Lion-Peugeot
Lion- Peugeot was a French automobile manufacturer.
Company History
Jules, Pierre and Robert Peugeot 1905 founded the company Les Fils Peugeot Frères in Beaulieu at Valentigney for automobile production. The brand name was Lion- Peugeot. The designers Michaux and Kuntz had previously worked for Peugeot. Lucien was Verdet motor engineer and developed the two-and four -cylinder engines. 1912, Automobiles Peugeot and Lion- Peugeot merged to form Société des Automobiles et Cycles Peugeot. The brand name was used until 1915 or 1916.
Rolling stock
Single cylinder models
The company began by only small car manufactures. The first model was the VA by 1906. He had a single-cylinder engine with 785 cc displacement and 6-7 hp. This model was on offer until 1908. Also appeared in 1906 VC and VC 1 also had a single-cylinder engine, but 1045 cc and 8-9 hp. In 1909, the VC 2 joined them, whose engine produced 9 hp. Successor of these three models, which were produced until 1910, was the VC 3, which was only offered in 1911. He had the same engine as the VC 2
Between 1908 and 1909 there was also the models VY and VY 2 Your single cylinder engine developed 12 hp from 1841 cc. They were only available as sports cars and racing cars.
Two-cylinder models
1910 published two additional models with V2 engine. These were the V 2 C 2, whose engine from 1325 cc made 12 hp and the V 2 Y 2, the engine of 1702 cc developing 18 PS. The following year they were replaced by V 2 C 3 and V 2 Y 3. Motorized they corresponded to the previous models. Also in 1911 ended the production of this model.
Four -cylinder models
Was published in 1912 as a successor to the V 2 Y 3 V 4 C 3 This was the first model with a V4 engine. He served from 1725 cc 9 hp. In 1913 the VD, also called V 4 D. He had a bigger engine with 1888 cc and 10 hp. 1915 followed again as the last model in this series of VD 2 with the same engine. In the same year, production ended. The VD 4 D of 1914 remained a prototype.
BP series
The BP series was the last series. It included the models BP 1, B 1 and B 3 P 4 P 1 This model was developed with the help of Ettore Bugatti as a successor to the Peugeot Type 69. Also known as Bébé, it was produced from 1913 to 1916 in 3095 copies. The four-cylinder four-stroke engine developed from 855 cc 10 hp. With a wheelbase of 1,800 mm and a track width of 1050 mm, the vehicle length was 2620 mm, width 1500 mm, the vehicle and the vehicle height 1620 mm. The body form provided space for two people.
VC 1 1908-1909
VC 2 of 1909
V 2 C 2 from 1910
V 4 C 3 of 1912
BP 1913