Peugeot Type 5 1894 vintage car 3D model

Peugeot Type 5 1894

Production 1893-1896. Only 14 were produced because customers preferred the larger cars on offer from Peugeot. It inherited the face-to-face four-seater arrangement from horse-drawn carriages. Rear engine rear-wheel drive. In 1894 the Paris daily Le Petit Journal organized a contest of horseless carriages from Paris to Rouen. It was the first automobile contest in the world. Out of a field of 21 competitors, Louis Rigoulot won the 128 km race in a Peugeot Type 5.

Daimler engine - 565 cc V-twin 2 hp @ 1000 rpm Wheelbase 1.30 metres Curb weight 400 kg four-speed straight-cut open gearbox with bronze gears with chain-driven transmission top speed 18 km/h

This model is as accurate as possible given the few available sources of information.