This company has always been family owned. Eugen and Armand Peugeot started their work building bicycles, and later, around 1900, they started building cars.

-The following year they propose a single-cylinder, 3.5 CV engine for use on airships.

“Logo Peugeot (lion)”

-Thereafter they made a 12 CV V-twin that was used on the Santos Dumont airship No. 14 in 1905.

-Another 7 CV was installed on the Willows I airship.

“Peugeot V2”

-During the First World War, the Hispano Suiza 150, 180, 200 CV engines and the 220 CV model Aa were manufactured under license and in thousands of units.

“Hispano Suiza-Peugeot, V8”

-For the Michelin competition, (see “M-4”), Peugeot had the V-8 and in 1916 it was already mounted on the Voisin 8.

“Peugeot L-112”

-It was the L-112 (later it would be the L-4112 or simply 4112) from Peugeot, giving 200 CV.

-It was a water-cooled engine with cast cylinders and four overhead camshafts, two in each cylinder block. It had a 2 to 1 gearbox.

“Peugeot L-112”

-Perhaps the most remarkable feature of this engine is the transmission to the camshafts at the cylinder head. It did not use rotating shafts but a somewhat exaggerated gear train (the more moving parts, the more possible breakdowns).

“Peugeot L-112, gear train”

-The crankshaft rotated on large roller bearings. In 1917 it was installed on the Voisin Canon. Precisely the one exhibited in a MAE display case is an L-112.

“Peugeot L-112”

-Then there was a double version of this engine, very interesting. It was a coupling of two L-112s with the outlet and gearbox in the center, that is, by joining the two engines.

-It was known as the 16 L and the project was due to A. Jouffret. The propeller shaft stuck out between the V's on the front engine cylinders. It was also 16 vv.

“Peugeot 16vv”

“Peugeot 16 L”

-The 16 L had a total of 16 cylinders and gave 700 CV of power.

-At the end of the Great War, Peugeot presented a 600 CV V-12 engine at low revolutions -1600 rpm-. This became known as the 12L.

-Around 1923, both the 12L and the 16L had marine derivatives.

-In 1920 two V8 engines were coupled to create the 16 B engine, predecessor of the 16L. It gave 450 CV and the 16 H delivered 500 CV.

“Peugeot 12L”

-The L-41 was a 12-cylinder in 60° V and planned for 600 CV at 1600 rpm (see the 12L).

“L-41”

-Barely known is the Peugeot 16X.

“Peugeot 16X”

-It was a four-block four-cylinder engine positioned in X. It was water cooled and gave 500 CV at 1,400 rpm.

-In 1930 they already presented a classic-looking V-12, as we can see in the illustration.

“Peugeot 12V”

-The engine of a standard 175 cc Peugeot motorcycle has been adapted for aviation, mounted on the Pouplane light aircraft.

-We located a new illustration of the Peugeot L-41, 550 CV, which is reproduced below.

“Peugeot L-41”

-We took advantage of the opening of this extension to add a Peugeot two-cylinder V engine that is in the Reserve stock at the MAE.

“Peugeot V2, water cooled”

“Peugeot V8, HS license”

“Peugeot V 12”

-The above showed two Peugeot engines are also from the aforementioned stock.

From Appendix 6: In the main text a rare 16-cylinder X engine is mentioned, the 16X.

-At the 1922 Paris Air Show a preview of the same more perfected engine, the 16MX, was exhibited. with the same arrangement as the previous one.

-Note that the four rows of four cylinders in the upper part form angles of 45° while the two lower ones have a greater angle, 135°.

“Peugeot 16MX”

-We have seen this formula in the Napier Cub.

-The 16MX gave 450 CV and as we can see, it has a gearbox.

From Appendix 7: Below we show the installation of the two-cylinder V engine of a Peugeot motorcycle, installed -together with the motorcycle itself- on the Wynn machine. This was in 1909.

-The result of such an arrangement is ignored. It seems that in its first trial it tried to take off.

“Wynn machine sketch” (Pip-fmr)

-During WWI, in that country's war effort, the manufacture of the Hispano-Suiza V8 engine gave happy results, both on the bench and at the front.

-As a consequence of the success of this engine, the manufacture was distributed among the engine and automobile manufacturers, capable of doing in quantity and reliability. Among them was the Peugeot.

-And a new copy of this engine has been found in an English Museum, in perfect condition.

"Rear view of the Peugeot V8 Be (Type HS35S)"

-It delivered 200 CV and had serial number 117347.

"Engine plate with brand, model and serial number"

-And a picture of the superimposed gearbox has also been taken.

-These photos have been taken by my friend and collaborator Jacinto G. Barbero, during one of his visits to three main English Museums: Hendon, Crossford and Shuttelworth.

"Peugeot V8 Typo 35S, gearbox"

From Appendix 9: The engine exhibited in Krakow is the 200 CV engine. But it doesn't mention the Model, which appears to be an L-112 (sometimes L.4112).

“Peugeot, 200 CV”

-It is supposed to be the model made for the M-4 program, see main text.

-Paying attention we see that part of the gear train that raises the transmission up to the camshafts is missing and that the covers are broken, both in this part and in those that cover the camshaft ends.

-The Peugeot 204 car Diesel engine, model 1600HDI with a coupled gearbox and propeller for light aviation has been exhibited.

“Peugeot at an exhibition”

From Appendix 10: A Peugeot 1600 HDI car engine prepared to be installed on aircraft, with toothed belt gear and prepared with a hub for a three-bladed propeller.

"Car engine for aircraft"