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Citroen DS Special Black Dickie Solido 1:18

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Citroen DS Special Black Dickie Solido 1:18 S1800708 Diecast
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Solido's 1:18 diecast Citroen DS Special in black reproduces the 1972 saloon that carried Citroen's hydropneumatic suspension into its final production years. French heritage diecast with opening features, a strong centrepiece for a 1970s European display.
Citroen DS Special Black Dickie Solido 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Citroen
Model Manufacturer
Solido
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
S1800708
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5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
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About the Citroen DS Special Black Dickie Solido 1:18

TL;DR: Solido's 1:18 diecast Citroen DS Special in black reproduces the later-production DS saloon, built on the platform whose hydropneumatic suspension made the DS one of the most technically radical cars of its era. A French heritage diecast piece with opening doors, it anchors a 1970s European shelf convincingly.

By the time the DS Special arrived in the early 1970s, the design that had stunned Paris in 1955 was entering its final years, and Solido's diecast captures that mature, unmistakable silhouette in black.

A French Manufacturer's Diecast Approach to Its Own Icon

Solido has long produced diecast versions of French domestic classics, and the DS is one of the marque's most natural subjects: distinctive enough that even a simplified diecast interpretation reads clearly, with the sweeping roofline, covered rear wheel arches, and low nose all present in miniature. The doors open to a cabin that is functional rather than richly detailed, consistent with mid-tier diecast standards, and the black paint suits the DS's smooth, uncluttered bodywork particularly well by letting the shape do the talking rather than the finish. Panel lines sit a little wider than premium resin work would allow, an honest trade-off for a model built to be accessible rather than investment-grade.

The DS's Engineering Legacy in Miniature

The DS's hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension, a genuine engineering first when the car launched, gave it a ride quality that competitors would spend decades trying to match, and that technical reputation is a large part of why the DS still commands such respect among European collectors regardless of trim level. The Special badge marked one of the more affordable configurations offered late in the DS's production run, a simplified specification aimed at keeping the design within reach as newer Citroens arrived. That makes this black diecast a fitting representative of the DS's final chapter rather than its most glamorous. On a shelf built around French design or 1970s saloons, it holds its own on silhouette alone, and pairing it with earlier or later Citroen models lets a collector trace how little the DS's fundamental shape needed to change across nearly two decades.

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