The Peugeot Type 153 was a new model from

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for 1913, made in various forms until 1925.

Original run

The Type 153 (the colonial version was known as the Type 153 A and used a different chassis) was produced until 1916 and held popularity among

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officers during the

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. Its original 2.6 L four-cylinder engine made . Production was ultimately halted to focus Peugeot's efforts on the war. 800 of this model were produced. There are less than ten left in the world and very few in running order, only one of which is known to be in the UK. A 153 Coloniale exists in New Zealand; this version has a higher straight chassis. Peugeot Type 153 CA Phaeton 1923

Postwar production

Production resumed in 1920. A revised Type 153 was given a new 2.7 L engine which made . The result was the Type 153 B and was assembled until 1922, with production coming to 1,325 units. A sportier version, lightened and producing , was unveiled in 1922 and called the Type 153 RS. This model sold 200 units. The Type 153 B was replaced in 1923 by the Type 153 BR. It carried on similar design to all past models, carried on the same 2.7 L engine but produced . The Type 153 BR was the final model and it was sold 1,505 units before production ceased in 1925. Production of all Type 153 models came to 3,830.

References

Company history of the Type 153Peugeot Car Models from 1910 to 1949
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