Although I was a Peugeot main retailer for quite a long time in the 70s and 80s I have learned enough about the vaguaries of the firm's model numbering system to make me shy off buying many of their products for my collection...and sorting these important matters out does not mix well with advancing years.
However a few Peugeots have come my way that I could not refuse, but these do not fit into the model range that Leslie and Hugh have discussed.
Three of my collection are ex-Team bikes spanning a few years from 1978 to 1980 ; I believe that they were called Prestige-PRO10 models, rather than PX10 or PXN10 ones. The earliest bike of the three belonged to Jean-Louis Danguillaume, the slower of the two brothers riding alongside Bernard Thevenet at the time. The 56cms frame is brazed up from Reynolds 531 and standard Peugeot/Nervex lugs. It is equipped 100% French ie Spidel throughout. It is impressively light. From what I remember about it, the frame is finished in pearl white, the decals having PEUGEOT in orange. I have a frame that beloged to Jacques Bossis from the same period, late 70s. The other machine was the last one used by long-time Peugeot Pro, Regis Delepine and it is actually my size.
This frame is made from 753, with chrome rear triangle and full front fork. It dates from 1980. The specification is a mix and match one, largely French but with MAFAC side-pull brakes and Campagnolo large-flange hubs. Peugeot is engraved in the fork crown and the top-eyes.
Would I be correct in thinking that these Peugeots are PRO10 models?
Norris Lockley
Settle UK
Just remembered that I have several more rather nice 40s, 50s and 60s top-end bikes in France including one that was supposed to have belonged to Emile Idee, one of the top Peugeot riders of the 1940s.Just too many...must move some on.