Swiss registration document Vehicle for temporary importation

Unique model with bodywork just after the war Perfect working order and presentation Rare optional Cotal gearbox A long history Very fine provenance, Peugeot certificate

According to information provided by Peugeot’s sales department, the model we are presenting is a 402 B Limousine Type N5, which left the factory on 27 October 1939 for the French Air Ministry.

Fitted with a Cotal gearbox for extra driving pleasure and comfort (an option that was prohibitively expensive at the time!), this car has a singular history as well as an exceptional provenance, to say the least.

Purchased just after the war from the Domaines, it was specially rebodied by Etablissements Lourtioux – 10 rue des Grands Près, Montluçon – at the request of its new owner, an antiques and paintings dealer from central France.

After the latter’s death, the car remained immobilised, but was very properly stored with a neighbour who finally bought it a f...