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]
History
The 403 debuted as a sedan/saloon on 20 April 1955 at the Trocadéro Palace in Paris. For several months before it was launched, numerous 403s, their badges removed, were driving on the roads near the manufacturer's Sochaux factory. They became so familiar that the locals no longer noticed them, but attracted the Paris motoring press to a town usually of little interest to the national media.[7]
The TN3 engine size gave the car a "tax horsepower" of 8 CV, which placed it a class below the soon-to-be-replaced