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1972 Citroën SM

1972 Citroën SM in Columbo: Identity Crisis, Movie made for TV, 1975

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: — Made for: USA

1972 Citroën SM

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2007-03-13 12:55	Picture below provided by:- safranc -- Last edit: 2007-03-13 12:57:11
stronghold ◊ 2007-03-13 12:59
datsunZ ◊ 2007-03-13 14:37	Believe or not,that exotic car in USA was a flop Read how said of US-spec SM the 1992-printed"Standard Catalog of Imported Cars 1946-1990",Krause Publications,USA: Pg.150("1971-1972 CITROEN"chapter) "...A stylish new high-performance two-door model joined for 1971,blending Citroen's famous air-oil suspension with a Maserati engine.The 2670 cc.(163-cid)V-6 produced 180 horsepower(SAE).The dramatic fastback-coupé body had a nearly-horizontal back window tapering to a squared-off rear end,small rear fender skirts,and large rear quarter windows.Quad round headlamps were recessed and separated by large vertical dividers.Front/rear disc brakes included an anti-lock device.Air conditioning and a radio were standard,as a five-speed manual gearbox." -- Last edit: 2007-03-13 15:09:04
antp ◊ 2007-03-13 17:57	Well, compared to sales in Europe, the US sales were not so bad
Peter ◊ 2007-09-09 00:39	The relevant goalpost is the Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC, which in its best year sold 7,000 units world wide, with over half those in the US. The SM had 5,000 units in its best year. Not terrible - but US sales of 1,000/year were more in Jensen Interceptor territory than 450SLC territory. Buyers at this level are very brand conscious. Citroen essentailly had no brand image at this point in the US - given unlimited resources they could reinvent themselves to be anything they wanted. Given limited resources, they would have been well advised to charge 50% more and stick a Maserati badge on the car, and offer a 100,000 mile warranty. In Europe, Citroen discovered something the hard way (the Fiat Dino theorem) - luxury car buyers want some level of exclusivity - a bit hard from the company that builds the 2CV.
freak brother ◊ 2009-04-17 17:01	Thank for this find ! Le seul épisode de Colombo, où sont réunies 2 french cars....... (Of course everyone knows the "Peugeot 403" of the Inspector)...:D The SM, beautiful, with an engine Maseratti, but fragile in electricity....
KoldingDenmark ◊ 2010-10-26 01:15	It may not have sold well, but you still see it in traffic in San Francisco and Sausalito today. It was the fastest front wheel driven car of its time. I understand that US owners finally are allowed to drive it with the original front with turning headlights.
no-a ◊ 2017-07-01 01:17	What a beauty -- Last edit: 2017-07-01 09:57:00 (walter)
SixtiesSwing ◊ 2021-11-20 21:06	KoldingDenmark wrote It may not have sold well, but you still see it in traffic in San Francisco and Sausalito today. It was the fastest front wheel driven car of its time. I understand that US owners finally are allowed to drive it with the original front with turning headlights. My guess is that the turning-headlight feature on non-US-spec models is now allowed under the "25-year rule", whereby we can import any car we want without modification provided it is over 25 years old. This is the reason why the cult-favorite Land Rover Defender 90 and 110 models are under scrutiny by US Customs as some unscrupulous sellers falsify vehicle identification numbers to make a less-than-25-year-old Defender appear older. When those vehicles are discovered, they are unceremoniously crushed (maybe without ceremony but plenty of video evidence as seen on youtube!)

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