011).
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color name |
snapshot |
pictures link (click when available) |
Overview |
model years |
| Regal Red | ![]() |
1956-1962 | ||
| Sherwood Green | ![]() |
1960-1961-1962-1963? | ||
| Thundercloud Grey | ![]() |
1956-1958 | ||
| Mist Grey | ![]() |
1956-1958 | ||
| Cream | ![]() |
1956-1958 | ||
| Black | ![]() |
1956-1959 | ||
| Airways Blue | ![]() |
1959 | ||
| Avion Blue | ![]() |
1959 | ||
| Silver Blue (metal) | ![]() |
1964-1966 | ||
| Off-White | ![]() |
1959 |
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| Daffodil Yellow | ![]() |
1960 1961? | ||
| Coral | ![]() |
1960 1961? | ||
| Dove Grey | ![]() |
1960-1961-1962 1963? | ||
| Pearl White | ![]() |
1961-1962 1963? | ||
| Solent Blue | ![]() |
1961? 1962 1963? | ||
| Minster Grey | ![]() |
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1963? | |
| Ermine White | ![]() |
1964-1966 | ||
| Racing Green | ![]() |
1963? 1964-1966 | ||
| Regency Red | ![]() |
1964-1966 | ||
| Midnight Blue | ![]() |
1964 | ||
| Pastel Blue | ![]() |
1965-1966 | ||
| Tudor Grey (metal) | ![]() |
1963? 1964-1966 | ||
| Diamond Blue (metal) | ![]() |
1965-1966 | ||
| Clover Green (metal) | ![]() |
1965-1966 | ||
NB: I am quite unsure about the exact years, because my reference documents seem to have internal contradictions.
Reference documents: