Note: We're sharing this piece for two reasons: One, we love the SM — and all Citroëns, for that matter — so much it hurts. Two, the car, introduced in 1970, turns 40 this year. Happy birthday, old ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Happy birthday, Citroën SM. Fifty years ago this month the most spectacular and, some might say, overambitious car of the 1970s went ...

The one-off SM V8 has been a historical mystery for Citroën enthusiasts. That is, until the answer came when interviewing Belgian race driver and journalist Paul Frère six months before he died. Once ...

In the late 1950s Citroën’sBureau Des Etudes began a design study called Project S (also known as the DS Sport program). Several prototypes based on the DS were produced to explore styling and ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...