The Peugeot 302 was a mid-weight saloon introduced in 1936 at the Paris Motor Show by Peugeot and sold until 1938, essentially a shortened version of the 402 model with a smaller engine.

The aerodynamic 402 model was well received by the market but it was larger than the Citroën Traction Avant which had rewritten the rule book upon its release in 1934, and which during the later 1930s acquired a range of different engine sizes and wheel base lengths.

The 302 faithfully followed the style of the longer 402 complete with a sloping front grill behind which the headlights were positioned.

An attractive detail was the starting handle hole on the lower part of the front grill which passed through the middle digit of the'302' badge inscribed patriotically in blue, white and red on the grill.

In addition to the saloons, a small number of special bodied variants were produced including a Darl'mat built 302 roadster and a cabriolet incorporating the automatic fold-away steel roof design pate...