Peugeot Type 181

Peugeot Type 181

Overview
Manufacturer	Peugeot
Production	1925-1928
Body and chassis
Class	Small family car
Layout	FR layout
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2795 mm standard 2865 mm “B” ("longue") model
Chronology
Predecessor	Peugeot Type 173
Successor	Peugeot 301

The Peugeot Type 181, also known at the time and normally advertised simply according to its fiscal horse power as the Peugeot 11HP,^[1] was a mid-range car produced between 1925 and 1928 by the French auto-maker Peugeot at their Audincourt plant.

The Type 181 was first presented in October 1924 at the 19th Paris Motor Show as a new model for 1925.^[1] Nearly 10,000 Type 181s were produced including, in 1928, Peugeot ‘s 100,000th automobile.

The car was closely related to the Peugeot Type 177, but came with a larger 1,615 cc side-valve four-cylinder engine,^[1] driving the rear wheels and delivering a claimed 40 hp.

The standard 181 model featured a 2795 mm wheelbase, while the slightly longer 181 B had a 2865 mm wheelbase. The cars’ overall lengths were respectively 4000 mm and 4070 mm, with a track of 1260 mm.

Various bodies were available including a “Torpedo”, an “all-weather cabriolet” and a “Coupé limousine” offering space for five people.

Type 181 production continued until 1928, by when 9,259 had been produced.

Sources and further reading

1 2 3 "Automobilia". Toutes les voitures françaises 1925 (salon [Paris, Oct] 1924). Paris: Histoire & collections. Nr. 72s: Page 75. 2005.

Wolfgang Schmarbeck: Alle Peugeot Automobile 1890-1990. Motorbuch-Verlag. Stuttgart 1990. ISBN 3-613-01351-7

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Type		1890s										1900s										1910s										1920s										1930s										1940s
Type	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
Supermini											26 / 27 / 28			48	56	58						126																			201									202
Small family car									14 / 15 / 25						56	58	68	VA/VC/VY¹				V2C/V2Y¹			VD/VD2¹						159	163												301				302
Small family car													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
Family car								18						39	43/44	61	71	81	96	106	116	126	138												175
Large family car										23					42	62	72	82	92	104	112/117/ 122/130/134		139		145/146/148										174
Large family car																66	76	83	93				135									156								184
Executive car																		80	103		113		141			147/150
Executive car																		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.

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