Description
27th Oct, 2024 10:00
The October 2024 Auction
1962 Peugeot P55
Rare French example
Estimate
£3, 000 - £3, 500
Buyer's premium: 15. 00%
Lot details
Registration: EU-Reg
Frame: 423880
Odometer: 16, 387 km
MOT: Exempt
125cc
French import
EU papers
Owner’s manual
Peugeot built their first motorcycle in 1898 with a De Dion-Bouton engine mounted on the rear wheel. This model was shown at the 1898 Paris Exhibition but was not put into production. Peugeot did produce a tricycle in 1898 although most of the machine was actually manufactured by De Dion-Bouton.
In 1900 Peugeot started to manufacture quadricycles but these fell out of favour and ceased to be produced by 1903. In 1901, spurred on by the success of the French built Werner Brothers and Company Motobicyclette, Peugeot produced their own motorcycle using a Swiss made Zürcher and Lüthi (ZL) engine. The Peugeot 500 M, a 500cc (31 cu in) dual overhead camshaft model appeared in 1914, the first of this type. In 1930, Peugeot absorbed Automoto which had been a pioneer in the field of motorcycles and scooters. Peugeot was the leading French motorcycle manufacturer until the 1950s producing many models.
This bike has come to us as part of a large collection. Picked up and brought in to the UK on the gents travels, it comes with French papers and owner’s manual.
