The elegant design with swollen streamlined surfaces and lots of chrome finish distinguishes the car from many similar ones.
In the United States, an extremely rare 1938 Peugeot 402 Darl’mat Special Coupe has been put up for auction by RM Sotheby’s. It is an avant-garde sports car, planned to sell for around $1.5 million, which is a record for the French brand, according to the auction house’s official website.
The Peugeot 402 was the flagship of the brand in the 1930s. They then produced approximately 75,000 of these cars, and at the same time, only six of them received the exclusive Darl’mat Special Coupe body from the Portout studio. Only three of these coupes have survived to this day.
Quite an interesting appearance of the Peugeot 402 Darl’mat Special Coupe in the Art Deco style was developed by the famous designer Georges Paulin.
The coupe is also faster than the standard Peugeot 402. Its 2.0-liter four is augmented with a mechanical compressor, increasing power to 73 hp. with., and the maximum speed is 125 km / h. It is known that in 1938 such a sports car won its class in the 24-hour race at Le Mans.
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