Re: Determining the year of manufacture of a Peugeot 403
From: thenceroth (garagepommedeterre@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri 06 Jun 2008 - 00:01:05 EDT
It should be a vey ealy 403. The # of the first US, 403 was 2195000,
which was the 1958 model year. Your car was probably made in '58, but
it could've been registered in '59. Hope this helps.
In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "haquenin" <haquenin@...> wrote:
>
> I posted here a couple of weeks ago about a Peugeot 403 that I found
> for sale. At the time, it looked like there were no rims. I
finally
> was able to go out to the California desert to look at the car.
It's
> in a tow truck yard and the owner of the yard has filed for a lien
> sale, as there is no pink slip or registration. I got there the day
> before the guy was going to haul the 403 saloon and a 403 estate off
> to the crusher. The saloon that I went to see is not in the
greatest
> shape, but I've seen worse cars brought back to life. The only
major
> rust I found was in the driver's floor which was rusted through.
The
> sills on both sides had some corrosion but still looked solid. The
> tow truck guy found the rims for the car, so that problem is out of
> the way.
>
> A problem is that no one knows the date of manufacture of the car.
> There are two numbers on the firewall: 2202687 on a larger riveted
> plaque and another narrow plaque above it with the number 157065.
> Does anyone know which of these is the correct Vin number for
titling
> and registering the car and whether it's possible to determine the
> year of the car from the Vin number and how?
>
> I've already got three real old cars at my house and I'm right in
the
> middle of restoring a 1957 DKW. But I so much love and adore the
> Peugeot 403 saloon that I would make room somehow, even if I have to
> stick it on the lawn in my back yard. With its understated
elegance,
> I think it's one of the most beautiful cars ever built. It would
kill
> me to see such a great car go to a crusher.
>
> By the way, does anyone know if the windshield and seats of the
estate
> can be fitted to the saloon on 403s?
>
> Any info, especially regarding dating these cars would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks again,
> Henry
>
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