About 30 years ago I was introduced to the world of Peugeot by my school mate Damo and his pug mad family. Since then I've always had one or more pugs in the drive, or the shed or in the paddock. Mostly 404's but the occasional 205 GTi and a 206, the 404 was always my true passion. Cheap to buy, easy to fix, fun to drive and really hard to kill. I soon discovered that Peugeot made a 404 Cabriolet and was absolutely in love. Knowing they are scarce and never believing I'd ever find one in my budget, this car went on the list alongside a 205 T16 and the gorgeous Alpine A110.
Lo and behold, many years later I found one for sale in Brisbane. It had been imported directly by an aussie chap living in Paris in the early 2000's as far as I can tell, the car has been in storage for about 15 years. Quick trip to Brisbane from Melbourne and even though it needs work, I had to have it, so here it is.
Is it a restoration project? Maybe not. Hopefully it's a rolling resto, but I'm sure there will be plenty to see and do in the coming couple of years, so here's a starting point.
Alpine white, 404 Cabriolet Super Luxe, 1964? with a 1967? KF2 injection motor. Has had some rust repairs (of course), but fundamentally pretty straight and seemingly pretty original apart from the dash which is a later three round rather than the strip speedo. Yes it runs and stops and it appears there has been quite a bit spent on repairs during her time in Australia.
Lo and behold, many years later I found one for sale in Brisbane. It had been imported directly by an aussie chap living in Paris in the early 2000's as far as I can tell, the car has been in storage for about 15 years. Quick trip to Brisbane from Melbourne and even though it needs work, I had to have it, so here it is.
Is it a restoration project? Maybe not. Hopefully it's a rolling resto, but I'm sure there will be plenty to see and do in the coming couple of years, so here's a starting point.
Alpine white, 404 Cabriolet Super Luxe, 1964? with a 1967? KF2 injection motor. Has had some rust repairs (of course), but fundamentally pretty straight and seemingly pretty original apart from the dash which is a later three round rather than the strip speedo. Yes it runs and stops and it appears there has been quite a bit spent on repairs during her time in Australia.