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The Peugeot 404 was a mid-sized
Mid-size car

A mid-size car is the North American and Australian term for an automobile with a size between that of a Compact car and a full-size car. In Europe, cars of a similar size are often referred to as large family cars, or executive cars....
 automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 produced by the French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 manufacturer Peugeot
Peugeot

Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen....
 from 1960 to 1978 (certain markets until 1989). This was the most successful of several contemporary cars whose body style, designed by Battista "Pinin" Farina
Battista Farina

Giovanni Battista "Pinin" Farina was an italy automobile designer, the founder of the Pininfarina coachbuilder, a name forever associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars ....
, was based on his Florida II concept car.

The body style is notable for its strong resemblance to the Austin A60 Cambridge
Austin Cambridge

The Austin Cambridge is an automobile range sold by the Austin Motor Company from September 1954 through to 1969. It replaced the Austin A40 Somerset but was entirely new with modern unibody construction....
, which was also a Pininfarina body design
British Motor Corporation

The British Motor Corporation was a United Kingdom vehicle company, formed by the merger of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Organisation in 1952....
.

The 404 was designed by Pininfarina
Pininfarina

Pininfarina S.p.A. is an Italian automobile design firm and coachbuilder in Cambiano, Italy, founded as Societ? anonima Carrozzeria Pinin Farina in 1930 by automobile designer and builder Battista Farina ....
 and manufactured in several body styles: sedan (saloon/berline), station wagon
Station wagon

A station wagon in American English, Australian English, Canadian English and New Zealand English usage and an estate car in British English usage, is a passenger automobile with a car body style similar to a sedan but with the roofline following the full, sometimes extended rear cargo area, i.e. ending with a more vertical door...
 (estate/break) and pickup
Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling heavy loads....
.






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The Peugeot 404 was a mid-sized
Mid-size car

A mid-size car is the North American and Australian term for an automobile with a size between that of a Compact car and a full-size car. In Europe, cars of a similar size are often referred to as large family cars, or executive cars....
 automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 produced by the French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 manufacturer Peugeot
Peugeot

Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen....
 from 1960 to 1978 (certain markets until 1989). This was the most successful of several contemporary cars whose body style, designed by Battista "Pinin" Farina
Battista Farina

Giovanni Battista "Pinin" Farina was an italy automobile designer, the founder of the Pininfarina coachbuilder, a name forever associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars ....
, was based on his Florida II concept car.

The body style is notable for its strong resemblance to the Austin A60 Cambridge
Austin Cambridge

The Austin Cambridge is an automobile range sold by the Austin Motor Company from September 1954 through to 1969. It replaced the Austin A40 Somerset but was entirely new with modern unibody construction....
, which was also a Pininfarina body design
British Motor Corporation

The British Motor Corporation was a United Kingdom vehicle company, formed by the merger of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Organisation in 1952....
.

The 404 was designed by Pininfarina
Pininfarina

Pininfarina S.p.A. is an Italian automobile design firm and coachbuilder in Cambiano, Italy, founded as Societ? anonima Carrozzeria Pinin Farina in 1930 by automobile designer and builder Battista Farina ....
 and manufactured in several body styles: sedan (saloon/berline), station wagon
Station wagon

A station wagon in American English, Australian English, Canadian English and New Zealand English usage and an estate car in British English usage, is a passenger automobile with a car body style similar to a sedan but with the roofline following the full, sometimes extended rear cargo area, i.e. ending with a more vertical door...
 (estate/break) and pickup
Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling heavy loads....
. A convertible
Convertible

A convertible is a type of automobile in which the roof can retract and fold away, converting it from an enclosed to an open-air vehicle. Many different car body styles are manufactured and marketed in convertible form....
 was launched in 1961, followed by a coupé
Coupé

A coup? or coupe is a closed car body style, the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time. Coup?s are often hardtopped sports cars or sporty variants of sedan body styles, with doors commonly reduced from 4 to 2, and a Close-coupled sedan interior offering either two seats or 2+2 seating ....
 version in 1962, both bearing a resemblance to Ford's Continental Mark II
Continental Mark II

The Continental Mark II was a automobile produced by the newly formed Continental Division of the Ford Motor Company in 1956 and 1957. Many aficionados of the automobile consider the Continental Mark II one of the classics of the postwar period....
.

The 404 was, and in some countries is still, popular as a taxicab
Taxicab

A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of public transport for a single passenger, or small group of passengers, typically for a non-shared ride....
 due to its reputation for robustness. A 1.9 L diesel engine was also available, as carried over to the Peugeot 504
Peugeot 504

The Peugeot 504 is a large family car manufactured in Europe by France automaker Peugeot between 1968 and 1983, with production continuing until 2005 in Nigeria and Kenya....
. The 1.6 L petrol engine was also available with Kugelfischer mechanical fuel-injection, later used on the Peugeot 504
Peugeot 504

The Peugeot 504 is a large family car manufactured in Europe by France automaker Peugeot between 1968 and 1983, with production continuing until 2005 in Nigeria and Kenya....
. A ZF 3-speed automatic transmission was also available. Manual transmissions used a column-mounted shifter.

The 404 appears prominently in the 2006
2006 in film

The year '2006 in film' involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with Saw III, Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Casino Royale , Clerks II, X-Men: The Last Stand, Mission: Impossible III, Final Destination 3 and Scary Movie 4....
 film Catch a Fire
Catch a Fire (film)

Catch a Fire is a 2006 in film dramatic thriller about terrorists in apartheid-era South Africa, based on a true story.The screenplay was written by Shawn Slovo....
, set in South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
.

The French production run ended in 1975 after a total of 1,847,568 units were produced.

The 404 proved very popular in developing nations, due to its high practicality and value for money, which continued to build the vehicle under license so production continued up until 1988 in non-European markets, with a total combined run of 2,885,374 units.

Racing

Peugeot 404s won the Safari Rally
Safari Rally

The Safari Rally is considered by many to be the world's toughest Rally racing. It was first held from May 27 to June 1, 1953 as the East African Coronation Safari in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, as a celebration of the coronation of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom....
 in 1963, 1966, 1967 and 1968. The latter three victories were with the fuel-injected KF2 variant.

The 404 was also a very popular racing car in Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 during the 1960s and early 1970s.

The car also participated in the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally
1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally

The 1970 London-Mexico World Cup Rally was a marathon Rallying that started at Wembley Stadium in London on 19 April 1970 and finished in Mexico City on 27 May 1970, covering approximately 16,000 miles through Europe and South America....
 organised by The Daily Mirror
The Daily Mirror

The Daily Mirror is a United Kingdom tabloid newspaper founded in 1903. Twice in its history, from 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its masthead was changed to read simply The Mirror, which is how the paper is usually referred to in popular parlance....
 (finishing in 19th place).

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