Peugeot Type 4 Explained

Peugeot Type 4
Manufacturer:S. A. des Automobiles Peugeot
Production:1892
1 produced
Predecessor:Peugeot Type 3
Successor:Peugeot Type 5
Body Style:Runabout
Layout:RR layout
Engine:1.0 L V-twin
Wheelbase:1.63m (05.35feet)

The Peugeot Type 4 was a one-off car produced by Peugeot in 1892 for Ali III ibn al-Husayn, the Bey of Tunis,[1] in accordance with whose wishes the car was decorated.[2]

Details

The Type 4 was made with a 1.0 L (1026 cc) 15-degree V-twin engine that produced 4 horsepower.[3] The 0.6 L (565 cc) engine in the Peugeot Type 3 was considered to be insufficient, and produced half as much power.[4] The elaborately decorated car survives and is kept at Sochaux, France.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peugeot Car Models from 1889 - 1909 . 2008-11-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150128030005/http://peugeot.mainspot.net/models1.shtml . 2015-01-28 . Production figures for Peugeot, 1889-1909
  2. [Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot]
  3. Web site: Peugeot Type 4 (1892-1892) history, pictures . 2008-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080415233233/http://www.histomobile.com/1/Peugeot/1892/Type_4_.htm?lan=1 . 2008-04-15 . Peugeot Type 4 specs
  4. Web site: Peugeot Type 3 (1891-1894) . 2008-05-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615145710/http://www.histomobile.com/1/Peugeot/1891/Type_3_.htm?lan=1 . 2011-06-15 . Peugeot Type 3 specs
  5. http://www.cardatabase.net/static.main/Peugeot/Type%204%20Vis%20a%20vis/ Car photo search- Peugeot Type 4