Peugeot 203

Conceived in great secrecy since 1943, the design of the 203 is a break with its predecessors.

First of all its engine, robust and sober, is provided with a hemispherical cylinder head resulting from the competition. From a structural point of view, no more heavy chassis, the mechanical set will be married to the self-supporting body.

The principle of front-wheel drive, which is still too expensive, has also been abandoned. The aim was to adapt to post-war conditions where steel and fuel were still scarce.

The vehicle will therefore be of classic architecture, light and equipped with a powerful engine associated with a gearbox with a fourth gear overdrive.

Henri Thomas designed the car, finding inspiration in the lines of the beautiful American sedans. No wonder, at the liberation, the fashion is to come from across the Atlantic!