1965 Peugeot 404 Diesel Record: The Slow Engine That Broke 40 Speed Records

1965 Peugeot Diesel 🚀 shocked the world by driving 11,000 kilometers in just 72 hours — without stopping, breaking, or even slowing down. Built from a stylish 404 Cabriolet and tuned for pure diesel dominance, this French engineering marvel set 40 records and averaged nearly 100 mph while sipping just 12L/100km. With a compression ratio of 21:1, no turbo, and a windshield made of plexiglass, it looked like a fighter jet had a fling with a baguette. Inside? Radio comms, pit crew support, and mechanical cruise control shaped like a snail. You can’t make this stuff up. 🐌 From Montlhéry’s banking to diesel-fueled glory, this is the forgotten rocket that made "Peugeot" and "fast" belong in the same sentence. Like the video 👍, subscribe 🔔, and tell your friends Timmy’s fryer-oil Citroën never stood a chance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Timmy Tiny Wheels YouTube Channel:    / @digmyst-p8r   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #Peugeot404, #DieselRecords, #VintageCars, #ClassicRacing, #FrenchEngineering, #PeugeotDiesel, #1965RecordRun, #IndenorEngine, #MontlheryOval, #DieselSpeedRun