The Citroën SM was initially assembled at Citroën's
famous Quai de Javel factory in the heart of Paris. The factory
has now been demolished and replaced with a park named after Andre
Citroën.
Later SMs were assembled by Ligier at Abrest, although
there is now some controversy over just how many and from what
time. Some suggesting that most export cars were produced by
Ligier.
The bodies were built by Sté des Usines Chausson
before being shipped to Citroën for painting trimming and
assembly. The photos below show bodies at various stages
in the construction process.
The engines of course were constructed by Maserati at Modena in
Italy. Here you can see completed engines awaiting shipment, the
gearbox sub assembly and a general view of the workshops.
Photos of SM production at Quai de Javel are rarer still, here are
two showing the final assembly
Style Auto
The pictures of the body
construction can be found in Style Auto an Italian journal
from September 1972.
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2007 Events
We will be organising three events during
2007. Including the Citroën SM International Meeting 'Moors and Dales 31st May to 3rd June.
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