Baby Peugeot 6 hp motor car

Baby Peugeot 6 hp motor car, 1915. Sectioned body to show water-cooled, four-cylinder engine and chassis. Engine no. 12294.

Introduced in 1912, this BP1 type Baby Peugeot car set a trend for small light cars with the power of a larger car. The Baby Peugeot BP1 was designed by Ettore Bugatti, founder of Bugatti, who was reknowned in Europe for designing small-capacity engines which could produce extraordinary power. Being very lightweight made the car easy to handle and control, which a 1915 article in 'The Lightcar and Cyclecar' magazine credits with the vehicle's apparent popularity with female drivers.

Details

Category:
Road Transport
Object Number:
1932-455
Materials:
metal (unknown), rubber (unidentified), glass, wood (unidentified) and leather
type:
private cars
credit:
Mr. C.G. Eden

Parts

6 h.p. "Baby Peugeot" Motor Car

6 h.p. "Baby Peugeot" Motor Car

Introduced in 1912, this BP1 type Baby Peugeot car set a trend for small light cars with the power of a larger car. The Baby Peugeot BP1 was designed by Ettore Bugatti, founder of Bugatti, who was reknowned in Europe for designing small-capacity engines which could produce extraordinary power. Being very lightweight made the car easy to handle and control, which a 1915 article in 'The Lightcar and Cyclecar' magazine credits with the vehicle's apparent popularity with female drivers.

Measurements:
overall: 1488 mm x 1115 mm x 2495 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown) , rubber (unidentified) , glass , wood (unidentified) and leather
Object Number:
1932-455 Pt1
type:
car