1978 Peugeot PY10CP 'Prestige'

An ultra-rare, one-owner, PY10CP 'Prestige Peugeot' - the bike on which Bernard Thévenet won the 1977 Tour de France - dating from January 1978, in metallic silver, purchased new by its original French owner Jean Spitz. It was imported into the UK, by myself, during 2023. This particular machine - as with all other 'Prestige' models - was hand-built to special customer order at Peugeot's 'Atelier Prestige' workshop which was separate from the main factory at Beaulieu, near Valentigney, in France. The workshop was headed by the experienced Raoul Jeand'Heur and just eight skilled craftsmen. Each bike took a minimum of three months to be made.   For the years 1977 and 1978, Reynolds 531 SL - red label - tubing (5/10mm) was utilised with brazed on brake caliper mounting bosses (front and rear) and including custom filed...to remove the mudguard eyelets...Simplex forged dropouts.  1978 was the final year that the particular, traditional, decal scheme (my pers