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Dee-Ess Conversions DS 23 Drophead and DS 23 "Turbo" Drophead |
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The DS 23 Drophead and DS 23 "Turbo" Drophead were offered in the UK in the late eighties by Dee-Ess Conversions |
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Dee-Ess Conversions Limited of Malvern, Worcestershire in England took DS saloons and rebodied them along the lines of the Chapron cabriolets . Using modern materials such as Composite GRP for the doors, boot lid, head rail and rear wings, the hood frame was to the original Chapron design. Not quite an exact replica, the Dee-Ess Drophead did not employ the Break underpinnings used by Chapron. It is not known how many vehicles were built but the catalogue suggested that any D saloon could be used as a donor vehicle. Also on offer was a
turbocharged DS 23 Drophead; fitted with a Garrett T2 turbo with swing
wastegate control and mounted on a custom built manifold and using an
intercooler, performance was considerably improved over the standard
saloon:-
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© Julian Marsh 1999 |
Thanks to Graham Lane for saving the catalogue from oblivion |