Peugeot 404 Pickup

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When we talk about a robust workhorse derived from a 'normal' passenger car, the Peugeot 404 Pickup comes directly into the picture. Peugeot saw that well then, an opponent for the Japanese pickups with a load capacity of one tonne that became more and more popular in the 1970s.

The buyer of the Peugeot 404 Pickup could choose from an 1,6 liter gasoline engine or an 2 liter diesel. As accessories one could go for a towbar, possibly a hardtop or the 'roof' that the British company Luton came with. The simple Pickup suddenly became a real truck! That the 404 was a super car is still proven daily. Such an Italian Pininfarina-drawn is cherished here, in Africa it still stands as a workhorse. With the 404 Pickup - traced in the British Knottingley (West Yorkshire) - with a rare Luton construction! - is it after a working life Verkeerd Afgelopen. The poor thing is rusting away in a meadow behind a row of houses. Further inspection revealed that there is another one on that yard. Without construction, but still with a large supply of terribly rusted parts in the container ...

Photo: Should a hard worker in a British garden come to an end this way?

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