Citroën DS Ballon

A recreation of the original unveiling of the Citroen DS model from 1955.

I found some links to the original photos here and here.

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Simon Crubellier says:

Wow. Just wow.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

The DS is kind of boat-shaped, isn't it? And those (inflateable?) balls are a good metaphor for its air suspension. Was this Photoshopped or is it a lake installation somewhere?
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

18mm says:

Very cool!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

grebo guru says:

@bluewave
It was a lake installation for a three-day expo in Paris last weekend. There are actually wooden planks supporting the balls just below the waterline.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Rick Takagi says:

great shot, fun to see.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Johnny Autismo [deleted] says:

I like this picture.
It is funny.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

defekto says:

the most beautiful car ever designed...
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

daviddb says:

that was the photograph I was *trying* to take. nice one
David
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Chrissie YK says:

Funky!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Tampen says:

Excellent !
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

First Contact says:

Congrats! This has been milked by awfulsara, dooda, Lynn, SFE and Lawatt.

I've tagged it appropriately.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

englishaugust says:

Amazing shot.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

nickehret says:

With designs like this its a wonder why French automobiles don't have a larger market share.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Fred [feukiou] [deleted] says:

quand je pense que j'ai raté le rassemblement de DS au trocadero... grrr
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Djivy says:

Lovely shot of an incredible car on a historical construction.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

peter photo says:

very funny and good shot !
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

dkle [urf] says:

unbelievable ... bref trop fort !
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Jakes_World says:

that is so cool! Great capture, too.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

13254 says:

I like this a lot, but what kind of adervertising would this be? Why is it on water and why does it have ball wheels? How do those things relate to the car?
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Fred [feukiou] [deleted] says:

mcvay: it's a DS!!!! who cares about that? ;D
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

IwateBuddy says:

that is so outrageous! what a shot!
I'd like to invite you to post this in my CAR [directory] 車. We have a lot of nice links there as well as car photos.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

jolom says:

Interesting
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Olly C says:

Just noticed Ive tagged you three times for my group as I was going through my faves. Apologies for the repetitive cut and pasting.

Olly
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Idreece says:

Excellent recreation. Thank you for sharing the links as well!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

conrado4 says:

From the icon,I thought it was carrots and tomatoes =)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Gabba Gabba Hey! says:

DS forever.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

tomjgibbs says:

awesome
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

mompl says:

Really stunning!

>but what kind of adervertising would this be?

The balloons between the DS and water should symbalize the very special suspension of the car. It has got no metal springs, but a combination of gas (the balloons) and fluid (the water) to accomplish the road perfomance. Therefore the suspension´s official name is Hydropneumatic. And indeed, it´s an unforgetable experience to drive such a car.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

brancusi7 says:

Outstanding car.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

ubg43 says:

I miss my DS so much.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

xantcit says:

: ))
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

azu250 says:

Nice picture!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Photomechanica says:

:-)))
I have a model of this car - DS Ballon
:-)))
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

yellowrubberduck says:

awesome!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

mompl says:

Photomechanica, maybe this one? :)

Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

gavino•vz says:

That's a nice car or boat...
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Photomechanica says:

mompl, yes !
:-))

Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

pearmax says:

jajajajajajaajaja.......
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

eagle1effi says:

fine done!!

What a fresh and cooool work! !

I love your style__ “ Cool” ! -- – and have a way cool day !!

Please consider joining
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Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

eagle1effi says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called "Damn Cool Photographers in the WORLD" => comment 1, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

bike2chemnitz says:

That's so cool - I love the original photo too.

--
Found in a search. (?)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

CitroenDS Bessie says:

Fantastic!!
I had that picture on my wall as a kid - it made me buy a DS21 when I was older - I still have her!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Wonderlane says:

spookie
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Laurent Nivalle says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Citroën _ Fashion & artistic photographs, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

christianwhitehead53 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Bonjour France, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

[o] Marc says:

Incredible!

Though, frankly, and eventhough historic, it completely spoils the beauty of her front thighs IMHOP.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

Turkuu says:

how cool is that!

this looks to be a successful attempt by Citroen to make a car that drives on water.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

anonymous forever says:

whoa
i have never seen anything like that
Posted 7 days ago. ( permalink )

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