I understand that the Paykan is made today with Avenger petrol engines and
Peugeot diesel.
Peugeot-Citroen of course inherited the Iranian contract when they took over
Rootes. The same factory builds various obsolete Peugeots as well as a
bizarre cross between the Paykan and Peugeot 405. Apparently it is a 405
shell with Hillman running gear. I can only imagine this is because the rwd
Hillman running gear is more rugged than the fwd Peugeot setup.
I've heard that the Iranian government chose Rootes as its automotive
partner over Daimler Benz because the Hunter was proven to be tougher than
contemporary Mercedes.
Russ Maddock
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Eyerman" <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
To: "Victor Hughes" <v.hughes@student.canberra.edu.au>; "Jan Eyerman"
<jan.eyerman@usa.net>
Cc: "jon" <humber_snipe@hotmail.com>; "John Slade" <edalsj@igs.net>;
<alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Re: [Re: 1725 with no numbers]]
> It is possible that the "1600" engine is actually a Citroen/Peugeot
powerplant
> as C/P made a big deal over a contract with Iran.
>
> Jan
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