(Baonghean.vn)- Bicycles from the French colonial period are still preserved by some antique bicycle collectors in Vinh city. Many bicycles only retain basic details and a few others are still almost original.
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| Mr. Ha Giang Son, 56 years old, a freelancer, currently owns more than 50 antique bicycles of all kinds and is considered the person with the most antique bicycles in Vinh city. |
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| The first French Peugeot was produced in the early 20th century and was bought by Mr. Son for 15 million VND. |
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| This male Peugeot still retains almost all the typical features from the frame, hub, saddle, handlebars, brakes, lights... The front hub still has the original French writing. |
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| The lamp is numbered 18. |
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| The Peugeot still has its original registration plate. According to Mr. Son, in the past, a Peugeot or Favorite bicycle was a fortune. If the bike was on the street without a license plate, the police could easily arrest and jail it. |
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| Mr. Son said that just the parts such as brakes, the brake pads of the Peugeot line… if bought on the market, the price can be up to 2 million VND. In the photo is the original brake parts of the first generation Peugeot. |
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| From left to right are 3 generations of Peugeot cars, the leftmost one is the latest generation Peugeot, the one next to it is a mid-generation Peugeot and the 2 on the right are respectively a classic Peugeot for men and an early generation Peugeot for women. |
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| In addition to Peugeot cars, Mr. Son also owns Favorite and Praha cars from Czechoslovakia (formerly). |
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| to the Chinese Phoenix and Eternal. |
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| Meanwhile, Mr. Nguyen Van Chung, a civil servant, owns a unique collection of classic cars with cars that are almost original. |
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| The cars in Chung's collection were bought from priests. He currently owns three Peugeots, including a 1953 Peugeot, a 1981 Peugeot and a 1991 Peugeot. In the photo is the 1953 Peugeot that Chung bought for tens of millions of dong. |
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| Car logo and emblem are still intact. |
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| Under the luggage rack, there is still a storage box like when it left the factory. |
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| Even the car lock is preserved and kept looking like new. |
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| The 1981 Peugeot was bought by Mr. Chung for nearly 20 million VND. |
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| In addition, Chung's collection also includes an extremely rare Peugeot 103 motorbike manufactured in 1983. |
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| All details of the 1983 Peugeot 103 are kept original.. |
Chu Thanh
