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1973 CITROEN SM MASERATI 2.9 LITRE TWO-DOOR SPORTS SALOON REGISTRATION NO. TO BE ANNOUNCED CHASSIS NO. 00SB 8914 ENGINE NO.TBA ENGINE: V-6, DUAL OVERHEAD-CAMSHAFT, 2965CC, 180BHP AT 6,250RPM; GEARBOX: FIVE SPEED MANUAL; BRAKES: FOUR WHEEL DISC; SUSPENSION: FRONT, HYDROPNEUMATIC WITH PARALLEL CONTROL ARMS AND ANTI-ROLL BAR, REAR, HYDROPNEUMATIC WITH TRAILING ARMS AND ANTI-ROLL BAR. LEFT HAND DRIVE. THE MOST SPECTACULAR POST-WAR CITROEN AND WITH STRONG COLLECTORS POTENTIAL BEING ALREADY A CLASSIC IN ITS NATIVE COUNTRY, THE SM WAS A RESULT OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE FRENCH COMPANY AND MASERATI, AT THE TIME WHEN CITROEN OWNED MASERATI. POWERED BY A FOUR-CAM V6 ENGINE, DESIGNED BY ALFERI, AND ALSO USED IN THE MASERATI MERAK, THIS MODEL IS ONE OF THE GREATEST TOURING CARS OF THE SEVENTIES. THE STYLING IS UNDOUBTEDLY FRENCH AND CITROEN, GIVING A STUNNING SPORTS INTERPRETATION IN CAR DESIGN. IN ADDITION TO SELF-LEVELLING INDEPENDENT HYDROPNEUMATIC SUSPENSION WITH THREE DIFFERENT LEVEL SETTINGS, EVERYTHING IN THE CAR IS POWERED, FROM THE VARIABLE RESPONSE STEERING TO THE SIX HEADLIGHT SYSTEM WITH INBOARD UNITS LINKED TO THE STEERING - A DRIVER'S DREAM. OTHER TYPICAL CITROEN FEATURES INCLUDE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, A HALLMARK SINCE 1934 AND IN THE SM, IT WAS THE FASTEST FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR OF ITS ERA AND WAS CAPABLE OF 140+ MPH. IN 1971 ROAD & TRACK MAGAZINE NAMED THE SM "ONE OF THE TEN BEST CARS IN THE WORLD." LIKE THE DS SEDANS THE DRIVING TECHNIQUE NEEDS TO BE PERFECTED AS THE STEERING IS VERY QUICK AND LIGHT, AND GENTLE APPLICATION ON THE PRESSURE SENSITIVE BRAKES IS ALSO REQUIRED. ONCE YOU HAVE ADJUSTED HOWEVER THE SM PROVIDES A SUPERB, HIGH SPEED TOURER WHICH CAN BE HIGHLY RELAXED, AIDED BY UNUSUALLY GOOD AERODYNAMICS THAT PROVIDE A QUIET, SMOOTH, AND SUPPLE RIDE. COMPLEX IN ITS TIME, IT IS SIMPLE BY TODAYS STANDARDS, AND ALL THE PROBLEMS HAVE LONG SINCE BEEN SORTED. IT IS PROBABLY THE ONLY CLASSIC YOU CAN DRIVE VERY LONG DISTANCES IN QUIET COMFORT. THIS REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF AN SM WARRANTS CLOSE ATTENTION BY ANY ENTHUSIAST OF THE MARQUE WHO HAS CONSIDERED PURCHASING ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. IN ESSENCE THIS A TOTALLY REBUILT EXAMPLE HAVING UNDERGONE A COMPREHENSIVE NUT AND BOLT RESTORATION AT A COST IN EXCESS OF ¨30,000. MANY OF THE INVOICES FOR THIS WORK ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AND DETAIL THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALLY REBUILT USING A NEW CHASSIS, BODY, ENGINE, HYDRAULICS, AND PAINTWORK. ORIGINAL SECOND HAND LEATHER SM SEATS WERE SOURCED AND THESE ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE SPECIFICATION OF THIS CAR IS ALSO OF GREAT INTEREST AS IT HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO THE OWNERS OWN TASTE AND REQUIREMENT. AN ORIGINAL THREE LITRE (EXPORT SPECIFICATION) ENGINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND THE WELL KNOWN SM SPECIALISTS ANDREW BRODIE ENGINEERING LTD, WHO COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED THIS VEHICLE, HAVE MODIFIED THE PRIMARY CHAIN, INSTALLED A BETTER OIL PUMP DRIVE AND FITTED EXTRA LIFE CHAINS. IN ADDITION IT IS FITTED WITH THE DESIRABLE TRIPLE WEBER CARBURETTORS RATHER THAN FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MAKING THIS THE MOST POWERFUL SPECIFICATION OF AN SM AVAILABLE AT 180BHP. ANOTHER FEATURE IS THE FIVE SPEED MANUAL GEARBOX. THE CAR COMES WITH BOTH AIR CONDITIONING AND A MODERN BLAUPUNKT RADIO AND AN ORIGINAL MANUAL FOR THE SM. THIS SM IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST, RUST FREE EXAMPLES IN FULL WORKING ORDER (ON A RECENT INSPECTION) THAT ONE IS LIKELY TO FIND WHICH HAS UNDERGONE THIS NO EXPENSE SPARED REBUILD.