1896 - 1901
THE EMANSIPATION OF ARMAND (Page 2 of 2) | |
Armand Peugeot sets up his own company, leaving the traditional industries to the rest of the family. |
 1898 The catalogue continues to grow, with Types 21 to 25 supplementing the earlier Types 14 to 20. In July, Peugeot takes part in the First Paris Motor Show.
1899 The Peugeot catalogue now covers fifteen models, ranging from 2 to 12 seaters and weighing between 720 and 1250 kg. The most popular model is the Type 15 phaeton. Three-wheelers are built in the Beaulieu factory. Peugeot makes its first Capitaine Gérard folding bicycle, a model that forms part of every soldier's kit in World War One. 1900 Peugeot's car output reaches 500 units per year. But it also produces 20,000 bicycles, 100 tonnes of boning for corsets and 6 tonnes of springs for pincenez.  |
| Armand Peugeot in 1900 seen in a Type 28 phaeton
that can travel at almost 22 mph |
 | The Type 36: 111 models were built |
1901 The Type 36, available as a 3-seater spider convertible or a 4-seater tonneau has a new single-cylinder vertical engine. It's the first Peugeot to have a bonnet at the front and, in place of the handlebars, it has a steering wheel (with an inclined steering column). It also marks the move to chainless transmission systems. Appearance of the first Peugeot 1.5 h.p. motorbike. December: the first 4-cylinder Peugeot cars are shown at the Paris Show. | 