Two Citroens DS near the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris // Two Citroens DS near the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris (Jacques Brinona/AP/PA)

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Two Citroens DS near the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris

In 2009, the Citroen DS was voted the most beautiful car of all time by a panel of 20 renowned automotive designers. One panel member, Giorgetto Giugiaro, himself voted Car Designer of the 20th Century, said: "The Citroen DS is the only example of a car really conceived 'outside the box'." It was designed by the Italian Flaminio Bertoni and released in 1955 to general astonishment. In the UK, you'll find the DS on display at museums such as Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset.

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