1934 Peugeot 601 Roadster
Conceived by Georges Paulin and manufactured by Carrosserie Pourtout, this 'Eclipse' body featured a power-operated metal roof the folded down into the rear-hinged boot, an idea Peugeot would revive in modern times.
Peugeot 601 Eclipse 1935 Lancée en production en février 1… Flickr
1934 Peugeot 601 Eclipse If any early 20th century automobile had a roof, it most likely had a thin, rudimentary fabric top. When roofs became more prevalent, convertible (cabriolet, roadster, soft-top, spider, drop-top, or drophead) models were initially marketed as an upmarket product.
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1934 Peugeot 601 Eclipse, the First Automatic Retractable Hardtop for an Automobile Fixed-roof cars of the early 20th century could feel claustrophobic. But convertibles of the time were often leaky, drafty, noisy, and insecure. The advanced solution came from Peugeot in 1934, with the introduction of the retractable hardtop on its luxurious 601.
Peugeot 601 Eclipse sauvons la voiture de Marcel Pagnol Les Voitures
The eclipse peaks at 6.59pm towards the end of twilight, so the Moon will appear darker further north than in Perth. Totality ends at 7:41pm and the sky is dark as the shadow slips off the Moon.
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1934 Peugeot 601 Eclipse, the First Automatic Retractable Hardtop for an Automobile . August 07, 2021 1930s, France, inventions, vehicles. The transformable electrique, or the Peugeot 'Eclipse', was born thanks to the meeting of three men: Darl'Mat, one of the most important Peugeot dealers, coachbuilder Marcel Pourtout and.
Automotive History 1934 Peugeot 601 Éclipse The World's First Retractable Hardtop Curbside
A coachbuilt option was the 601 Èclipse - featuring the world's first production retractable hardtop. The 1934 Peugeot 601 Roadster offered here is an extremely rare body style produced by the factory, a style that was a frequently a prize-winner in period concours d'elegance. Just 109 examples of the 601 two-seat roadster were built.
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The Peugeot 601 Eclipse This Peugeot model is often regarded as the first convertible with an automatically retractable roof. The 601 Eclipse did indeed feature a retractable roof, and even though the roof was of the hard-top variety, it laid the groundwork for the state-of-the-art soft tops that have followed since.
Peugeot 601 Eclipse sauvons la voiture de Marcel Pagnol Les Voitures
1935 Peugeot 601 Eclipse Pourtout. 1935 Peugeot 601 Eclipse Pourtout in Le Schpountz, Movie, 1938 . Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: 01:59:58 Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time.. This car realised on a Peugeot 601 chassis by Pourtout for the film director Marcel Pagnol. This extraordinary 6 cylinder car has a.
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The Peugeot 601 was a series of luxury cars introduced in 1934. The 601 was Peugeot's flagship during production, and was offered in a range of open and closed body styles including limousine, roadster, and coupe. Peugeot fitted the 601 was a 2.1L inline six engine, and produced the model until 1935, with 3,999 examples built. Peugeot 601 FAQs
1934/35 Peugeot 601 Eclipse The Peugeot 601 was built in 1… Flickr
Discontinuation The 601 was taken out of production in 1935 after a production run lasting approximately eighteen months, leaving a gap at the higher end of Peugeot 's range, which would be filled only 40 years later with the arrival of the Peugeot 604.
Peugeot 601 D Eclipse. Peugeot, Art deco, Deco
The iconic Peugeot Eclipse was born. Within the walls of Peugeot, the Eclipse is also called the Paulin car. Most Eclipse were built on a 601 frame, but some copies were also built on a 401 frame. In the spring of 1934 Peugeot introduced the 601.
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The advanced solution came from Peugeot in 1934, with the introduction of the retractable hardtop on its luxurious 601. The self-storing roof structure automatically disappeared behind the passenger's compartment into a space revealed by the reverse-opening rear deck in lieu of the trunk.
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Automotive History 1934 Peugeot 601 Éclipse The World’s First Retractable Hardtop
The 601 succeeds the Peugeot 12-Six and is Peugeot's latest six-cylinder car for forty years built as the Type C and D. , which was built between February 1934 and July 1935. This is the successor of the Peugeot Type 183 . The 601 was equipped with a straight-six , 2148 cc and 60 hp.
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The Peugeot 601 Eclipsé was the world's first retractable hardtop. The 601 was Peugeot's largest and most expensive car at the time, with a 2148cc six.. Gotta love the early incredibly advanced racers, the fabulous 601 Eclipse and the airstream styling of the 302 and 602. Reply. Chris In Australia. Posted July 7, 2016 at 7:32 PM.
1934 Peugeot 601 Eclipse, the First Automatic Retractable Hardtop for an Automobile Vintage
Peugeot 601 Eclipse But there was another Pourtout-bodied 601 variant of a very different kind. And it's the car seen here, accompanied by a somewhat ominous looking Friday Lady. With its pontooned-in wings, aerodynamic front with built-in and very low placed headlights, ultra-low windscreen and long and sharply raked rear, this car was.