The Peugeot Type 10 was a five-seat closed-top car produced from 1894 to 1896 by Peugeot. Its body style was similar to that of an estate car, and only three units were made.
Peugeot Type 10 at a glance
| Type | early Peugeot car |
|---|---|
| Produced | 1894–1896 |
| Seats | five, closed top |
| Body | closed, similar to an estate car |
| Engine | V-twin, 1,645 cc |
| Number built | three |
based on one very short source; no free photographs of the car were found, the existing thumbnail stays
History of the Peugeot Type 10
One of the numbered types
The Type 10 belongs to the first generation of Peugeot cars, which were given “type” numbers as the company developed them. It was built from 1894 to 1896, at a time when Peugeot was producing only a few dozen cars a year and each design was still largely hand-made.
The car
The Type 10 was a five-seater with a closed body whose shape resembled that of an estate car. It was powered by a V-twin engine of 1,645 cc, a large unit for the period, mounted in a chassis that followed the practice of the time with carriage-like proportions.
Rarity
Only three units were made, which makes the Type 10 among the rarest of the early Peugeot types. The small numbers reflect the experimental nature of the car: in the 1890s Peugeot was still developing its range type by type, and not every design went beyond a handful of examples.
Design and features
- Early type numbering: part of the first series of numbered Peugeot designs.
- V-twin engine: 1,645 cc in a car of the mid-1890s.
- Closed body: a five-seat car shaped like an estate.
- Very rare: only three units built.
Peugeot Type 10 versions
- Type 10 (1894): the only version.
The Type 10 belongs with the earliest Peugeot types, such as the Type 3 and the Type 5. More in the Peugeot collection.
Sources
- Peugeot Type 10, English Wikipedia: production dates, body, engine, number built
