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Page creation 13/04/2008
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Old pictures of Saigon streets in the '60 and '70 sometimes show a DS, in a nostalgic tour
of the city.
of the city.
Nice snapshot. I'd bet the photographer was
not exactly shooting the car.
not exactly shooting the car.
Superb composition, in front of the Vinh
Nghiem temple in Saigon.
Nghiem temple in Saigon.
A photo titled "Duong Saigon 1967". From
this picture on, the DS can be difficult to
spot, but I guarantee there is always one !
You don't need a magnifier, but you can click
to enlarge, it certainly helps...
this picture on, the DS can be difficult to
spot, but I guarantee there is always one !
You don't need a magnifier, but you can click
to enlarge, it certainly helps...
In front of the famous Central Post Office,
designed by the no less famous French
engineer Gustave Eiffel (he also made a
tower in Paris, France).
designed by the no less famous French
engineer Gustave Eiffel (he also made a
tower in Paris, France).
In the heart of the city, Dong Khoi street,
next to Lam Son Square and the
Continental Hotel, with the Notre-Dame
cathedral in the background.
next to Lam Son Square and the
Continental Hotel, with the Notre-Dame
cathedral in the background.
In front of the Notre-Dame cathedral,
another famous city landmark, with a DS
parked at its foot.
another famous city landmark, with a DS
parked at its foot.
The cathedral again, rear view, with yet
another DS on the right.
another DS on the right.
Interesting picture, titled "Back road to Ba
Queo", from a Vietnam war veteran's
website. He writes that the taxi behind the
girl had to wait for her to cross the flooded
road. The DS used as a cab in Vietnam ???
Queo", from a Vietnam war veteran's
website. He writes that the taxi behind the
girl had to wait for her to cross the flooded
road. The DS used as a cab in Vietnam ???
Many of these pictures come from the personal collection of Jean-Claude Toudy, who
devoted a very interesting site to another French icon, the Velosolex. Link (French, partially
English and German):
devoted a very interesting site to another French icon, the Velosolex. Link (French, partially
English and German):
