1936 Peugeot 402 L Taxi

1936 Peugeot 402 L Taxi in Rue de l'Estrapade, Movie, 1953

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
sixcyl ◊ 2010-05-13 20:17	-- Last edit: 2010-05-13 20:23:43
DynaMike ◊ 2010-05-13 23:34	By the shape of the rear doors I'd say this is a long version. By the extended bootlid this should be a 1939 402 BL, but the grille belongs to an older 402... ???
sixcyl ◊ 2010-05-13 23:39	I've thought about a B at first, but I cancelled this option. The grill is a 402 type not 402B, the boot should be thicker from that angle, I think it's the spare-wheel cover that we see not the "malle bombée" , and at last, a 402B should have "roues pilotes"... so i've changed my mind, and consider it as a 402, maybe a L, but not sure. Of course many taxis used the L rather the normal 402.
DynaMike ◊ 2010-05-13 23:44	OK, but still it will be an L: the distance between rear door handle and rea fender is too big and the roof is too high for a 'normal' 402... I don't think we see the metallic spare wheel cover, since that would have been round and what we see here is not round at all. Maybe an aftermarket accessory?
sixcyl ◊ 2010-05-13 23:55	Agreed, and it has the "Toit ouvrant arrière" spécific to the taxi version.