Thank you posting...there is the most extensive site I've visited on the GS!

As a child I my dad owed two --both GS Pallas --- one while he was in Zambia and another while he was in Syria. I swear it must have been the only GS in Zambia back in '76. I had fun driving it on 3 wheels, thru sand and to escape from guerrillas.

Haven't see a GS in the US but do see SM's and DS's once in blue moon even now.

Dear Matthys

I have bought a Cottage in Bretagne which is under restauration now. The metal work is super and the car hasn't done more than 62000 km.

Your site has more Cottage pics than any other general site i have found. Please tell me how I can find out if my Cottage was build at Rennes (as my 4 pcs C5 I have had) or was build at Vigo (where my present Grand Picasso was born)

If you need more pics after restauration, happy to send them.
Regards Menno

Thanks for a wonderful website. My first car was a 1978 G Special, followed by a GSA Club. Brilliant cars and I'd have one now if I could.

Howdy I'm just dropping in to post to your guestbook :) thanks for making the good web site

great site, many thanks, my gsa pallas was the best car i,ve ever owned,just wish i still had it.

Groeten van de friese gsa bende, hartstikke bedankt voor de goede zorgen!

Thanks for the fabulous pages full of GS info and pictures.
I was a member of the Dutch GS club from 1987 till 1990 and was the proud owner of a silver 1975 GS Pallas with the boxline interior.
Also many thanks to Garage Hans Jorissen in Lelystad who made it possible for me to keep this GS on the road.
I would love another GS, one of the best cars I have ever had, and I have had many.

Hi, We had a white 1971 1015 model whilst living in Germany in the 70's. We did thousands of happy kilometres in the car then sold it and got a bronze 1220 Club which was also excellent. Lots of our photos from that time feature the Citroen, it was our prized possession. Happy times and a really excellent car. Nice to see an interesting site dedicated to a really neat car.

Allo, I have Citroen GS since 1996, in my experience, driving GS or GSA is soo comfort and save. I interest with your web site.
Now In Indonesia, the population GS and GSA so little, in my city just 3 or 5 GS/GSA still running on the way.

Hi
We have met at Utrecht - mine is the white GS 1220 which has now done two Tour Autos... BUT literally today I have now added a Birotor and that is what got me back on your (excellent) site. I'll e-mail you in due course when I find yr e-address.
Best regards
Soin S

I owned one of the first 1015cc ones. Amazing car it was for its time. Completed two major European trips with foot to the boards. As my mechanic said: "Keep your foot down and release it only when the oil temperature guage starts to glow".

I remember reading that someone had removed the rev limiter on their car and ran the engine to 9,000rpm without any difficulty.

The only problem with the car was that it wasn't very economical (probably due to my driving) and replacing the front exhaust section required lifting the engine.

I would put this car in my list of best cars ever driven by me.

I later had a 1220, but that didn't seem to have such a willing engine.

Still have fond memories of these great cars from my childhood in Namibia. These were the only 'small' cars that could do those endless gravel roads with confedence. I still remember oom Hennie Carstens loading a live sheep in the boot after buying it at a charity church event... he simply slammed the boot shut, got in with the rest of the family, and drove home, the little GS shaking and jumping with the angry dorper sheep in the boot...

Hi Everyone

I have bought a GS Club Estate a few years ago and fixed the engine and mechanics. Recently I started to restore the body work. This car is a lovely car and drives exceptionally well and is very trustworthy. I drove it from PTA to JHB and back for 4 months, going to and from work while my other vehicle was broken. It would be nice to be in contact with other Citroen enthusiasts. I've got a group on Facebook where I will post pictures and info.

Congratularions. Lovely web for a lovely car.

My father had a Citro�n Garage during 60�s and 70�s here in Aviles, and I rememeber that arround 1973-74(?) he must went to Madrid for weeks to learn about the new GS mechanics.

Unfortunely I never own it, but I am a really Citroen fan, except VISA and LNA of course.
:-)

It was like a walk down memory lane discovering this website. It would be great to find a GS is South Africa - they have become extinct.
I owned 3 GS models in my younger day - 2 x 1220 Club hatches, and a 1220 Estate. This was in the late 80's and then already spares were hard to find, and relatively expensive. There was already a shortage of skilled technicians to work on these cars.
No matter how advanced cars become, the the older DS and GS were years ahead, and for me will always remain the most comfortable and ergonoically friendly cars ever built. Only a person who has ever owned and driven the DS & GS models will appreciate this fact.
I hope there is a South African who reads and responds to my comment.
thanks for this site
Manny

Hi again.

