If you’ve heard the sound of a Peugeot Break 4×4
Dangel revving to life, then you are in rare company. Only 500 were ever
produced, and only 20 are known to exist in greater Europe, as most were
shipped to North Africa to be stripped and sold for spare parts. Now, one of
the last remaining of this endangered species is heading to auction, and if you
have the cash flow, you can poach a piece of history.
This particular Peugeot was used as an utility
vehicle at the French-supervised Leptis Magna archaeological site a Roman city
in Libya. Once the excavation was completed in 2014, it was returned to Italy,
where officials realized that they had on their hands an artifact of their own.
Thus, a careful restoration was commissioned for the Dangel.
Though built for
the offroad – four-wheel traction keeps this SUV gripped tightly to the ground
– this beautiful restoration prohibits anything but exhibition in a museum.
Examine the paint job, and you’ll find the history of Peugeot emblazoned on the
trim like an ancient tablet. If you want an unusual vehicle with a deep history
embedded in it, then your chariot awaits with this Peugot Break 4×4 Dangel.
