Peugeot Type 9

The Peugeot Type 9 was a particular model of early automobile manufactured by the French company Automobiles Peugeot between 1894 and 1897, during which time 87 examples were built. It was equipped with a 1.2 liter v-twin engine made in conjunction with Daimler, one of 257 such vehicles produced. The Type 9 was advertised as the brand's first closed-top family car. Like most European vehicles from this time period, it had very small dimensions and mirrored the design style of horse carriages. A 1894 Type 9 chassis was the first ever vehicle in the world to be equipped with pneumatic tires. It was called L'Éclair and participated in the 1895 Paris-Bordeaux-Paris race.
For 1897, production of the Type 9 along with that of all other Peugeot models was transferred to the company's first dedicated automobile factory in Audincourt.