Peugeot Type 108 Explained

Peugeot Type 108
Manufacturer:Peugeot
Production:1908
Predecessor:Peugeot Type 99
Successor:Peugeot Type 118
Class:mid-sized car
Layout:FR layout
Wheelbase:2,555 mm (100.6 in)

The Peugeot Type 108 is a motor car produced by the French auto-maker Peugeot at their Audincourt plant in 1908. 301 were produced.

The car represented an evolution from the company’s Type 99, but it was larger, and its engine was now a front-mounted twin-cylinder unit of 1,527 cc delivering a maximum of 100NaN0, to the rear wheels by means of a rotating steel drive shaft.

The 25551NaN1 wheelbase supported body lengths up to 36001NaN1, and many of the Type 108s found themselves used by the taxi trade. Body formats included a four-seater “Droschke” as well as a delivery van with space for two.

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