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Van racer tot personenauto? De brullende leeuw van Sochaux
Je kent ongetwijfeld Fiat's beroemde S76 'Beest van Turijn', de wilde auto met 290 pk, 28-liter viercilindermotor, gebouwd om het landsnelheidsrecord van 1910 te verbreken, maar wist je dat Frankrijk een even gekke racer had in de vorm van de Lion-Peugeots van rond dezelfde tijd?
De beschikbare informatie over deze auto's lijkt enigszins verwarrend en tegenstrijdig, en er zijn geen originele overlevenden bekend, maar deze suggestieve foto is nog niet zo lang geleden opgedoken in de Archives de la Somme met de volgende informatie: "Automobile de course immatricilée "1278-C". Circuit de Picardie à Boves"-"wedstrijdauto met de registratie 1278-C, op het Picardie racecircuit in Boves". Voor zover we hebben kunnen achterhalen, werd dit gesloten racecircuit alleen in 1913 gebruikt voor de Grand Prix de l'ACF van dat jaar, georganiseerd door zijn naamgever, de Automobile Club de France.
Hoewel we niet zeker weten of deze auto tijdens het evenement heeft geracet, moet het wel één van de fabrieks Lion-Peugeot racers zijn. Ze werden geleverd met waanzinnige 24-kleppen V4-motoren met een cilinderinhoud van 3½ of zelfs 5,6 liter. Daarom is de motorkap zo extreem hoog - de cilinders van de motor zijn heel erg lang om zoveel mogelijk capaciteit uit een viercilinder te halen. De raceorganisaties krabden zich achter de oren toen deze auto's in 1910 op de Franse circuits verschenen en veranderden snel de regels voor het seizoen 1911.
Het lijkt daarom onwaarschijnlijk dat deze auto in 1913 nog in gebruik was als fabrieksracer. Zou hij kunnen zijn meegenomen door een privérijder die hem had overgenomen van de fabriek, op kenteken had gezet en naar de Grand Prix kwam kijken?
Tekst: Jeroen Booij; foto: Archives de la Somme
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maandag april 29th, 2024
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Dex
05 Juli 2024, 16:23
Does anyone have blueprints for the 1910 Lion-Peugeot? Thanks
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Richard Pilkington
05 Mei 2024, 12:17
In order to limit power as the performance was becoming dangerous, the motor sport authorities decreed that bore size should be limited. There was no limit on stroke length. The result was engines so tall that the driver could not see over them.
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Narcis Molina
01 Mei 2024, 12:09
It is the Lion-Peugeot V4X6 from late 1910 (65 by 260 mm) designed by Gratien Michaux.
Sébastien Faurès Fustel de Coulanges signed a great article on Michaux and its Lion-Peugeots in The Automobile magazine, February, 2012.
As the picture was taken in Boves on occasion of the 1913 Grand Prix de l'ACF, and the registration plate is from that year (1913), it would appear that the vehicle went to private ownership after the works competition use. Was it the vehicle of a spectator? I do not know. Indeed, there's no knowledge about the fate of these voiturette Lion-Peugeots that competed under the umbrella of Les fils de Peugeot Frères. In any case, this particular model was developed at the time that the company merged with Armand's Peugeot organisation.
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Sébastien Faurès Fustel de Coulanges signed a great article on Michaux and its Lion-Peugeots in The Automobile magazine, February, 2012.
As the picture was taken in Boves on occasion of the 1913 Grand Prix de l'ACF, and the registration plate is from that year (1913), it would appear that the vehicle went to private ownership after the works competition use. Was it the vehicle of a spectator? I do not know. Indeed, there's no knowledge about the fate of these voiturette Lion-Peugeots that competed under the umbrella of Les fils de Peugeot Frères. In any case, this particular model was developed at the time that the company merged with Armand's Peugeot organisation.
Mahistre Didier
30 April 2024, 18:36
Bonsoir,
No, not all Peugeot cars were made in the Doubs. Which Peugeot cars are you talking about? The automobiles Peugeot it's Armand Peugeot, there it is thus not a Peugeot but a Lion-Peugeot built in Doubs by the original company Les Fils de Peugeot Frères d'Eugène Peugeot which merged in 1910 in the company of the automobiles Peugeot to become the company of the cycles and automobiles Peugeot. So this Lion-Peugeot was built before 1910 at Beaulieu and continued to race in 1913 as Peugeot tout court, since the two companies had merged!
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Non les automobiles Peugeot n'étaient pas toutes fabriquées dans le Doubs. Mais de quelles automobiles Peugeot parlez vous ? Les automobiles Peugeot c'est Armand Peugeot, là ce n'est donc pas une Peugeot mais une Lion-Peugeot construite dans le Doubs par la société originelle Les Fils de Peugeot Frères d'Eugène Peugeot qui fusionna en 1910 dans la société des automobiles Peugeot pour devenir la société des cycles et automobiles Peugeot. Donc cette Lion-Peugeot a été construite avant 1910 à Beaulieu et continua à courir en 1913 comme Peugeot tout court puisque les deux firmes étaient réunies !
