The Peugeot 404, produced from 1960 to 1975, was a mid-size French family car styled by Pininfarina, giving it a cleaner and more elegant profile than many contemporaries from domestic manufacturers. It was powered by a naturally aspirated inline-four engine displacing 1.6 liters, and the lineup covered an unusually broad range of body styles, from saloon and estate to convertible, coupé, and a utility pickup variant. The ute body style in particular found strong commercial footing in export markets, especially in Africa and Australia, where its durability and mechanical simplicity made it well suited to demanding conditions. That breadth of variants across a single generation, combined with its Pininfarina-designed bodywork, gave the 404 a distinct identity within Peugeot's postwar lineup.
