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1899 PEUGEOT 4-SEAT PHAETON
REGISTRATION NO. LE 7430
CHASSIS NO. 1609
ENGINE NO. 1105
RED WITH RED LEATHER UPHOLSTERY AND A SURREY TOP.
ENGINE: TWIN HORIZONTAL CYLINDER , 8HP; GEARBOX: 3 SPEED AND REVERSE; CHAIN DRIVE; BRAKES: DRUM AND TRANSMISSION; SUSPENSION: SEMI-ELLIPTIC FRONT AND REAR; TILLER STEERING.
PEUGEOT BEGAN MANUFACTURING HIGH QUALITY MOTOR CARS AS EARLY AS 1891, WHEN THEY MADE THE FIRST LONG DISTANCE CROSS-COUNTRY JOURNEY UNDERTAKEN BY A PETROL DRIVEN CAR FROM BEAULIEU-VALENTIGNEY TO PARIS, THEN ON TO BREST AND BACK BY THE SAME ROUTE. THE FIRM ALSO CLAIMS TO HAVE DELIVERED THE FIRST PETROL DRIVEN CAR TO A PRIVATE CUSTOMER IN FRANCE AND IN 1894 THEY EVEN LISTED A WHIP FOR CHASING AWAY DOGS AS A RECOGNISED EXTRA ! SALES ROSE STEADILY AND BY 1899 PEUGEOT WAS PRODUCING A TOTAL OF 300 CARS PER ANNUM.
THESE VICTORIAN PEUGEOTS ARE WIDELY REGARDED TO RANK HIGHLY AMONG SOME OF THE FINEST VETERAN CARS PRODUCED, DUE TO THEIR EXTREMELY HIGH STANDARD OF ENGINEERING AND HIGH BUILD QUALITY. THE 8 HP MODEL OFFERS PERFORMANCE THAT IT WOULD NORMALLY ONLY BE ATTRIBUTED TO MUCH LATER VEHICLES AND INDEED SPEEDS OF UP TO 35MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED WITH SOME CARS. THE ENGINE HAS TWIN HORIZONTAL AND PARALLEL CYLINDERS WITH THEIR HEADS POINTING TO THE REAR, AND A TRANSVERSE COUNTERSHAFT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS 3 FORWARD SPEEDS PLUS REVERSE, COUPLED TO A CHAIN FINAL DRIVE WITH WOODEN ARTILLERY WHEELS AND SOLID TYRES.
THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE CARRIES ITS ORIGINAL DOUBLE PHAETON COACHWORK AND WAS PURCHASED BY THE CURRENT OWNER IN 1972 FROM A SWISS COLLECTOR. IT WAS FOUND IN TOTALLY ORIGINAL AND UNRESTORED CONDITION (SEE PHOTOGRAPH), AND SOON AFTER ITS IMPORT INTO ENGLAND WAS COMPLETELY STRIPPED TO A BARE CHASSIS AND SYMPATHETICALLY RESTORED. THIS INCLUDED A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE (INCLUDING CONVERSION FROM THE HOT TUBE IGNITION TO A MORE RELIABLE MAGNETO SYSTEM), RESTORATION AND RE-PAINTING OF THE COACHWORK IN RED AND BLACK WITH GOLD COACHLINES AND THE MANUFACTURE OF A NEW SURREY TOP. THE UPHOLSTERY WAS RE-TRIMMED IN NEW RED LEATHER TO THE ORIGINAL PATTERN AND THE WHEELS WERE RESTORED, KEEPING THE ORIGINAL SOLID TYRES. (THERE THEN FOLLOWED A LONG PERIOD OF MUSEUM EXHIBITION SINCE WHICH TIME IT HAS NOT BEEN RUN, SO CONSEQUENTLY IT WILL PROBABLY REQUIRE A SMALL AMOUNT OF RE-COMMISSIONING PRIOR TO USE.)
OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE SUCH ORIGINAL VICTORIAN PEUGEOTS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. THE 8HP DOUBLE PHAETON CHRISTIE'S ARE PROUD TO OFFER TODAY IS A PARTICULARLY SOUGHT AFTER MODEL, AND IS CAPABLE OF CARRYING 4 ADULT PASSENGERS WITH EASE; INDEED IT IS IDEAL FOR ONE OF THE NUMEROUS VICTORIAN CAR EVENTS CURRENTLY BEING ORGANISED FOR NEXT SEASON TO COINCIDE WITH THE CENTENARY LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RUN.
