Laos
A prestige again ! And from the Royal family again ! It's starting to look like a local
speciality. Even better, Laos may very well be the country with the highest number of
Prestige per inhabitant in the world ! This one has been found near Vientiane 2006 by
Manuel Boileau, a young Frenchman travelling around the world in a DS.
speciality. Even better, Laos may very well be the country with the highest number of
Prestige per inhabitant in the world ! This one has been found near Vientiane 2006 by
Manuel Boileau, a young Frenchman travelling around the world in a DS.
The owner does not want to sell it, because he thinks he may want to repair it some day; he
is also probably well aware of its potential value... The Prestige version, with the glass
separation between the two rows of seats, was made especially for heads of states and
other VIPs, and the total production reached no more than about 500 cars (out of 1.4 million
DS !), so it definitely has some kind of value. Moreover, this car may (or may not...) have
belonged indeed to the Royal family.
is also probably well aware of its potential value... The Prestige version, with the glass
separation between the two rows of seats, was made especially for heads of states and
other VIPs, and the total production reached no more than about 500 cars (out of 1.4 million
DS !), so it definitely has some kind of value. Moreover, this car may (or may not...) have
belonged indeed to the Royal family.
In 2005, Manuel Boileau took his 1971 estate DS, especially transformed from an ambulance
version, for a 3-year world tour, no less ! He created an association, Lunaya, to support his
project. Link to his site (French):
Link to the portfolio with this DS:
version, for a 3-year world tour, no less ! He created an association, Lunaya, to support his
project. Link to his site (French):
Link to the portfolio with this DS:
Update ! (June 2011) Ivan Scholte, a British
resident in Luang-Prabang, finally succeeded in
purchasing the car, and he decided to have it
restored, in Udon Thani in Thailand. It will
certainly not be an easy task, but let's wish all
the best to Ivan, who kindly sent these
snapshots in the meantime. By the way,
according to him, the car is a 1974 DS23 type.
resident in Luang-Prabang, finally succeeded in
purchasing the car, and he decided to have it
restored, in Udon Thani in Thailand. It will
certainly not be an easy task, but let's wish all
the best to Ivan, who kindly sent these
snapshots in the meantime. By the way,
according to him, the car is a 1974 DS23 type.
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