The Peugeot 404 sedan (berline) is not a rare car in France and unlike the specific body part for the cabriolet and coupe almost everything can be found. It is a very robust car with some specific weak points : severely strong braking when the Hydrovac assisted breaks are present, a fragile 3 bearing crankshaft that was replaced by a 5 bearing crankshaft early in production and, on the version with the injection motor, a motor that requires regular use otherwise it can be difficult to restart after a long sleep.

The car was produced or assembled all over the world. Even New Zealand ( see a Peugeot 404 Sedan from New Zealand)!

The 404 Sedan or 'Berline', also designed by Pinin Farina, was the 'original' 404 from which the other bodyworks were derived. I photographed the car on the right at Reims retro show (3/99).

And on the right a postcard of a Sedan

Types

Years (French production)

404 berline Grand Tourisme

1960-1975

404/8 berline Confort

1967-1969

404 berline diesel

1964-1975

404 berline Superluxe

1962-1968

404 berline Superluxe injection

1964-1968

404 L familiale (carb)

1963-1971

404 break Superluxe

1965-1971

1965 Peugeot 404 Superluxe (thanks to MWB)

1967 Peugeot 404/8 Confort

1970 Peugeot 404 Grand Tourisme

1973 Peugeot 404 Berline

1974 Peugeot 404 Berline Diesel

1962 Peugeot 404 Berline

Paul Minassian (France) and
Paul Grogan (Great Britain)