Mike T

6801100, Carrosserie 14001, Cabriolet Injection 1967, Colour unknown, Cuir Noir 1000, FRANCE ...and thanks again to Peter Teuffel: 4593071, Cabriolet Injection 1964, Blanc Saratoga 1031, Cuir Noir 2000, For sale April 2017, 38,000 Euros, Hard top, TOURS FRANCE Total: 2076 !

Yes, I could use a little rust protection myself..... See you soon, Harry.

Yes the shell will be treated with Waxoyl by the restorer after it's painted. Undercoating will be applied and then some anti-rust compound by me too, before she is reassembled at home.

Nice work! I need to get some of that Würth weather strip adhesive for the 404C.

March 31st: major welding is all done. Next week it will be a full coating in epoxy primer, then a few weeks of blocking and priming, followed by a topcoat in Dark Blue 1057. Exciting times! Oh yeah that's me in photo 1, a bit older than the car

Good luck with this, and you already have my 270 405 VINs.

Thanks to Peter Teuffel in Germany for finding this one: 4591092, Cabriolet Injection 1963, BASEL SWITZERLAND Total: 2074 - (I'm not sure what happened but the earlier totals were one too low)

March 24th, left front fender is welded on; other side will be done next week, and then some final welding and metal trimming will be done before paint preparation begins.

Today's visit to the shop was very interesting, even though no work to speak of had been done to the car due to some time off for the main bodyman. The Hydrovac tank, brake backing plates and fresh air intake grille were all painted in satin black and ready to go. The tank in particular is on display in the engine compartment, so the finish has to be good. Mike said that the target budget estimate is still valid, despite having done a very thorough amount of metal work to this point, perhaps a bit more than originally anticipated. After the metalwork is finished, there are about 200 hours of labour involved in doing the preparation for painting and the paint itself and of course none of that has started yet. There was a Porsche Turbo 930 version from the eighties in the shop after a hard front end hit. Mike said that its repair would probably come in at $60,000 for its rebuild. He encouraged me to buy as much agreed value insurance as possible, to ensure that any eventual collision is likely to lead to a repair.

Another Australian 404C - the eighth - was "discovered" today! Thanks to the owner for the data: 4598680, Carrosserie 10836, Cabriolet Injection, 17 mai 1966, Black and Ivory, Black Leather 2000, Car was from France, imported to USA circa 1987, went to Australia in 1990. Being restored in 2017 and will be converted to RHD, Nardi shifter, AUSTRALIA This photo may have been taken in Queensland and it's hard to miss the red 404 Cabriolet behind the car in the foreground. Apparently this fellow still has the red car but I don't think it has been registered....the Robergel spoked wheels on the black car were retained by the owner of the red one. So that may help. Total: 2072 !

Don't ever buy a 404C unless you are planning to do a full restoration like this one, or it has a photo-documented restoration from the past 15 years. All the Pininfarina cars are the same - lots of rust traps. By rebuilding it completely, the metal all ends up being protected as it never was before, and more than 50 more years of use in good weather should be possible.

Friday afternoon I visited Coachwerks. The new front crossmember is on, some significant repairs were needed on the driver's side inner fender and that fender is now tacked in place, with fine-tuning and possible future adjustments to follow. Next week I have to take the rubber seals down for panel alignment purposes, as well as the grille. The old front crossmember didn't look all that bad but when it was off, the bodyman in the photo above showed it to me and shook it, and it sounded just like a Maraca They will be painting the front brake drum backing plates, the Hydrovac vacuum tank and the air inlet grille. I will repaint the brake drums myself in manifold paint. I had them blasted at Blast-it in Victoria today and I even did the vacuum tank blasting myself!

From the registry website today: 6801306, Cabriolet Injection, 28 juillet 1967, Bleu Mendoza 1134, Beige leather, Original condition, never restored except for carpets, photo from 2007, SAINT-MARCELLIN FRANCE Total: 2071 !

Good progress!

Great job!

I don't know, maybe ask a Citroën shop or expert?

My manual copy in French has about 35 pages dealing with the rear suspension. I could scan it all and send it to you. But it only shows checks and adjustments of the components, nothing in detail about the pump itself.

I think that one should work.

For detailed photos of the work done in the past two weeks, go here: http://www.coachwerks.com/MT1966Peugeot404C/update-2.html

I made a visit to Coachwerks on Friday:

Thanks to Gilles Gouret : 4495980, Cabriolet Carburetor, March 1963, Blanc Saratoga 1031, Cuir Noir 2000, PLAISANCE-DU-TOUCH FRANCE ( no photo ) Total: 2070 !

Good news! If you still need to see part of the manual, let me know.

Well that's progress all the same. Do you have the T16 suspension manual? I have a copy digitally somewhere and I can scan the relevant part of the paper print that I have. It looks like the car needs a bit of rust repair on the right rear quarter panel.

One more: 4670669, Cabriolet Carburetor 1968, Gris Clair Métallisé 1162, Cuir Noir 2000, Incorrect No. Carrosserie Peugeot : 201461, original Dutch car, HAAREN NETHERLANDS Total: 2069 !

These photos were taken Friday around 5 PM. Major front end surgery is underway! Front fenders are cut off! Detail of cowl panel, not rusty at all inside. Inner fender panel was not in that bad of a condition, some repair was required near the bottom. Dashboard with three rectangular holes gone and one round hole for the new - original type - wiper/washer switch! Taillights fit, good! Drilled out spot welds and removed outer McPherson strut tower skin. Repair panels welded into the nose panel on both sides. Interesting perspective!