Peugeot 403

Peugeot 403
Peugeot 403 saloon
Overview
ManufacturerPeugeot SA
Production1955–1966
1,214,121 built
AssemblyFrance
Australia[1]
Argentina
New Zealand (Motor Holdings)[2]
Montevideo, Uruguay (Nordex S.A.)
Body and chassis
ClassLarge family car (D)
Body style4-door sedan
5-door estate
2-door convertible (1956–1961)
2-door pickup[3]
3-door van[3]
LayoutFR layout
Powertrain
Engine
  • 1290 cc TM5 I4
  • 1468 cc TN3/XB2 I4
  • 1816 cc TMD85/XDP85 diesel I4
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,660 mm (104.7 in)[4] saloon
2,900 mm (114.2 in) estate
Length4,470 mm (176.0 in) saloon
4,610 mm (181 in) estate
Width1,670 mm (65.7 in)
Height1,510 mm (59.4 in)
Chronology
PredecessorPeugeot 203
Peugeot 402
SuccessorPeugeot 404

The Peugeot 403 is a mid-size car manufactured and marketed by Peugeot between May 1955 and October 1966.[5] A total of 1,214,121 of all types, including commercial models, were produced,[6] making it the first Peugeot to exceed one million in sales.[5]

  1. ^ Peugeot, Automobiles Australia 1960, page 199
  2. ^ Webster, Mark (2002), Assembly: New Zealand Car Production 1921-98, Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand: Reed, p. 73, ISBN 0-7900-0846-7
  3. ^ a b "1961 Peugeot 403 Van Pickup D4 Truck Ambulance Station Wagon Brochure WU4958 | eBay". 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015.
  4. ^ Gloor, Roger (2007). Alle Autos der 50er Jahre 1945 - 1960 (1. ed.). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-613-02808-1.
  5. ^ a b Bellu, René (1997). "Toutes les voitures françaises 1956 (salon Paris, Oct 1955)". Automobilia. 2. Paris: Histoire & collections: 51, 54 & 55.
  6. ^ Michael Sedgwick & Mark Gillies, A-Z of Cars 1945-1970, revised paperback edition published 1993, page 152