REGISTRATION NO. LE 7430
CHASSIS NO. 1609
ENGINE NO. 1105
RED WITH RED LEATHER UPHOLSTERY AND A SURREY TOP.
ENGINE: TWIN HORIZONTAL CYLINDER , 8HP; GEARBOX: 3 SPEED AND REVERSE; CHAIN DRIVE; BRAKES: DRUM AND TRANSMISSION; SUSPENSION: SEMI-ELLIPTIC FRONT AND REAR; TILLER STEERING.
PEUGEOT BEGAN MANUFACTURING HIGH QUALITY MOTOR CARS AS EARLY AS 1891, WHEN THEY MADE THE FIRST LONG DISTANCE CROSS-COUNTRY JOURNEY UNDERTAKEN BY A PETROL DRIVEN CAR FROM BEAULIEU-VALENTIGNEY TO PARIS, THEN ON TO BREST AND BACK BY THE SAME ROUTE. THE FIRM ALSO CLAIMS TO HAVE DELIVERED THE FIRST PETROL DRIVEN CAR TO A PRIVATE CUSTOMER IN FRANCE AND IN 1894 THEY EVEN LISTED A WHIP FOR CHASING AWAY DOGS AS A RECOGNISED EXTRA ! SALES ROSE STEADILY AND BY 1899 PEUGEOT WAS PRODUCING A TOTAL OF 300 CARS PER ANNUM.
THESE VICTORIAN PEUGEOTS ARE WIDELY REGARDED TO RANK HIGHLY AMONG SOME OF THE FINEST VETERAN CARS PRODUCED, DUE TO THEIR EXTREMELY HIGH STANDARD OF ENGINEERING AND HIGH BUILD QUALITY. THE 8 HP MODEL OFFERS PERFORMANCE THAT IT WOULD NORMALLY ONLY BE ATTRIBUTED TO MUCH LATER VEHICLES AND INDEED SPEEDS OF UP TO 35MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED WITH SOME CARS. THE ENGINE HAS TWIN HORIZONTAL AND PARALLEL CYLINDERS WITH THEIR HEADS POINTING TO THE REAR, AND A TRANSVERSE COUNTERSHAFT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS 3 FORWARD SPEEDS PLUS REVERSE, COUPLED TO A CHAIN FINAL DRIVE WITH WOODEN ARTILLERY WHEELS AND SOLID TYRES.
THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE CARRIES ITS ORIGINAL DOUBLE PHAETON COACHWORK AND WAS PURCHASED BY THE CURRENT OWNER IN 1972 FROM A SWISS COLLECTOR. IT WAS FOUND IN TOTALLY ORIGINAL AND UNRESTORED CONDITION (SEE PHOTOGRAPH), AND SOON AFTER ITS IMPORT INTO ENGLAND WAS COMPLETELY STRIPPED TO A BARE CHASSIS AND SYMPATHETICALLY RESTORED. THIS INCLUDED A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE (INCLUDING CONVERSION FROM THE HOT TUBE IGNITION TO A MORE RELIABLE MAGNETO SYSTEM), RESTORATION AND RE-PAINTING OF THE COACHWORK IN RED AND BLACK WITH GOLD COACHLINES AND THE MANUFACTURE OF A NEW SURREY TOP. THE UPHOLSTERY WAS RE-TRIMMED IN NEW RED LEATHER TO THE ORIGINAL PATTERN AND THE WHEELS WERE RESTORED, KEEPING THE ORIGINAL SOLID TYRES. (THERE THEN FOLLOWED A LONG PERIOD OF MUSEUM EXHIBITION SINCE WHICH TIME IT HAS NOT BEEN RUN, SO CONSEQUENTLY IT WILL PROBABLY REQUIRE A SMALL AMOUNT OF RE-COMMISSIONING PRIOR TO USE.)
OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE SUCH ORIGINAL VICTORIAN PEUGEOTS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. THE 8HP DOUBLE PHAETON CHRISTIE'S ARE PROUD TO OFFER TODAY IS A PARTICULARLY SOUGHT AFTER MODEL, AND IS CAPABLE OF CARRYING 4 ADULT PASSENGERS WITH EASE; INDEED IT IS IDEAL FOR ONE OF THE NUMEROUS VICTORIAN CAR EVENTS CURRENTLY BEING ORGANISED FOR NEXT SEASON TO COINCIDE WITH THE CENTENARY LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RUN.