Was there ever a manual Citroen SM?

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I have always had a hankering for one of these beautiful but wallet-clearing cars. I assume they are all auto but wanted to check. Grateful for any info.

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Excellent to hear. Many thanks.

Not a rare car and probably not a car to invest in, but I think they are gorgeous,and might take the plunge on a good one.

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The pics are increasing my resolve..

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magooagain said:

Many thanks! I will check North America first but no interest in the horrible US spec cars with the horrible front ends. There are some Euro spec cars here and there.







This site may help(France)
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Happy to help if you need any.

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EJH said:

Did the Canadian cars have the "nice" (non-fixed / sealed beam) front end? I ask as this Canadian car (in London) has the nicer (moving) lights: https://www.dukeoflondon.co.uk/product-page/citroe...

Canadian original cars were same as US but Canada has a 15 year import rule for used cars compared to the US 25 year rule,. so some got here earlier. At a guess they retrofitted the Euro lights as part of the rest.

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Many thanks to everybody for the pics...looks better and better with age.

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Bustedmattress said:

I have owned mine for just over a year. Yes to manual. Lovely noise and bewitching looks. It is a tricky car to look after but it is worth the worry. Go for originality - original leather always better than a retrim - can’t ever quite reproduce it quite right. The Continental Edison radio is worth a lot of fitted. They are well put together but rust is always a concern. I am not sure prices are on the rise. I think they have hit a plateau. If you love the car, the shape, the noise and what it stands for (a time when Citroen said what the hell and designed what they thought was right) and have the money then really seriously consider it. I adore mine. It is worth going into the garage to look at it sitting still. On a sunny day with everything humming along it is rock star like. Also the Citroen Club have been brilliant and are a great resource. Happy to chat it through it you people want something better than these rambling.

Dave

That is very helpful . I am not a car investor at all..just someone who admits the SM greatly. If values go up or down makes no difference. I will take your advice on originality I need to check out how to service the car in Canada, as that is where it would live. They are not unknown here but are very rare. Rust is always a worry, no doubt. I will PM you when I get closer. Many thanks!

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Bustedmattress said:

Very happy to talk and good luck with the search. It is part of the journey as it were, and hope you enjoy it.

Sorry final one from me - I deliberately went for a carburetor car and not a fuel injected one. The latter have a bad rep for catching on fire due to (I think) a combo of pressure of fuel, leaky hoses and position of where stray fuel would spray. I think a good number of SMs in the US at least were fuel injected. Not sure if that plays the same way in Canada. Also the carburetor has triple Weber’s which adds to the sound experience .

I will source the car in Europe- Legal to import them here and will take you advice on the Carb.Good advice!

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This is the kind of info that PH is superb at providing. Am most grateful to everyone who responded. There are so many non -automotive threads now that PH is less of a pure car forum than it used to be. Great to see the expertise is still there !