I stand corrected on my recent assertion that the Paykan Hunter had ceased
production in favour of a Peugeot 504 based model. This is evidently not the
case. I had two main reasons for believing this:
(1) I have read a number of times in British publications that the Paykan
Hunter had ceased production.
(2) The PSA website (PSA is the conglomerate which controls Peugeot,
Citroen, Panhard, various defunct French carmakers and the old Rootes
marques) lists current production information in downloadable Acrobat files.
They seem to indicate that the 504 and Paykan are one and the same product.
Maybe they are just grouped together because both are regarded as old crocks
for selling in the third world.
I note that they still list a 1600 Paykan which is not described as having
Peugeot running gear. I have a book which states that Paykan switched to
Avenger engines in the early eighties. Since there was a 1600cc Avenger, but
never a 1600cc Hunter, I would say those Avenger engines are still in use.
I've got a theory on why British journalists like to list the Paykan as
being defunct. Up until the late eighties, when the car supposedly ceased
production, they were made in the UK and shipped to Iran as CKD kits. My
theory is that the Iranians have since bought the tooling so they can
manufacture the cars in full.
Pity the link for the "hot new" X7 doesn't work.
Hey, they still build Pug 205s there too. Always wanted a GTi. Bet they
don't build those.
BTW last time I looked, Iran was in the northern hemisphere.
Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA) wrote:
> ----------
> From: Kristian Jonsson
>
> >Here You will find about Paykan (yes that is how it is spelled
> >on this place)
> > http://www.salamiran.org/DCI/irnkhdru/eikdmain.htm
>
> Great info, thanks Kristian.
>
> Here is what I have learned about Peykans/Paykans in the last few days.
>
> 1) They are still made today in Iran for internal and export.
>
> 2) It is based on the Hillman Hunter automobile.
>
> 3) The original tooling for the sheetmetal of the Hunter is still used.
>
> 4) The car no longer uses the Rootes drivetrain, but rather uses
> pugeout pieces (1800cc).
>
> 5) It appears that 1725 spares are still produced in Iran.
>
> 6) The Iranians really take pridfe in this car.
>
> 7) The car still looks dreadfull even with new grill and trim.
> Kind of reminds me of the Australian and Argentinian fixation with
> the
> Ford Falcon. There just seems to be some dimentia associated with
> people who live below the equator, and their ability to allow old car
> designs to die a peacefull death.
>
> Jarrid Gross
-- Russ Maddock, with no intention of ever buying a Falcon.http://www.petrie.starway.net.au/~sunbeam Sunbeam Imp Sport Sunbeam Alpine SIII GT Talbot Alpine GLS Peugeot 505 STi
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