Peugeot 402 Darl Mat Prix

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.
Peugeot 402 darl mat prix. 700 000 900 000 sold 742 500. With its light and inherently streamlined body the car s performance is impressive offering a driving experience that belies this car s 82 years. 367340 peugeot 402 légère re bodied in the style of a portout built darl mat roadster professionally restored to the highest standard between 2017 and 2019 matching numbers registered in france. Although they carried a steep 8 600 price the cars sold quickly and earned a fine reputation for their exciting dynamic characteristics.
The best remembered of the darl mats is a sports car based on the peugeot 302. 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. The 402 darl mat driven by charles de cortanze and marcel contet took a win in the two litre class. The next year the newly designed 402 took a 5th overall and first in class.
The cars were built in very limited numbers and three models a roadster a coupe and a drop head coupe were offered. The 402 darl mat driven by charles de cortanze and marcel contet took a win in the two litre class. Several peugeot darl mat 402 spécial sport models raced at le mans with success in 1937 and 1938. 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.
Formerly the property of miss dorothy patten and baron rainer dorndorf well documented example with period racing history. Kits include some white metal parts minimal photo etch and basic but useful instructions. In 1937 three peugeot 302 402 darl mat models successfully entered the le mans 24 hour race. Using a standard 2 liter peugeot 402 engine as the base darl mat updates include twin solex carburetors and mild tuning to boost output to over 70 horsepower.
1938 peugeot 402 darl mat special sport roadster. 1938 peugeot 402 légère darl mat roadster chassis no.