1961 Peugeot 403 Break
Peugeot 403 Break 1961 France
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The Peugeot 403 is a car produced by French automobile manufacturer Peugeot from 1955 to 1966.
The 403 made its debut in saloon body style on 20 April 1955 at the Trocadéro Palace in Paris. The engine size gave the car a "tax horsepower" of 8 CV (8 hp), which placed it a class below the soon-to-be-replaced 11 CV Citroën Traction, but at least one class above the small cars produced by the principal competitor manufacturers.
Subsequently the semaphore-style trafficators on the C-pillars were replaced with flashing indicators within the light cluster. The front lights were modified to conform to new standards and in 1957 windscreen wipers were renewed.
Until after 1958, the leading edge of car's nose carried an angular, forward-leaning chrome lion bonnet ornament – the lion image being Peugeot's trade mark. That was removed in 1959, due to safety concerns, and the logo was incorporated into a shield-shaped grill emblem.
The body design was styled by the Italian firm Pininfarina. The car featured ponton, three-box styling.
The 403 came with an enlarged version of the Peugeot 203's 1,290 cc petrol engine. Further it was displaced by 1,468 cc Straight-4 unit to produce 65 hp (48 kW) at about 5,000 rpm. An unusual feature at the time was the thermostatically controlled engine fan which cut out when the engine temperature fell to 75°C and reengaged when the engine temperature increased to 84°C. Claimed advantages included an improvement in fuel consumption of between 5% and 10% according to average speed and the avoidance, under many conditions, of fan noise.
The wheelbase was lengthened by 21 cm for the five door Peugeot 403 "familiale" and "commerciale" estate versions. The familiale provided a third row of seats and was described as a 7/8 seater while the commericale offered a more conventional seat configuration for an estate car. Lengthened estate cars had a strengthened rear suspension as well.
A diesel powered Peugeot 403 estate was introduced in the autumn of 1958, the first of a long line, followed by a diesel saloon a year later.
The 403 came with a manual 4-speed all-synchromesh transmission driving the rear wheels. The gear change lever stuck out from the right side of the steering column.
ru.wikipedia.org
The Peugeot 403 is a car produced by French automobile manufacturer Peugeot from 1955 to 1966.
The 403 made its debut in saloon body style on 20 April 1955 at the Trocadéro Palace in Paris. The engine size gave the car a "tax horsepower" of 8 CV (8 hp), which placed it a class below the soon-to-be-replaced 11 CV Citroën Traction, but at least one class above the small cars produced by the principal competitor manufacturers.
Subsequently the semaphore-style trafficators on the C-pillars were replaced with flashing indicators within the light cluster. The front lights were modified to conform to new standards and in 1957 windscreen wipers were renewed.
Until after 1958, the leading edge of car's nose carried an angular, forward-leaning chrome lion bonnet ornament – the lion image being Peugeot's trade mark. That was removed in 1959, due to safety concerns, and the logo was incorporated into a shield-shaped grill emblem.
The body design was styled by the Italian firm Pininfarina. The car featured ponton, three-box styling.
The 403 came with an enlarged version of the Peugeot 203's 1,290 cc petrol engine. Further it was displaced by 1,468 cc Straight-4 unit to produce 65 hp (48 kW) at about 5,000 rpm. An unusual feature at the time was the thermostatically controlled engine fan which cut out when the engine temperature fell to 75°C and reengaged when the engine temperature increased to 84°C. Claimed advantages included an improvement in fuel consumption of between 5% and 10% according to average speed and the avoidance, under many conditions, of fan noise.
The wheelbase was lengthened by 21 cm for the five door Peugeot 403 "familiale" and "commerciale" estate versions. The familiale provided a third row of seats and was described as a 7/8 seater while the commericale offered a more conventional seat configuration for an estate car. Lengthened estate cars had a strengthened rear suspension as well.
A diesel powered Peugeot 403 estate was introduced in the autumn of 1958, the first of a long line, followed by a diesel saloon a year later.
The 403 came with a manual 4-speed all-synchromesh transmission driving the rear wheels. The gear change lever stuck out from the right side of the steering column.
