Although Peugeot and Australia fulfilled its desired role of being a definitive history of Peugeot here there is more material to be discovered and published. Before the war there are the advertising pamphlets which were multi-paged to be found and reproduced. There will be material including photos in family archives that are found only by luck. I am pursuing a photo of the Peugeot stand at the 1952 Adelaide motor show. Postwar we are short of photos of the assembly works. There are manuals and order books stored in corners of sheds but they all too often go to the tip. Personal accounts of the early days are so valuable and rare now but material turns up all the time. I've collected some interesting tales of the 203 ambulance at Horsham. Australian motor histories tend to be either very detailed or rather broad lacking detail.
Really most people are only interested in the cars they grew up with so interest in older cars is becoming increasingly specialised. I'm hoping the Motor Heritage Foundation is able to pull off its ambitious plans. The Birdwood museum has a good library too.
Really most people are only interested in the cars they grew up with so interest in older cars is becoming increasingly specialised. I'm hoping the Motor Heritage Foundation is able to pull off its ambitious plans. The Birdwood museum has a good library too.