IRANIAN: Peykan, پيکان - M. Khayami, محمود خيامي

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MAHMOUD KHAYAMI, THE MAN WHO ESTABLISHED FIRST CAR-MANUFACTURING "IRAN-NATIONAL - PEYKAN" IN IRAN IN ALMOST 45 YEARS AGO! THE CAR WAS A BRITISH CAR NAMED "HILLMAN HUNTER"! In 1966, Iran National (now Iran Khodro) of Iran began to manufacture Hillman Hunters from CKD kits, after a deal was struck between the Rootes Group and Iran National's director, Mahmoud Khayami. The resulting Paykan (Persian for arrow) saloon, pick-up and taxi models became known as Iran's national car. Earlier versions used the Hunter 1725cc engine but later kits were shipped with the Avenger's 1600cc engine mated to the Arrow range gearbox via a special bell-housing. Full local production began in 1985, after the original British production lines were closed. The new owner in Britain, Peugeot, established a new contract whereby Iran Khodro would manufacture the Paykan with the same body panels but Peugeot 504 engines and suspension, for six more years. This deal has a similarity to one in South Africa, where Hunters were once built with locally-made Peugeot 404 engines (from which the 504 units evolved) to meet strict local content laws applicable in the late 1960s. In 1991, Iran Khodro began manufacturing its own parts for the Paykan. In its ultimate incarnation, the Paykan was constructed from 98% locally-made parts.[citation needed] The Paykan saloon ceased production in May 2005, to be replaced by the Peugeot RD, based on the Peugeot 405 platform. The Bardo, the pick-up version of the Paykan is <b>...</b>

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IRANIAN, CAR, PEYKAN, KHAYAMI, IRAN-NATIONAL, MOSADEGH, BAHRAM MOSHIRI, MOHAMMAD AMINI, HOSSEIN MOHRI, ARDESHIR ZAHEDI, HAMYOUN KATOUZIAN, IRAN-KHODRO, SAMAND, SOREN, PRIDE, AJOODANI, REZA, SHAH, PAHLAVI, tehran

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