Peugeot 401

Peugeot 401
Manufacturer Peugeot
Production 1934-1935
13,545 produced[1]
Predecessor Peugeot Type 176
Successor Peugeot 402
Class Family car
Layout FR layout
Engine 1.7 L I4

The Peugeot 401 was a mid-size model from Peugeot produced in 1934 and 1935. It was introduced at the 1934 Paris Motor Show and continued to be offered until August 1935.[2]

Details

The 401 was powered by an enlarged version of the engine from the smaller Peugeot 301 and slotted between that model and the range-topping 601. The 401 displaced 1.7 L and produced 44 horsepower (33 kW). Models of the 401 include the 401 D, 401 DL, and 401 DLT. Though the majority were made as sedans, the 401 was offered with no fewer than eleven different body styles.

Eclipse

Peugeot conceived of an electric folding metal roof more than twenty years before Ford reimagined the concept in their Skyliner. This system was called "Eclipse" and was first introduced on the 401. A total of 79 Peugeot 401 Eclipses were made.[3] It later became available on the 301 and 601, also utilized on vehicles by Georges Paulin, Darl'mat, and the coachbuilder Pourtout.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Peugeot Car Models from 1910 to 1949". Peugeot.mainspot.net. http://peugeot.mainspot.net/models2.shtml. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
  2. ^ "Peugeot brand history". Peugeot.com. http://www.peugeot.com/en/history/a-century-of-models/1930-1940/1934--401.aspx. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
  3. ^ "RÉTROMOBILE 2001". Classics.com. 2001-02-09. http://classics.com/retro01.html. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
  4. ^ "From the Zero to the Eclipse". Peugeot.mainspot.net. http://peugeot.mainspot.net/hist11.shtml. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
Type 1880s 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 48 126 201 202
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 61 71 81 96 106 116 126 138 175
Large
family car		 23 42/43/44 62 72 82 92 104 112/117/ 122/130/134 139 145/146/148 174 / 184 601
66 76 83 93 135 156
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.