MODEL HISTORY
There are beautiful cars and there is art on wheels. While the DS has already been voted 'the most beautiful car in the world' by many, including leading car designers, a DS Décapotable is the superlative. What a graceful beauty. Unfortunately, the open version of the DS was never taken into production by Citroën itself; only 1365 DS Cabriolets were built by the French coachbuilder Chapron, which nowadays pass as 'the original'. How to look at it I leave to everyone for themselves, fortunately, in recent decades there have been companies that took the initiative to convert a DS into a Cabriolet like Chapron did. So not with four doors and a twisting chassis. The DS cabriolet was given longer doors, for instance, and of course a reinforced chassis.Nowadays, due to a lack of craftsmen and high labour costs, financially almost unfeasible. In the case of this stunning example, Italian craftsmanship was behind this conversion. Near Milan, Citroën specialist Davide Auto built DS Cabriolet's to order technically 'as it should be' in the 1980s and 1990s. A number of SM Cabriolet's were even built by Davide Auto. Eventually, signore Davide got too old and, for lack of skilled workers, his company now specialises in Citroën parts. This DS23 is still from his hand though and one of the most graceful cars I ever saw. In stylish sleek Noir with ditto leather, without a single mark of damage or use. It is the DS23 injection électronique version with 141hp Bosch injection engine and the luxurious interior with gorgeous black leather. All the typical 'Cabriolet details', such as indicators and specific chrome parts at the rear, are right on this Décapotable. She drives great, smooth and comfortable as only a DS does. The life of a homeless person has rarely been so enjoyable.

EXTERIOR
Superbly sleek black metallic bodywork. Damage- and rust-free, of course. Not a speck of dust, damage or dent to be seen. Correct and symmetrical fits. The glasswork, headlights and bumpers are faultless. The quality of paint and chrome are very high, a nice deep shine can be seen on everything. The convertible top is very nice and undamaged. Good transparent rear window. Grandeur! You can see from everything that the car drove only 4,900km since it was built. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)