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――In the situation surrounding Peugeot in France, Emile Dalmat was originally known for tuning small cars.
――He modified the commercial model to entertain the fans.
――After that, it became known for entering the competition car in the Le Mans 24-hour race from 1937.
--And a small-scale production version of the successful race car was sold under the name 302 / 402DS as a version that can be driven on public roads.
――After World War II, Peugeot developed and announced a completely new type 203.
--Dalmat soon realized that the French taste would be 203 rather than 202 in the pre-war design.
――The point of view was accurate. Because it became clear that the Type 203 had fascinated the French since its production began in October 1948.
--His remodeling decided to replace the standard fine-grained front grille with a new one, which had a coarser, more American look and wasn't a noticeable change, but lowered the body by 7 centimeters.
――It was technically easy, but what was very effective in appearance was that the rear wheels were covered by the body.
――This style gave the 203 a sense of luxury with the design often seen in expensive luxury cars at the time.
――By making it convertible, I added a better nuance to this esprit model than the closed version.
--Increasing the engine output from 45hp to 80hp to coordinate the position of the [slightly above] 203 compared to the standard model, and installing a second carburetor makes this impressive performance improvement possible. rice field. And the usefulness of driving has also improved significantly.
--This 203 special version has been manufactured at the car dealership [Dalmat] since October 1948.
--In 1970, Dalmat died at the age of 78.
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