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The Maserati V-8s cams are driven from the front of the engine and that engines distributor drive and water pump are completely different from the SMs V-6.

. Citroen-D Special engine bay. Lower Engine Alloy Block For Citroen SM Or Maserati Merak C1141. The all-new SM was a front-engine front-wheel drive high-performance coupe which was.

The SM placed third in the 1971 European Car of the Year contest trailing its stablemate Citroën GS and won the 1972 Motor Trend Car of the Year award in the US in 1972. The Citroën SM designed by Robert Opron is a combination of lateral thinking and innovative ideas and concepts. A high performance Citroen with a V6 Maserati engine.

Restoring a Citroen SM in 3 or more Acts Act XI. The engine develops 178 Ps and thanks to the SMs aerodynamic shape and low Cw is capable of reaching a top speed of 228 kmhr. Traction Avant is french for front wheel drive.

This gave the car fine comfort and also allowed more width in the engine bay for the proposed gas turbine engine that was ditched and replaced by the famous GM-derived 35-liter V8. The Insanity of Restoring This SM. The seldom-seen Citroen SM is a Concorde for the road.

By June 16th I take part to to the 2007 Citroën Rendezvous in Saratoga Springs in the. The engine runs well and the manual transmission works accurately. Today if you can find one or import one - a Citroen SM would make the perfect partner for someone who liked the idea of a Citroen DS with an Italian V6 engine sharp handling an unmistakable shape.

Call it a crossbreed of French futurism and Italian soul a jet-sleek Citroën powered by a growling Maserati engine. Everything in the engine bay is original. In 1961 Citroën began work on Project S - a.

Lamborghini and Chrysler Ford and Aston Martin really the whole Premium Auto Group Mitsubishi and AMG the list could go on. The Citroën SM was a high performance coupé produced by the French manufacturer Citroën between 1970 and 1975. 1963 Citroen D Special.

It also seems the case the SM was designed to feature a 4-cylinder though am assuming it was from early on in the project when Citroen were debating whether to produce a lightweight 2-door SWB Sporty Coupe with possibly a 130 hp 2-litre Twin-Cam engine akin to the DS Sport prototype or a Gran Tourer that eventually became the SM. The Citroën SM built from 197175 but sold in the US. Not surprised the Maserati V6 proved to be too powerful to use in the DS the Twin-Cam DS Sport engine and an earlier DS Coupe would seem to have been more useful the latter allowing Citroen to adopt a two pronged approach that would have aided the cause of the SM post fuel-crisis via the 130 hp 2-litre Twin-Cam DS Sport engine.

Only through 1973 might be one of the motoring worlds most unlikely mashups. A total of 12920 cars were built including 135 at the Ligier factory in Vichy. By James Derek Sapienza on July 21 2016.

1970-1975 OEM Citroen SM Maserati Merak engine C-114 cover timing gear housing. Yes thats the spare tyre in the engine bay. At first we thought this was a joke but no apparently this 1973 Citroën SM really is for sale.

Maserati did built a V-8 with an intermediate shaft but with two cylinders lopped off this 88 x 85mm bore and stroke engine would have resulted in a displacement of 31 liters which. This engine installed in a standard SM tested over 12000 kilometers. Upon its release the SM was an immediate hit both in terms of Citroëns image and sales.

By June 2007 the SM in not mechanically perfect but shes working pretty well so I can enjoy this car and take part to some meetings from my local club and others. Citroen D Special rear view. Exhaust pipe new never used for Traction Avant 156Price 200 CAD or best offer FOB MontrealContact.

The Pain and Pleasure of the Citroën SM. The engine was then removed and preserved while the rest of the car was destroyed by Alejandro de Tomaso. Titled Project S development took almost 9 years and in the end Citroen wound up designing an entirely new vehicle that would come to be known as the SM.

Four green spheres like these would float in every engine bay. Citroen Pallas CX2400. 1972 CITROËN SM.

There its unremarkable to have a racy V6 engine half-buried in the bulkhead the gearbox pushed out front beneath a long shaft extending right to the radiator to drive an alternator and an air-con pump. Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. Finishing Strong This success story is a coda to a 10-part series from CrosslePDX who purchased this 1973 Citroën SM 30 on Bring a Trailer in October 2019.

Universal 5 Piece Purple Round Aluminum Engine Bay Fender Washer Dress Up Kit Fits. There have been some pretty strange pairings throughout automotive history. Classic cars for sale in the most trusted collector car marketplace in the world.

The Citroën SM has also featured in many films more often than not pictured parked in front of striking mid-century homes in exotic locations such as Palm Springs. Just dont forget the patience required to drive a vehicle with a very idiosyncratic personality and buckets of 70s gallic flair. 1948 Citroen Traction Avant Light 15.

Free shipping on many items Browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Richard Boudrias 514-697-9037 or 514-910-9037. At the 8950 US asking price this SM needs everything and that means spending at least four times what a SM in decent shape would fetch on the open market.

The SM has a mid-engine configuration driving the front wheels situated behind the front axle. But none of them produced something as. Anyone even thinking of purchasing this.

The SM Club of France created an exact replica of this car using the actual engine from the original and displayed it at the Rétromobile 2010 show. Powered by a 170 bhp 90 degree four-camshaft Maserati V6 engine designed by maestro chief engineer Giulio Alfieri with three double-barrel down-draught Weber carburettors driving the front wheels.

View Of The Crowded Engine Bay Of A Citroen Sm On Display At The Regents Street Motor Show November 2021 Stock Photo Alamy