Btw, i saw you have some info about the GSA Executive wich was only sold in Denmark. I can remember that i have seen a GSA Executive with an original GSA Executive badge.! So there where a badge for that version.! Maybe i can find one, an take a picture to you :0)

The car i saw was a red one. My older brother scrapped it about 6-7 years ago, and everything from the car is now gone :0(

Hi everyone.

Thanks for a nice homepage.

I own a few GSA's. A GSA Special Entreprise 1985, GSA Special Berline 1984 and a GSA Special Berline 1983.

Is there a forum for GS/A where people speak english.? I only understand a little french and not one word of the dutch language :0)

Check also our danish website abouth the GS/A. www.gs-gsa.dk

I have had my second GSA since 2006 and driven it as often as I can. Since I've had it I have rediscovered (from teenage Mini days) what fun driving at less than breakneck speed can be. Such pleasure to handle, such effective steering that is so natural in feel, such relaxed, comfortable, spacious and agreable motoring, it is a gorgeous car.

Strange that this should be known to so few..

Keep up the good work.

Hi Everyone,
What an excellent site!!,i have recently bought a Gsa pallas se and i absolutely love it,i drove it all the way from scotland to the south of england without any problems
She needs some serious tlc but she is going to get sorted very soon
cheers
Rich

!983 GSA X1 for sale near Canterbury. Excellent condition.

what a brilliant web site - well done for such a dedicated and informative site-i have never owned a gs and have not actually seen one live as it were but i am well aware of the car as i have a keen interest in all cars new and old.i find the dashboard fasinating and would love to see one in action-anyway well done

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Hi Mattijs! I�glad to see my GSA Ambulance in your page. It�s a nice site and I enjoy it. By the way, if you want to upload some car manuals, I�ll be delighted to send it to you. Can you to correct my last name in the photos? Tell everyone my address for chat: rbarrerag@hotmail.com . There�s so many people with "Citroen passion" like me.

hi Mattijs
Always should have let you know before now, I really appreciate your web site for the G. It is a truely brilliant. Visiting encourages me to do the best for my G.
oops! I now have two, a 1982 GSA Pallas and a 1978 GS Special.
very best regards

Last week I purchased my first GS, a 1974 GS Club 1220 wagon for $800. I had only bought my first Citroen last June, a 2002 Xsara VTR coupe but I wanted a real Citroen aswell.

I have just found your site and love it, thankyou I have learnt quite alot.

I was wondering if it was possible to still get synchromesh units for the manual gearbox?
1st and 2nd are okay but 3rd and 4th are worn.

Am looking at buying my first car, and a 1983 Citroen GSA has come into the picture. It apparently runs well and has no head gasket? Is this a reliable car?

Reactie van Mattijs Kemmink

Hi Silvia,

A GSA has no head gasket, because it is air cooled, therefor there is no cooling fleud in the engine and there is no need for a head gasket. A GSA is certainly a very reliable car, if it is properly maintained (this applies to all cars new or used). A GSA certainly offers much space and comfort at low costs. I have seen GSAs with mileages (kilometers) of well above 300.000. So reliability is not such a problem if the scheduled maintance is considered.
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There s a buyersguide on my site which specificly tells what faults to look for.

Good luck with, you're decision. And I would love to have a photo of you're car for the site, That is if you decide to buy,

Regards,
Mattijs

Erg leuke site en heb mezelf nu ook maar ingeschreven. Ben zelf in het bezit van zes Gssen waaronder een 1015club 1972 1220club break 1973 gspecial 1975 1220club break 1976 Gspecial 1977

Correction to previous entry: typing error. My GSA Special has the 1129cc engine.

As the new registrar for the G Section of the Citroen Car Club in the UK, you may be interesed to know that the club thinks it has 207 GSAs and 80 GS cars recorded as "not scrap" but this information is now out of date. About 20 GSs and 31 GSAs have been seen on the road in the last 2 year in the UK. We think that the G Section has 66-75% of all GS/A cars registered in the UK.

