6 h.p. "Baby Peugeot" Motor Car
Baby Peugeot 6 hp motor car, 1915. Sectioned body to show water-cooled, four-cylinder engine and chassis. Engine no. 12294.
Introduced in 1912, this BP1 type Baby Peugeot car set a trend for small light cars with the power of a larger car. The Baby Peugeot BP1 was designed by Ettore Bugatti, founder of Bugatti, who was reknowned in Europe for designing small-capacity engines which could produce extraordinary power. Being very lightweight made the car easy to handle and control, which a 1915 article in 'The Lightcar and Cyclecar' magazine credits with the vehicle's apparent popularity with female drivers.
- Measurements:
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overall: 1488 mm x 1115 mm x 2495 mm,
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) , rubber (unidentified) , glass , wood (unidentified) and leather
- Object Number:
- 1932-455 Pt1
- type:
- car
