Peugeot Type 163

Motor vehicle
Peugeot Type 163
Overview
ManufacturerPeugeot
Production1919-1924
11,925 produced
Body and chassis
ClassSmall family car
LayoutFR layout
Chronology
PredecessorPeugeot Type 159
SuccessorPeugeot 177B

The Peugeot Type 163 and associated models were produced from 1919 to 1924 by Peugeot. The car's engine placed it in the 10CV class.

Background

Peugeot returned to passenger car production after the war slightly less rapidly than Paris based Renault and Citroën, both of which were quick off the mark with new entrants in the 10HP class.[1] Peugeot's 159 was very much a stopgap solution, and the Type 163, prepared during the summer of 1919, was a much more modern contender.[1]

Models

The original Type 163 had a wheelbase of 99.2 inches (2,520 mm) and a 1.4 L (1437 cc) engine. In 1922 the manufacturer added the Type 163 BS, a sportier model with less weight, an uprated 1.5 L (1480 cc) engine Four-Wheels drive, and a longer 103.9 inches (2,640 mm) wheelbase. In 1923 came the Type 163 BR, which carried over most of the mechanicals from Type 163 BS, but was heavier and slower. Total production came to 11,925.


Models and Production
Model Year Production
Type 163 1919-1924 9,349
Type 163 BS 1922–1924 346
Type 163 BR 1923–1924 2,230
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peugeot Type 163.

References

  1. ^ a b "Automobilia". Toutes les voitures françaises 1920 (Salon [Paris, Oct] 1919). Nr. 31. Paris: Histoire & collections: 75. 2004. {{cite journal}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  • Peugeot Car Models from 1910 to 1949
  • Peugeot Type 163 at Histomobile
  • Peugeot Type 163 BS at Histomobile
  • Peugeot Type 163 BR at Histomobile
  • v
  • t
  • e
Peugeot road vehicle timeline, 1889–1944 — next »
Type 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
Supermini 1 2 3 / 4 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 21 / 24 / 30 / 31 37 54 57 69 "Bébé" B P1/ B3/P1 "Bébé"¹ 161/172 "Quadrilette" 5CV 190
26 / 27 / 28 48 56 58 126 201 202
Small
family car 		14 / 15 / 25 56 58 68 VA/VC/VY¹ V2C/V2Y¹ VD/VD2¹ 159 163 301 302
33 / 36 63 99 108 118 125 173 / 177 / 181 / 183
Family
car 		9 / 10 / 11 / 12 16 / 17 / 19 / 32 49/50 65/67 77 78 88 127 143 153 153 B/BR 176 401 402
18 39 43/44 61 71 81 96 106 116 126 138 175 601
Large
family car 		23 42 62 72 82 92 104 112/117/ 122/130/134 139 145/146/148 174
66 76 83 93 135 156 184
Executive
car 		80 103 113 141 147/150
85 95 105
Cabriolet
/ Spider 		91 101/120 133 / 111/129/131 136 144
Panel van 13 22 34/35
Minibus 20 / 29 107
1 These cars were marketed as "Lion-Peugeots", produced by what was till 1910 a separate Peugeot company, run by cousins of Armand Peugeot, then in charge of the principal automobile business.

In 1910, Armand having no sons of his own, it was agreed that the two branches of the Peugeot business be reunited.