My own cars are a 1978 GS Pallas C-matic that has done 20,500 miles and a 1981 GSA Special with the 1229cc engine. The latter is the only one that the club records show is on the road and I have done nearly 5.000 miles in it since March 2007 when I bought it.

Reactie van Mattijs Kemmink

Hi Graham,

Thank you for you're message. :)

Nice to hear that there are still caring owners outthere. Although I am a bit shocked by the low numbers of GS/GSA still existing...it was a very popular car during the eighties..

From the sound of it that are two realy nice cars to own. I was aware of the 1129cc, but I cannot edit any messages... :(

Regards,
Mattijs

Hi This is a Good site.

I am based in Kenya and drive a 1980 Citroen GSA Special. Lately all the 5 spheres have been worn out. I am now having a problem since the same are not available in Kenya. And if you get them, Its impossible to afford them.

Could by any chance be having any Spheres that you would assist me with? You may also know a Friend who has them? Please see attached picture of my Car.

Email: pepaka_agencies@yahoo.com

Thanks,

Perminus Karanja
P.o Box 19945 � 00100
Nairobi � Kenya
Phone: 254 721 206 825 ( My phone accepts Text messages as well)

j ai trouve cette gsx3 en tres bon etat de conservation an 1979 et je suis en train de la restaurer je cherche le code du couleurs gris
des jantes merci

Hi. I've blown the oil seals on my 1299cc engine, I've heard that someone does some sort of kit that sorts the problem cheaper/easier than stripping the engine. Anyone out there know what it is or where I can get this magical thing
Cheers Bazil

Hi, I stumbled on your side while browsing from my new home in Thailand. Years ago, I was the proud owner of a GSA Break, the first car I bought new, following two second hand DS's, one normal DS20 and one DS20 Pallas. Great memories :-)

Dear Mattijs, our site is linked "left" from yours in Citroen web ring. Site is representing virtual community of owner and funs of old Citroen car.

Eleven days ago there was 2nd "spontaneous" meeting Citroen GS/A owners in Belgrade.

More pictures from this meeting you can see if you visit link listed bellow:
www.citroenforumsrbije.com/index.php?topic=600.90

Best regards,
Aleksandar

: )
i was happy when i found this site... it reminds me of gsx 1.3 with quad headlights my dad had when i was young... it was orange coloured and produced by cimos in ex-yugoslavia.. if i remember correctly it had rev counter as a standard, only left mirror, tires were produced by sava (made in slovenia, ex-yu) and were 145/80 15 size... windows were not tinted... it had 4 gears... no radio...

the left doors were replaced with gsa doors due to accident... the car had an anti-corrosion treatment done when it was still new, i cant remember the name (something starting with d) and it did not had problems with corrosion (it was aroun 11 years old when we sold it)...

he he, just remebered i have a brand new front bumper, still wrraped in plastic (chrome one, just the midle part without sides - don't know which model) and a second hand rear window...
would be happy to get rid of it...

anyway i loved the car, great design, timeless

Hi.
This is Tokyo,Japan.
I have GS-site,< hp27.0zero.jp/430/hal9000kamt >Please Click�I

Great site. Needs some more activity on the sales and wanted classifieds! I want parts for my recent purchase. Otherwise I have a car for sale. 1983 GSA Special 77K kms, Manual trans. Works very well, just serviced engine and suspension at Citroen Dealer in San Pedro, Spain, near Marbella! Will have pictures available for this site soon!

Love the site. Its very well designed and has some good info on it. I am a Citroen DS owner but I'm also a big fan of the GS and SM.

Great site,

...We drove our 1972 model GS break for 18 years, where it perfectly served the family's transport needs, without any major breakdowns or failures...
After some corrosion repairs at the rear, and a replacement of the rear suspension frame in 1984, it continued to serve us until 1990, where I (luckely) decided to take it out of regular service.
Here late 2006, I've commenced a throughout overhaul of the body. In some months time I look forward to bring it back on the road again.

