Panhard does not build many cars like the Panhard Dyna Z: a 4-door saloon / 2-door cabriolet / 2-door pickup with 851 , built from 1954 to 1959 at the height of the post-war boom.
The story
The Panhard Dyna Z is a lightweight motor car produced by Panhard of France from 1954 to 1959. It was first presented to the press at a Paris restaurant named Les Ambassadeurs on 17 June 1953 and entered production the following year. In 1959, it was replaced by the Panhard PL 17.
What is underneath
Under the skin sits 851 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 710 kg−850 kg. The gearbox is a 4-speed manual / Column mounted control. The wheelbase is 2570 mm / 2800 mm (pickup). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Where it sits in Panhard's history is not in doubt: the Panhard Dyna X came before it; the Panhard PL 17 followed it. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the Chevrolet Corvette. Nearby in the Panhard catalogue sit the Panhard & Levassor M2F Break CnAM 20520 and the Panhard & Levassor 15 CV.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Panhard Dyna Z has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.