Cheers guys, but I must apologise for not being completely clear in my original post-the picture I included is not my bike, but one that has the same colouring and very similar stickering as mine used to have-this is the pic I happened to come across on Velospace.com when researching.... I was just very excited to see one just like mine USED to look on velospace, as I never had seen one like mine before, and included it in the hope it would help with the ident process. Mine used to belong to Eddy Merkx, so I wanted to get a bit more info on it and find out what the model could be... I wish I could include period pics, but.....all of you keep-it-as-original-as-you-can people will probably shoot me when I tell you I have had the bike powdercoated in matte black, with Easton EC90sl full carbon forks, King h/set, Look carbon seatpost and Time RXS pedals and non-period Mavic brakes and derailleurs, and Shimano D/A 9 sp STI shifters... The original finish had simply become so patchy that it was a choice between letting it rust and die, or rejuvenate and ride. I used to ride this to high school every day in The Netherlands and then rode it every day in London when I moved there, rain or shine. It was parked outside (although under a shelter) for at least 10 years... The bike has been in the family for 29 years now (My dad confirmed he bought it in 1978). And I must admit, I had no idea at all that old Peugeots were collectable or valuable. I knew mine used to belong to Eddy but have never been interested (and probably never will be) in selling it. I also would not have known where to start in restoring it to its original state, as replacing the old Simplex and Mafac bits just did not seem a good idea when I had D/A STI shifters and other parts lying around. I ride 50k roundtrip to work every day -across London- and was not so keen on having to rely on ball-end cables and 30-year old brakes to stop me. I found the original Mafac brake levers unreliable and used to break brake cables every time I needed to do emergency stops. The bike and I have (partly because of this, partly because I am a speedfreak) been in several accidents because of this. Hence Mavic SSC brakes and Shimano D/A STI levers...
I did really study those pictures in the catalogue on the Wanadoo site very well, and from that it seemed quite clear it was a PSN10e. (my advantage in of course understanding the Dutch and German in the catalogue pics). I was however thrown by some of the comments made by TMar (I think) in a related thread which mentioned different seattube sizes than mine, as my seatpost is 25.8....
Wouldn't things be so much easier if Peugeot actually released buildrecords showing which frame number was which type!!!
BTW-if any of you need translation of the wanadoo site I mentioned in my original post for your own researching, let me know. I can't promise rapid turnaround times but am happy to help!!!