Great site. Brings back very happy memories of my first job in 1980 working at a Citroen Garage in the parts department. Always been a Citroen fan, GS great car

Yeah well, I had a GS Pallas with a ring gear problem so, I always had to look for a hill to park it on (ha ha!) and then soon after a couple of GSAs (I killed one to make one really good one). I spent a fortune on them and it was well worth it. They are great cars! I met a Frenchman in the doctor's surgery who said to me " I see you have a GSA - they are one of the best handling cars in the world - when you go round corners, don't lift off the throttle and you'll zip round!" I tried out his advice (I was young and stupid), but he was so right! An amazing car. I loved that one. If you are running a GS or GSA now, keep the oil clean and the oil cooler free of bugs. Maybe also check your cam belt tensioners are not stuck up with mank. Your camshaft should survive a little longer that way (and not knock, knock, knock on heaven's door). Rot, ha! - Keep an eye on it, coz it's a killer. Keep 'em running there is nothing like a GSA and it has heaps more character than a beetle.

Hi i love the GS its a pity it doesnt come in automatic.

Fantastisch leuke website!

Ik verkoop mijn GS trouwens :( met pijn in het hart en wegens financi�le omstandigheden moet deze verkocht worden.
Gs Sp�cial van 1979.
Ik hoor het wel,

Greetz

Recently purchased one of 4 known GSA's in the US! It is a C-Matic Pallas, 1983. Have several Citroens but none that are this rare, and that is saying somthing since Citroens are rare anyway in the US!

Hi Mathijs;
It is still probably the best GS-site in the western hemisphere. Great work en leuk m'n eigen verhaaltjes weer 's te lezen. Nog steeds allemaal waar by the way!
Groet!
Peter

I have just bought a GS from a scrapyard here in France (11) . Can anyone please tell me anything about this version - what engine size it has ?
The underbonnet plate reads :
TYPE : GX SERIE : GA
S9GA8778

Thanks to you all

i have an 1981 GSA sp�cial 1130cc,it is a rare car here in argentina there are a few at the streets.
i would like to send some pictures for the visitors gallery.

Hey all Citoen friends !

I think the Citroen GS is the most genial car ever. It's a pity that the C 4 doesen't have hydraulics, then it could almost been a replacement.
I have owened only Citroen cars since 1977, from 1977 to 1997 I drove GS/GSA's. My dream is, someday, to be a owner of a GS again and then hopefully an 1975 Club, as my first Cit.
Till then I drive very nice in my Xantia, but, help, it looks like a Toyota !
At last; it's nice to see the new range of Citroen's, they slowly begin to look like real Cit's again.
Thank You for the site.

U HAVE A GOOD WEB-SITE MY FRIEND I WILL BE HAPPY TO COME AND STILL SEE UR GOOD WORK?RIDE ONN GUY

Very nice website. I am the owner of an romanian made Citroen Axel, an OLTCIT 12 TRS. I like it but it is a little bit old, 16 years, and i am starting to have problems with it. I'm trying to find Citroen made parts for it but in my country this is not possible.

I think this is probably the most imformative classic car web site I have ever seen. I had a GS in 1973 and a GSA in '78. I did 90,000 miles in both and never had a serious problem. I got 60,000 miles out of the Michelin X's on the GS. Both had time in Gibraltar and when the border was shut to Spain we used get the parts we needed by sailing to Estepona and bussing back to Algeciras and buying the parts and taking them back for the the Gib Citroen dealer to fit! Great cars...... and as much fun as my Porsches which is why I shall be rallying in France in a GS next year....

I've just bought a 1983 GSA Pallas. I've been driving it about like a little kid. It's one of the reasons I got into engineering. One of my uncles worked in France on Concorde and I can remeber him with his GSA, showing me how it went up and down. Fantastic. I will fully restore it to its original cvondition and keep it forever!!! I've also got a Xantia Activa. Citroen should find themselves again. They should get rid of their wishy washy management and get funky!! Fantastic engineering - unfortunately not understood by accountants and finance people.

Tenho um GSA de 1982 uma verdadeira maquina nunca nos deixou ficar mal..... Se alguem tiver pe�as ou saiba onde possa encontralas por favor contacte....

Nice site! I had a GSA Special for some time, the car was previously owned by my parents. When I moved to France, the lack of a fifth gear and appearance of technical problems made me decide to sell the car. One of the most comfortable cars ever!

es muy bueno poder ver el auto del que soy un apasionado ,por todo el mundo.me gustaria contactarme con otro fanatico del gsa.gracias

Hey That's quite a nice site, thank you so much because I was born in 1982 and my parents had a brown GSA Special, from 1979 to 1989, and I wanted to see pictures of this car where I spend my early childhood travelling in Italy, Spain, etc... I was sad not to have any pictures of this car but now I know where to go to find some !!! I reminds me of my early days in this so special car !!!