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No, not all Peugeot cars were made in the Doubs. Which Peugeot cars are you talking about? The automobiles Peugeot it's Armand Peugeot, there it is thus not a Peugeot but a Lion-Peugeot built in Doubs by the original company Les Fils de Peugeot Frères d'Eugène Peugeot which merged in 1910 in the company of the automobiles Peugeot to become the company of the cycles and automobiles Peugeot. So this Lion-Peugeot was built before 1910 at Beaulieu and continued to race in 1913 as Peugeot tout court, since the two companies had merged!
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Non les automobiles Peugeot n'étaient pas toutes fabriquées dans le Doubs. Mais de quelles automobiles Peugeot parlez vous ? Les automobiles Peugeot c'est Armand Peugeot, là ce n'est donc pas une Peugeot mais une Lion-Peugeot construite dans le Doubs par la société originelle Les Fils de Peugeot Frères d'Eugène Peugeot qui fusionna en 1910 dans la société des automobiles Peugeot pour devenir la société des cycles et automobiles Peugeot. Donc cette Lion-Peugeot a été construite avant 1910 à Beaulieu et continua à courir en 1913 comme Peugeot tout court puisque les deux firmes étaient réunies !
Fabien Houdayer
30 April 2024, 07:47
Bonjour,
1278-C est une immatriculation datant d'avril/mai 1913, pour l'arrondissement de Chalon-sur-Saône. Il comprenait les départements: 01, 21, 25, 39, 71, 89 (et 90 pour une courte période). Les automobiles Peugeot étant fabriquées dans le Doubs (25), il y a quand même fort à parier que cette auto provienne de ce département. La question est de savoir à quel nom était elle enregistrée… les usines Peugeot ou bien un particulier?
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1278-C is a registration dating from April/May, 1913, for the district of Chalon-sur-Saône. It included the departments 01, 21, 25, 39, 71, 89 (and 90 for a short period). As Peugeot cars are manufactured in Doubs (25), it is still a safe bet that this car comes from this department. The question is to know in what name was it registered… the Peugeot factory's or an individual's?
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1278-C est une immatriculation datant d'avril/mai 1913, pour l'arrondissement de Chalon-sur-Saône. Il comprenait les départements: 01, 21, 25, 39, 71, 89 (et 90 pour une courte période). Les automobiles Peugeot étant fabriquées dans le Doubs (25), il y a quand même fort à parier que cette auto provienne de ce département. La question est de savoir à quel nom était elle enregistrée… les usines Peugeot ou bien un particulier?
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1278-C is a registration dating from April/May, 1913, for the district of Chalon-sur-Saône. It included the departments 01, 21, 25, 39, 71, 89 (and 90 for a short period). As Peugeot cars are manufactured in Doubs (25), it is still a safe bet that this car comes from this department. The question is to know in what name was it registered… the Peugeot factory's or an individual's?
De Leenheer Clement
29 April 2024, 18:06
Peugeot Lion voiturette 1901: is dit dezelfde auto van 1909 ?
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1901 Peugeot Lion voiturette: is this the same car from 1909?
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1901 Peugeot Lion voiturette: is this the same car from 1909?
Andy Watt
29 April 2024, 23:54
That is a superb replica built out of period bits, by John Brydon.
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Charles
30 April 2024, 16:44
With all due respect, is this when a superb replica with time becomes a real car?
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Andy Watt
01 Mei 2024, 13:21
And therein lies the problem Charles. A lot of owners/builders of these cars don't hide what they have done although some still do. Whilst those of us who know the real story about any car are still around we can dispel any myths about recently constructed cars. I have caught people out embellishing the history of vehicles. The problem will come in 75-100 years time when things get lost in the midst of time and these vehicles get passed off as original, but with the internet someone might find my comment about it being a replica or, in my opinion, a reconstruction, albeit a very good one.
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Fred Veenschoten
29 April 2024, 14:40
The engine must have been a very narrow V4 similar to a Lancia.
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Keith Kuehn
29 April 2024, 14:32
I can only imagine what that little creature would have been like to drive at speed...
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Kay
05 Mei 2024, 14:38
Not only would it be terrifying at high speed, but the driver's ability to see forward is severely compromised. He would had to lean out the side to see where he's going, making it even more terrifying.
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Pierre Alain Molinier
29 April 2024, 11:38
It seems that there was an earlier Lion-Peugeot two-cylinder version which started circa 1909 (drawing by Stefan Marjoram).
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Pierre Alain Molinier
29 April 2024, 11:37
In 1913 Georges Boillot reached 78 miles (126 km) in one hour with a four-cylinder Lion-Peugeot
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Pierre Alain Molinier
29 April 2024, 11:35
Here is a model of a 1911 Lion-Peugeot LSR (Brookland)
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Pierre Alain
29 April 2024, 11:34
The car on your picture appears to be a transformation of a 1910-13 four-cylinder Lion-Peugeot racing car. I understand that these cars where used for land speed records in 1910 and 1911 at Brooklands, at the same time as the Fiat S76.
Here is a drawing of a circa 1910 Lion-Peugeot (by Stefan Marjoram).
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Here is a drawing of a circa 1910 Lion-Peugeot (by Stefan Marjoram).