Panhard PL17

Panhard PL17

The PL17 was the last four door sedan baring the famous name Panhard. After being taken over by Citroen, the brand continued for a while but in 1967 came the end.

The PL17 was a facelifted version of the Dyna Z that was produced from 1954 to 1959. The PL17 still maintained the 850 flat aircooled twin, that produced 42 or 50 BHP at 5250/5750 revs. These high revs were the weak point of the car, because it needed much work with the gear box to keep speed. Nevertheless in spite of the little amount of horsepower the car was able to reach 145 kph, demonstrating what aerodynamics can achieve.
In 1962 the suicide doors were replaced by normal ones.
The car was rather expensive, but still about 130,000 were produced, until production ended in 1965. Cabriolet (600 made) and stationwagon versions were also available.

Shown here is an example at the Technoclassica in Essen in 2004

[quote=henk4]Panhard PL17

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Now you talking!
Thank you!!!
Any chance that you also have PL24?:)

[QUOTE=smxi]Now you talking!
Thank you!!!
Any chance that you also have PL24?:)[/QUOTE]

unfortunately not...except this one

another old pic of the PL17 Cabriolet

[quote=henk4]unfortunately not...except this one[/quote]
Thank you!:) This is a lot better than nothing.:D

That's a beauty. I'm afraid I don't know much about Panhard, so pardon my ignorance when I ask my question.:o Are Panhards rear-engined? None of them seem to have grilles in the front.:confused:

[QUOTE=Timothy (in VA)]That's a beauty. I'm afraid I don't know much about Panhard, so pardon my ignorance when I ask my question.:o Are Panhards rear-engined? None of them seem to have grilles in the front.:confused:[/QUOTE]

Front wheel drive, 2 cylinder boxer in front of the front axle:)

Here are some more PL17's. Pix not taken by me. I also have some more 24's. Lemme know if they should be posted here.

[QUOTE=dracu777]Here are some more PL17's. Pix not taken by me. I also have some more 24's. Lemme know if they should be posted here.[/QUOTE]

Well let's keep them togehter.:)

Here's the promised 24's

Here is the Dyna Z

Remains the question, where the hell does it get its cooling from:confused:

ask yourself the same question about a Porsche.

[quote=henk4]ask yourself the same question about a Porsche.[/quote]

they get it from the side air-vents and the vents on the top off the engine cover. this aint rwd so, where the hell is it ? on the bottom ?:confused:

an real oddball version of the PL 17, the Commerciale, pictured at the 2006 LeMans Historique