Peugeot 402 Darl Mat Cabriolet

Between 1936 and 1938 darl mat produced 105 examples of his sports car 53 roadsters 20 coupes and 32 cabriolets and survivors are coveted by collectors around the world this outstanding peugeot 402 darl mat légère special sport is one of 53 roadsters originally constructed and one of approximately 30 known survivors of all body styles.
Peugeot 402 darl mat cabriolet. Determined to sell a unique and sought after product darl mat continuously experimented with. Emile darl mat set up a small garage selling and repairing automobiles and eventually became a licensed panhard and peugeot dealer. This peugeot 402 darl mat légère special sport is one of 53 roadsters originally constructed and one of approximately 30 known survivors of all body styles. She auto world 8 909 views.
Peugeot 402 darl mat roadster the peugeot 402 is a family car produced in sochaux france from 1935 to 1942 by peugeot. 1938 peugeot 302ds darl mat cabriolet duration. A 402 cabriolet on display at the 2006 paris auto show mondial de l automobile. Motor1 italia 11 653 views.
It was unveiled in paris motor show in 1935 replacing the peugeot 401. The 402 was characterized by what became during the 1930s a typically peugeot front end with headlights well set back behind the grille. He worked for panhard unic and peugeot for whom he designed the 1934 eclipse featuring a retractable steel cabriolet roof a construction he patented. Peugeot 504 cabriolet prova su strada al museo dell avventura peugeot duration.
Pourtout peugeot 402 darl mat cabriolet 8 3 10 rating 3 votes description. The 402 darl mat driven by charles de cortanze and marcel contet took a win in the two litre class. Various low volume coupé versions included the peugeot 402 darl mat unmistakably reminiscent of a body produced by the same coachbuilder carrosserie pourtout for bugatti. 1938 peugeot 402 légère darl mat roadster chassis no.
The peugeot 402 darl mat was a limited production high performance sports car available in roadster cabriolet and coupe form built for the most demanding of clients. In 1940 paulin joined the french resistance to fight the nazi regime but was arrested and executed. A racing car for the road appealed to customers and a hundred road cars on the peugeot 302 and 402 chassis were produced between 1937 and 1939. By the early 1930s he sold only peugeots.