DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

For more than 15 years I own a superb Peugeot 404 in perfect condition. It's an early SL (SuperLuxe) from 1962 in a color that was introduced that year: 1025 Gris Metallisé...

Because it's a real 'madame' she is called Griselle:




My Griselle even starred in a Dutch Classic Car magazine:




And furthermore I own already for over 25 years a Peugeot J7 camper van in new condition:
(can you guess where the following pictures are taken?)

Cool pugs!

Love the 404 - location looks like Dunsfold?

Yep! Good spot!

I did a round on the TopGear track with my camper van!

That camper is sub zero….absolutely love it!

Isn't it?

I own this van since I'm 20 years old. I bought it from the original owner and it's completely documented; I even got the original letter from 'Carrosserie Commerciale de Peugeot' that the original owner got before he ordered the van :



I even have the list of accessories in which the original owner marked the accessories he wanted and there are even hand-corrected price changes on that list: and every marked accessory is accounted for in the van!
It's completely original, unrestored (no rust) and in immaculate condition and nevertheless we go on holidays in it every year! It has never -not once- let us down!

And it's really great to drive around small villages and roads with the doors slid open...

I love VW T2 and T3 camper vans and also I like the Citroën HY vans very much, but in my opinion they are no match to a Peugeot J7.

Even at the Peugeot Museum in Sochaux they were impressed and I was allowed -actually they even asked me- to park my van in front of the entrance of the museum:


Normally it's impossible to get there!

And during one of our holidays we met a Dutch couple with a very nice J9 that is technically identical to the J7, but is 10 years younger:

Cooler than a VW can in my opinion and I love those also

And much rarer too...

don't get me wrong: I also love VW busses, I just prefer the J7...

I WANT ONE!

Lovely camper
Do you have some pictures of the interior?

Darren65 wrote:I WANT ONE!

You should get some.

Mike.

Formally announcing J7 ENVY...Never seen one before and think its beautiful.

decapman wrote:Lovely camper
Do you have some pictures of the interior?

Well... I found out I only have only 1 picture of the interior:



I made it some years ago with my mobile phone (with a really bad camera).

I think I'll have to make some more...

Really like the 404... never seen a J7, looks great.

I like the split rear doors and the fact that it's got a barometer! Looking at those windows I reckon you're already pretty in touch with what's going on with the weather!

And I think this might be the start of another loving relationship

Darren65 wrote:I WANT ONE!

Mitch wrote:Really like the 404... never seen a J7, looks great.

I like the split rear doors and the fact that it's got a barometer! Looking at those windows I reckon you're already pretty in touch with what's going on with the weather!

And I think this might be the start of another loving relationship

Darren65 wrote:I WANT ONE!

What can I say?……….I'm a van man!