Peugeot 401

Infobox Automobile generation


name = Peugeot 401
manufacturer = Peugeot
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production = 1934-1935
13,545 produced [cite web
url=http://peugeot.mainspot.net/models2.shtml
title=Peugeot Car Models from 1910 to 1949
publisher=Peugeot.mainspot.net
date=
accessdate=2008-06-15]
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predecessor = Peugeot Type 176
successor = Peugeot 402
class = Family car
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layout = FR layout
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engine = 1.7 L I4
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The Peugeot 401 was a mid-size model from Peugeot produced in 1934 and 1935. It was introduced at the 1934 Paris Motor Show and was produced until August 1935. [cite web
url=http://www.peugeot.com/en/history/a-century-of-models/1930-1940/1934--401.aspx
title=Peugeot brand history
publisher=Peugeot.com
date=
accessdate=2008-06-15 ]

Details

The 401 was powered by an enlarged version of the engine from the smaller Peugeot 301 and slotted between that model and the range-topping 601. The 401 displaced 1.7 L and produced convert|44|hp|kW. Models of the 401 include the 401 D, 401 DL, and 401 DLT. Though the majority were made as sedans, the 401 was offered with no fewer than eleven different body styles.

Eclipse

Peugeot conceived of a electric folding metal roof more than twenty years before Ford reimagined the concept in their Skyliner. This system was called "Eclipse" and was first introduced on the 401. A total of 79 Peugeot 401 Eclipses were made. [cite web
url=http://classics.com/retro01.html
title=RÉTROMOBILE 2001
publisher=Classics.com
date=2001-02-09
accessdate=2008-06-15] It later became available on the 301 and 601, also utilized on vehicles by Georges Paulin, Darl'mat, and the coachbuilder Pourtout. [cite web
url=http://peugeot.mainspot.net/hist11.shtml
title=From the Zero to the Eclipse
publisher=Peugeot.mainspot.net
date=
accessdate=2008-06-15 ]

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