My dad owned a 404 sedan in Jamaica (RHD). He had a later model (‘72 or maybe a ‘74) because a few things had changed compared to this one. On his car, the dash was a different layout with round speedo and updated fuel and temp gauges and black crackle finish; black steering wheel with the horn ring; the seats were…
Just one more thing. Everytime I see any old Peugeot on the road I feel compelled to check to see if Columbo is driving.
It’s charming just as it is functional.
My family had an early 60's 403 wagon with 3 rows of seats, which looked like an ambulance with side-opening rear door. It had folding jump seats in the middle, and basically a large couch for the third seat. It was indestructible. I continued to drive it in high school even though it had been in a low-speed dirt road …
A couple of years back, the 404 page on Peugeot’s website was a picture of a 404.
“Am I to tell you the reader, that you should consider a 1965 Peugeot 404 Wagon for your next commuter car instead of a mid-2000s Subaru?”
Is it just a coincidence that 404 is a number that could be associated with the discussion section of the Mach-E “article” from earlier today?
When we start thinking of this as a police problem instead of a black and white problem maybe we’ll begin to make some progress.
“The formal introduction of the SV-1 was to take place at the Four Seasons in NYC, but at the last minute they found the car was too wide to get in the doors they accidentally booked Four Seasons Total Landscaping”
This is such a ridiculous practice in the first place. If you want your employees to buy your cars, just make better cars.
See also: craft beer.
I’ll tell you what it is.
This is a fantastic story, but I’m actually sad for you that you lost the brochure! What a rarity that would be today.
The DeTomaso Pantera actually swiped tail lights from a 1967-1971 Alfa Romeo Berlina. So the Bricklin Pantera tail lights are really Alfa tail lights.
There is a podcast I enjoy called “You Are Not So Smart.” It’s all about behavioral psychology and self-delusion. I mean... human memory is trash and most of what we think we remember is delusion. It’s literally how we’re wired.
You wanna know how bad the US consevative lean is and how quickly it has shifted? Much of the pro-environmental legislation Ttump overturned was put in place by (checks notes) George Bush.