Of the more than 1.2 million Peugeot 403 were just over 2,000 convertibles and 5 Coupés Emile Darl 'Mat (1892 - 1970), to be seen on the two pictures above. Nevertheless, the Peugeot company is proud of these rare vehicles, somewhat belatedly on Darl 'Mat, too. He operates a branded dealership with 160 employees in Paris and has the as 203 Cabrio planned car with a slightly different rear and other engine summarily renamed to a 403. Anyway, the front pointed more to the brand Simca, initially not liked by the Peugeot superiors.

He designed the famous 301 Eclipse of 1933, by Peugeot even taken over and sold along with the subsequent coupés/convertibles after all, almost 700 times. Above, two pictures of the by Peugeot tuned two-liter and designed in aluminum by his partner Paulin. These participated as racing versions in Le Mans in 1937 the first time, and achieved the places 5 and 8 in overall classification in 1938.

Back to the real star of this page, an even unusual appearance with self-supporting pontoon body and an engine with only 1.5 liter displacement. It costs 70 percent more than the sedan. 'Star' is actually the correct term for the car. It is, seven years after the end of production, famous as company car for commissioner Colombo in the eponymous television series. Another 25 years, it is doing there service and advertises for its quality. 07/16