I owned a 1981 GSA Pallas and regret selling it. I would love to own a GS, but they're very rare in Ireland. I love your site. Keep up the good work.

Hoi

Heb al jaren een gsa Pallas c-matic.
Auto 7 1/2 geleden gekocht in oostenrijk.
Volledig roestvrij met nu 49.000 km op de teller.
Auto had wel een deuk vandaar opnieuw gespoten en afgewerkt met blanke lak.
Alles vernieuwd wat nodig was .
Auto is in een mint conditiie en word zelden gebruikt staat bij de kachel binnen.
Voorzien van c=matic schuifdak etc.
Auto is getaxeerd op 9200 euro met vermelding dit is geen restauratie maar een herbouwde auto.
Alles orgineel en niets defect.

Kleur wit .
Extra's set winterbanden alle boekjes van 1e eigenaar radio cassette. reserve sleutels.

Gewoon nieuw.

Erik den Ruyter

geen lid van de gsa club

wel geweest.

Recently bought a GS Club as a restoration project. First drove a friends GSA Pallas and knew I had to have one. The ride is the best ive ever experienced and the steering super precise and well weighted. I love the style of the car and the interior is just superb. I like the continental cars dash and the Pallas GSA dash is the best, but I also love the conflicting avant guard styling against the sporty british style dials of the UK GS models.

I used to own a 1973 GS Club when I was a college student in early 90s. I now live in the U.S. with no hope of owning another GS or Citroen any time soon.
Thanks for the nice site and pictures.
Cheers.

Es una pagina superinteresante me ha gustado mucho.
It,s an interesant page.

saludos :))

I HAVE A CITROEN GS 1.3 SUPER,I THINK,THATS IS A WERY GOOD,AND VERY NICE CAR.H e have a 25 years,and 46466 kilometers. (au) O:)

Superb Site. How I miss my first ever car, a 1982 GSA Pallas. I,m still faithful to the double chevron badge.

Hi Mattijs
Best leuk om over mijn eigen Gs en Gsa te lezen
Het doet me deugd
Nu ik nog met mijn schepen passie
Keep up the good work and succes,
your Father. 8)

Great Site, Brings back memorys of this great car,One of the best cars i owned was a GS, Then i got a GSA.
Both cars wounderful to drive, Expensive to keep on the road but still wounderful cars.

This is one of the best site about GS/GSA in whole Internet.
Regards from Polish GS/GSA lovers.
To jedna z najlepszych stron o GS-ach w całym Internecie.
Pozdrowienia od polskich GSiarzy ( www.gs-gsa.prv.pl ) :)

Super site!
Ik heb vandaag een GS Club Break uit 1979 gekocht! Ik zal je site vakaer gaan bezoeken!

Gr. Remco

Toll You have done an exceptional job in creating and designing this website. My congratulations to you!!!

Respekt! Ein wirklich sehr Interessante Seite mit guten Informationen.

This is very good site! Found many interesting things here. Now i just should get to work my GS Break -77

I got a lot of infomation form this good website, i was doing a report on Thanks! and this was my number one site thank you so much. kristen

I loved this car when it came out.I was 10 at the time and it seemed so space aged compared to everything else on the road.The thrumm for engine was very characteristic(based on a Panhard engine I believe).The dash was also groovy.Citroen really needs to return to a technical tour de force like the GS.

Hi!!, it�s a great pleasure to meet you people!!, I�m from Argentina and proudly the only owner of a totaly original GS Pallas 1979, everybody here knows my car and I will always keep it original...of course!!!

Well, I would like to recieve any information from you...
Goodby and have a nice day!!
Diego

Hi!

Our Citroen GS-GSA Homepage is now ready,you can find it @ www.gs-gsa-citroen.beep.de .
It�s not entirely finished, but it already looks nice and it�s in German and French language.

