Peugeot History anecdotes ?

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Hello everybody,Eleven year old Jannick is looking for nice history anecdotes andother stories on Peugeot. He wants them to write a 'paper' on Peugeot for school.Can anyone please help him out?His email address is:    please remove notthis from the address.Thanks beforehand !Rob __________________________________________________________________Rob Ruggenberg"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world, indeed it's the only thing that ever has."				(Margaret Mead, Anthropologist)__________________________________________________________________

G.T · Accepted Answer

Hi,Not common needs for a 11yo boy :-)I'm gonna give a try : they first started studying a Diesel-powered car in1935 (based on the 402B) but the development has been stopped by the WW2.After the war they had to cope with other problems than Diesel engines oncars, hence their late release : 403 D, XD86 engine, 1816cc and 48HP, year1959.Oh, and no matter what Mercedes hams say : Pug has released the firstautomotive turbo-Diesel engine in 1979 (even if it was reserved for exportto the US, which is pretty strange).Regards,G.T205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel :

Ken · Answer

Peugeot placed istelf on the map in Australia in 1953 when a 203 wonthe first round-Australia reliability trial.

Pat and Bob Chambers · Answer

I thought that might be Ken Taubman for a while there! (The owner/driver of those round Australia Rally cars 203 (the front suspension sagged and they had to cut away the wheel arch with an axe I think, but the 203 kept going when most other makes fell totally apart on the almost "no" roads)Bob C

G.T · Answer

Hi,Oh yeah, and won the Safari (Kenyan rally) 4 times between 1964 and 1968with the 404.Later did it again with the 504 Coupé.Regards,G.T205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel :

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