The Peugeot Type 30 is an early motor vehicle produced between 1900 and 1902 by the

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plant. 84 were produced. The vehicle was powered by a rear-mounted four-stroke engine, manufactured by Peugeot themselves. The engine's two cylinders were mounted in parallel and not in the V-format used for the company's first petrol-engined vehicle. The engine was mounted behind the driver and his (or, at least in principle, her) passenger above the rear axle. A maximum output of between 3 and was delivered to the rear wheels via a

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mechanism. The car was in effect an open-topped development of the manufacturer’s Type 21, introduced two years earlier. A wheelbase of supported a vehicle length of , on which sat an open-carriage format “Victoriette” body designed to accommodate three people.

Sources and further reading

* Wolfgang Schmarbeck: ''Alle Peugeot Automobile 1890–1990''. Motorbuch-Verlag. Stuttgart 1990. {{Peugeot historic timeline Type 30 Cars introduced in 1900 Veteran vehicles 1900s cars Rear-engined vehicles