Which car is this?

Ah, a Citroën Ds, or "diesse" (goddess), also known as the "land shark" - lovely to look at, and a ride like a magic carpet, with innovative features such as headlights that turned with the steering wheel, but a NIGHTMARE to maintain. They were horrendously complex and creaked, leaked and futzed out at the most inopportune moments. As I recall, the hydraulic suspension on the early ones was filled with vegetable oil. In convertible form, they were breathtakingly beautiful and in estate "Safari" form much beloved of camera crews who used to drive them alongside the action on the track at horse races with a TV camera on top, and the suspension soaking up every grassy undulation.
 
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