THE FANTOMAS DS TAKES TO THE AIR AGAIN

Le Musée National de l’Automobile – Collection Schlumpf is celebrating the iconic cars from the Louis de Funès films in a temporary exhibition open from 5th April to 5th November 2023.

To commemorate the opening of the “On the move with Louis de Funès” exhibition at the Musée National de l’Automobile – Collection Schlumpf in Mulhouse, DS Automobiles is unveiling the drawing for a design inspired by the flying car from the “Fantomas Unleashed” film.

Created by the DS DESIGN STUDIO PARIS, this DS reveals wings and a tailfin as in the film that came out in 1965.

Louis de Funès appeared in numerous films with various DS models.

The exhibition brings together models of cars seen in the films, including the DS, posters, photos from filming and props.

DS Automobiles is taking part in this celebration with the Louis de Funès Museum by creating a unique drawing that’s a modern adaptation of the DS from “Fantomas unleashed”.

Alongside Jean Marais, Louis de Funès and Mylène Demongeot, the DS was one of the biggest stars of the second part of the Fantomas trilogy, notably for descending the strips of Vesuvius choreographed by Rémy Julienne, and the final escape in the flying DS, with retractable wings.

“DS made history beyond the car industry. It is part of French heritage and as such, holds an important place in French cinema. We answered the request from the Louis de Funès Museum by designing a modern DS in tribute to the Fantomas DS. Geoffrey Rossillon, in the exterior design team led by Frédéric Soubirou, created the drawing.”
Thierry Metroz, DS Automobiles Design Director