Peugeot Type 7

Motor vehicle
Peugeot Type 7
Albert Lemaître (on left) in his Peugeot Type 7 at the 1894 Paris-Rouen race; his was the first petrol-powered car to finish.
Overview
ManufacturerS. A. des Automobiles Peugeot
Production1894-1897
32 units produced
Body and chassis
LayoutRR layout
Powertrain
Engine1.3 L V-twin Daimler
Dimensions
Wheelbase1.65 metres (65 in)
Chronology
PredecessorPeugeot Type 6
SuccessorPeugeot Type 8
A bare Peugeot Type 7 chassis.

The Peugeot Type 7 was built on the same chassis as the Peugeot Type 6 and shared some mechanicals but its engine was twice the size, and twice as powerful. It had a phaeton style body for 4 persons. 25 units were built between 1894 and 1897. The engine was carried over to the Type 8.[1]

Description

The 1,282 cc V-twin Daimler engine was mounted at the back, and produced 3.7 hp. The cooling radiator was mounted at the front of the vehicle and the coolant flowed within the chassis tubing. Transmission was via a cone clutch, 4 speed gearbox and chains propelling the rear wheels. Some models had steel wire wheels with rubber tyres and others had wooden wheels. The weight was circa 650 kg and top speed was 18-20 km/h.[1]

Competition

In 1894 Peugeot entered the 'Le Petit Journal' Competition for Horseless Carriages that ran from Paris to Rouen with several Type 5's and 7s. Albert Lemaître's Type 7 Phaeton was the first petrol powered vehicle to finish, 3 minutes behind Jules-Albert, Comte de Dion on his steam powered tractor.[1][2]

In 1895, a Peugeot Type 7 driven by Paul Koechlin with Rubichon as a mechanic, won the Paris–Bordeaux–Paris race.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Peugeot Type 7 Chassis 1896". www.autoconcept-reviews.com.
  2. ^ "8W - Where? - Bois de Boulogne". forix.autosport.com.
  3. ^ texte, Parti social français Auteur du (July 23, 1894). "Le Petit journal". Gallica.
  • Peugeot Car Models 1889-1909 at the Wayback Machine (archived January 28, 2015)
  • Peugeot Type 6/7 at Histomobile at the Wayback Machine (archived April 15, 2008)
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Type 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
Supermini 1 2 3 / 4 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 21 / 24 / 30 / 31 37 54 57 69 "Bébé" B P1/ B3/P1 "Bébé"¹ 161/172 "Quadrilette" 5CV 190
26 / 27 / 28 48 56 58 126 201 202
Small
family car 		14 / 15 / 25 56 58 68 VA/VC/VY¹ V2C/V2Y¹ VD/VD2¹ 159 163 301 302
33 / 36 63 99 108 118 125 173 / 177 / 181 / 183
Family
car 		9 / 10 / 11 / 12 16 / 17 / 19 / 32 49/50 65/67 77 78 88 127 143 153 153 B/BR 176 401 402
18 39 43/44 61 71 81 96 106 116 126 138 175 601
Large
family car 		23 42 62 72 82 92 104 112/117/ 122/130/134 139 145/146/148 174
66 76 83 93 135 156 184
Executive
car 		80 103 113 141 147/150
85 95 105
Cabriolet
/ Spider 		91 101/120 133 / 111/129/131 136 144
Panel van 13 22 34/35
Minibus 20 / 29 107
1 These cars were marketed as "Lion-Peugeots", produced by what was till 1910 a separate Peugeot company, run by cousins of Armand Peugeot, then in charge of the principal automobile business.

In 1910, Armand having no sons of his own, it was agreed that the two branches of the Peugeot business be reunited.