Peugeot 404 Coupé and Cabriolet registry

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Got another VIN from Venezuela today: a 404 Coupé - one of the last, No. 4670988, with body number 17250.

Total: 1433 cars. I did not get a photo, unfortunately!

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Thanks to a contact in Spain, another 404 Cabriolet has been identified in Spain:

4495303, a white Cabriolet, originally Bleu Ciel, the body seems quite OK, but the engine is not functioning. It is for sale in Madrid right now for about 8800 Euros. Note the berline grille behind the 404 C grille frame!



Total: 1434 cars...

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This morning I received two emails that told me about 4 new cars for the registry!

In Massachusetts USA, a Cabriolet that was bought in Burgundy in France way back in 1986 and exported to the USA: No. 6800940



In Switzerland, a white Coupé in excellent original condition: No. 4598393


And in Germany, two scrapped 404 C cars: Nos. 4670595 and 6801622




Total: 1438 404 C cars accounted for, of which 22 have been scrapped.

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In Luxembourg, imported from CH: a Cabriolet in Blanc Arosa 1132, ready for its date with a restoration. Chassis No. 4498709



Total: 1439 404 CC.

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Update:

One of my contacts in Germany told me the numbers of two other 404 CC cars that were crushed some years ago, one cab and one coupé:

4599597
6801079

After a hesitation of a few months, I have also added to the list two other 404 Cabriolets:

One is in South Africa, a model from 1967/68, with the incorrect serial number 5307052. Since the car is unique and identifiable, we will add it to the list. Meanwhile I am working with its owner to establish its true number.




The second one also has an incorrect serial number, and is located in a car museum in Salamanca, Spain. It is also from 67/68. Originally from France, it suffered a serious frontal collision around 1970, was re-registered in Spain and the number from a sedan was assigned to it for some reason: 5333341.




For sale on eBay in Belgium: 4595459, Cabriolet



Total: 1444, of which 27 are scrapped.

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Thanks to my contact in Spain, he has looked up the numbers related to a 404 Coupé that is for sale in Seville:

Serial number: 6801811, note the front turn signals of the Renault 5 Type 1, the R-16? hubcaps, the Renault (?) parking lights in the side of the front fenders/wings, the incorrect headlamp chrome rings.



Total: 1445 cars, of which 27 have been scrapped.

[miketippett]

Good news this morning: I received an email from a fellow in Portugal whose cousin owns this pretty 404 Cabriolet from 1963: 4591088:



Total: 1419 surving 404 C cars and 27 wrecked cars (1446).

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Another one for the "family album": I contacted a fellow in Norway who has a black 404 Cabriolet (1965) Injection: Nr. 4596832:



Total: 1420 surviving cars and 27 scrapped ones (1447)

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Sven Slager in New Zealand sent me a large list of 404s in his country today, including the following C models that were not already on the list:

6801867 Cabriolet, licence plate PS 6276
4599456 Coupé, licence plate MR 404

Total: 1449. My target for the year 2010 was to reach 1450 by December 31 so it looks as though I should get there!

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I got two more 404 C numbers, but one other car that had been on the list for years was dropped off due to it being a duplicate. So the total is 1450 exactly.

4598953 Cabriolet
4597657 Coupé

Here is a photo of 4598953:


The other car was a French embassy vehicle and is now owned by the president of the Norwegian Peugeot club!

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I received 4 new serial numbers for the registry today.

The first two are in France:
4596582 - a white Cabriolet with Hard top that is undergoing a restoration right now:


4499606 - a white Cabriolet, under restoration right now in France:



4495588 - a Cabriolet in Sweden - photo to come

4591150 - a red Cabriolet in Sweden (originally Blanc Saratoga) with Nardi and Hard top, it needs a major restoration according to the owner (the headlights are strange!)



Total: 1454!

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Here is 4495588, mentioned above. A very nice example of an early cabriolet. Located in Sweden, as stated above.

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And here is a not so nice example, located in the USA:

But it is definitely worth restoring!

No. 4497424, Carrosserie No. 4432, in Tampa, Florida.



Total: 1455!

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Another car was "found" in France today by the online registry:

4596729, Cabriolet Injection, in-service date of 24 July 1965, Noir 1000 with Havane leather interior, hard top and Robergel hubcaps, located in Dijon.

Total: 1456

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Today there are two bits of 404 C news to report:

Firstly: there was an error in the way I entered a previous car on the list; I had entered it as 6802292, but the number really is 6802992. This is a Dutch Cabriolet imported from the USA, Red in colour.

Secondly: Dutch Cabriolet with the license plate DM-93-76 (white with Robergel wire wheels, the car is on Arthur's 404 CC website) was bought in 2009 by a Peugeot collector in New Zealand and this car is now there and has the license plate 4O4 C. Its serial number is 4594228.



This brings the total to 1457 cars!