Regards
Christophe

Hi Mattijs!
It�s been a long time since we last met on the web...
Your site is now really nice, funny to see the pics of my brother�s crashed GSA approx 7 years later.
He now owns a red GSA Sp�cial and a ZX, I own a Xantia Break and a 2CV6.
I�m also working on a GS/GSA site, but it�s far from beeing completed.
Keep up the good work.
Regards
Christophe

Hi!
It's "G"ood to "S"ee another great GS site; congratulation!!!
I have a GS too, it is a GS Super 1.3 (great machine...)

Hoi Matthys, leuke site geworden zeg! Heb het GS-GSA virus nog steeds goed pakken...
Heb je (mijn) grijze X3 nog steeds? Ben zeer benieuwd. Ik heb zelf mijn koperkleurige X3 net geschorst (en gesloopt), dus mocht je nog onderdelen nodig hebben, bel of mail. Heb wel een hele mooie Ami Super gekocht, om het luchtgekoelde viercilinder-gevoel niet kwijt te raken. Ga je binnenkort nog naar een GS-GSA meeting, misschien kunnen we samen gaan?
Groet en tot later,

Hans Bakker

Hallo Mathijs.
Je heb er een vreselijke mooie site van gemaakt
Ik heb er echt van genoten,vooral omdat ik een
GS1015 van 1971 heb gehad van 1973(90.000km tot
1979(3oo,000km en er veel plezier mee heb gehad
Nu rijden we een XantiaSX 19TDiesel break
Zelf heb ik 41 jaar bij Citro�n gewerkt.Dus een
echte citrofiel.Ik ben nu 61jaar en zit al 2jaar in de WAO en probeer op internet alle citro�n liefhebbers te helpen op alle sites die
er bestaan,daar kom ik leuk mijn dag mee door.
Maar ik zie hier toch ook een echte Citrofiel.
Dus mocht je me ooit nodig hebben.als ik kan
zal ik je helpen.Groetjes Gerard.

Hi.

Thanks for a great website.

I have owned Citro�n's for many years, and once had a 1980 (1981?) GSA Pallas, it was an early UK Version with round dial instuments, but a friend wrote it off.

I am going to look at another one today it is a 1982 GSA Pallas, and would be a restoration project.

uk.geocities.com/david.bally1 @btinternet.com/citroen
:))

Hi. Thanks for this site, i have been trying to do my homework ! i couldnt find anything. Buhbyeee

I have had 4 cars and three of those have been GS. These cars are excellent and are much more interesting to drive than a lot of newer cars.
How great, that little engine can propel a large(ish) car to around 100 m.p.h.
I drive a GS X2 (rare) as an everyday car and can,t remember seeing another GS on the road for some years!
If you have a GS , look after it enjoy it and do all you can to keep it going (rustproofing is a must), as there will never be another car like it.
Bon voyage, Ral.
8)

MY FRIEND DRIVING STILL GS CLUB 1975,ORANGE.NO MAILFUNCTIONS,NO PROBLEMS YET!WE PLANING TO BY DS OR SM! :))

I USED TO DRIVE CITROEN GA, STILL MISS IT

muy buena la p�gina ������
tengo un GS y un GSA adem�s de mi otro auto un renault 19 txe chamade que tengo de 0 km
Pero comparando los citro�n con el renault este es un ''carruaje de caballos''�����
Aqui es dif�cil conseguir repuestos simples como una turbina ,pero mientras pueda los voy a mantener
�����viva el GS y el GSA�����
saludos
alberto :))

Great site ! one site i was always looking for ... my father used to drive a Citroen GS around 70's, and a GSA around 80's ... it's my favorite car ...

hi, love the site! it takes me back to my childhood - my parents always had GS and GSAs!

Ziet er (weer) fraai uit Matthijs!

Hi!
It's a great site you have here. Lots of interesting stuff. Keep up the good work. I'll be back.

Best regards,
Borgis

Hallo Mattijs, aan mij de eer voor het tweede bericht. Vandaag de licht groene GSA special gekocht die op marktplaats stond. De gene waarover de discussie gestart werd over 4 of 5 bakken. Leuke auto met wat franse deuken maar mooie lak en leuke kleur. Technisch prima staat.
Groeten Edwin

This is the first entry in the guestbook. Please leave a message here. E-mail me for any questions or if you want to submit a phot of you're GS or GSA.

Regards,
Mattijs