1940 Peugeot 202 4- door saloon

19 001 EUR

1940 Peugeot 202 4- door saloon

19 001 EUR
  • Model
    Peugeot 202 4- door saloon
  • Year
    1940 January
  • Condition
    Original
  • Body Type
    Sedan / Saloon
  • Fuel Type
    n/a
  • Power
    n/a
  • Mileage
    n/a
  • Address
    Hampshire, UK
  • Country
  • Published
    Nov 05, 2024
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VIN
N/A
Color
Other
Metallic
No
Engine
N/A
Engine Number
N/A
Chassis Number
N/A
Gearbox
Manual
Steering Wheel
LHD
Drive Wheels
N/A
1st Reg. Country
France
Doors
4/5
Interior Color
Black
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Description

1940 Peugeot 202 - Four door Saloon - Left Hand Drive - will be supplied on a new UK registration - or retain French registration if in France.

£16,750 o.n.o. to include UK Nova

OR

20,000 Euro : French sale includes the Peugeot Attestation & delivery to Northern France for collection a either Calais or Caen

11824 Kilometres / 7,390 miles ONLY - understood FROM NEW!

Over 40 years exhibited in the Peugeot museum in Sochaux !

The designer of this French beauty must have had a fabulous brief - to design an exquisite and stylish little car for the average pre-war French driver for the launch date of 2nd March 1938.

It is truly lovely. You should see the underside too - it is virtually spotless. I will take some photos - do ask.

"La 202 est la nouvelle voiture de tout les Francais" – "The 202 is the new car for all the French".

WHAT STYLE buyers - don't let it get away!

Just 11,824 kilometres understood travelled by this car from new in 1940, having spent over 50 years in the Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot – the Museum of the Peugeot Adventure, complete with a brown service tag dated 1969 !

First registered in Sochaux in April 1940, and not registered after 1945, the 202 is unaltered from its 1940 specification and completely original

Still on its original French registration - has survived in remarkable general condition with good black paintwork showing very little wear and tear. The interior upholstery is excellent for an original car. The underside is remarkable, showing little sign of rust.

Complete with sliding sunroof and fixings for the standard roof rack !

This car will either come with UK registration or French documentation to register in France.

Complete with original handbooks, service manuals, digital copies of advertising material, and illustrated history on the streamline 202/302/402 series.

Work carried out to recommission this car includes :-

Clean Fuel lines

Strip and rebuild fuel pump

Fit new hoses

Fit new exhaust system

Fit new Battery

Fit new plugs

Check electrics

Compound polish body

Replace water jacket side plate and gasket

Rebuild water pump – new bearing and gland seal

Send dynamo for bench test

Remove clean and flow test radiator

Clean engine water channels

Replace rear of engine water plate gaskets

Fit new exhaust manifold nuts and exhaust manifold gaskets

Clean engine bay and engine

Clean HT leads

Clean front of chassis

Clean rear chassis

Fit new sealed bearings to front hubs

Clean and adjust brake shoes

Clean springs paint if necessary with Paraoil.

Grease springs and brake cables

Refit brake hubs and adjust front brakes.

Fill Steering box with lubricant

Paint rad mounts, touch in chassis.

Refit and grease water pump & connect

Refit exhaust manifold gasket with sealant

Flush radiator and block

Refit rad / hoses, headlamps etc.

Refit exhaust flange gasket, new bolts and gasket.

Refit carb fuel line

Heater pipe end caps On order

Paraoil chassis and under side of wings front and rear.

Clean and Road test car

Check water levels

Deliver to Chevron Garage for rear hub removals, seals check, brake clean and drum check.

Check diff & gear box. SAE 85/1

Bolt up rear shock absorber & repair damage to shock absorber bracket

Strip, clean and adjust brake cables

Change Wheels around Radials to rear – Cross ply to front.

Strip and clean carb

Refit drain tube

Adjust choke cable

Order engine gasket set

Paint in Wheel – Refit spats

Drain tank & blow through fuel line

Drain engine oil and refill + Lucas Oil Treatment + SAE 40

Re check water level and water pump gland

Check manual trafficator control

Under bonnet – clean

Clean and polish

Fit new rear lit number plate

Check brake adjustment

Check earth to fuel gauge

Peugeot's 202 time line - The 202 was launched in 1939, representing the revival of the Sochaux firm to Peugeot’s latest and stylish design, with inverted quarter elliptics at the rear and independent front suspension. The idea was to compete with Citroen’s Traction Avant with a lighter streamline model to replace the Peugeot 201. The new 1,133 cc engine had a 3-bearing crankshaft, with worm final drive and a three speed synchromesh gearbox. The specification included this 4-door saloon, a 4-door cabriolet, and a 2-door drophead coupe. Included with the 4-door saloon here is a sliding sunshine roof and rear window blind to deflect following headlamp glare from distracting the driver. The design was a scaled down version of the Peugeot 402, some 62,773 versions of the 202 produced in 8’ 6” wheelbase form and capable of around 63mph or 100kph. These were the first of the company’s aerodynamic cars, distinguished by the Fiat ‘Beetle’ like bonnet with the headlamps and battery housed between the radiator and grille.

The Peugeot 202 marked the revival of the Sochaux firm. It was born to compete with the famous Traction Citroën. Its line is inspired by the famous 402, and is part of an aerodynamic style typical of the "spind

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