1934 Peugeot 601 Eclipse, the First Automatic Retractable Hardtop for an Automobile Vintage
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Conceived by Georges Paulin and manufactured by Carrosserie Pourtout, this 'Eclipse' body featured a power-operated metal roof the folded down into the rear-hinged boot, an idea Peugeot would revive in modern times.
Peugeot 601 Eclipse 1934 Read Cars
1934 Peugeot 601 Eclipse If any early 20th century automobile had a roof, it most likely had a thin, rudimentary fabric top. When roofs became more prevalent, convertible (cabriolet, roadster, soft-top, spider, drop-top, or drophead) models were initially marketed as an upmarket product.
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The Peugeot 601 Eclipsé was the world's first retractable hardtop. The 601 was Peugeot's largest and most expensive car at the time, with a 2148cc six.. Gotta love the early incredibly advanced racers, the fabulous 601 Eclipse and the airstream styling of the 302 and 602. Reply. Chris In Australia. Posted July 7, 2016 at 7:32 PM.
Description du véhicule Peugeot 601 Encyclopédie automobile Encyclautomobile.fr
Marcel Pagnol owned a magnificent Peugeot 601 Eclipse. Marcel Pagnol is a French writer, playwright, filmmaker and producer, born in 1895 in Aubagne and died in Paris in 1974. He received a classical and republican education tinged with anticlericalism. In 1916, he entered teaching. He was appointed coach in Paris in 1922.
Description du véhicule Peugeot 601 Encyclopédie automobile Encyclautomobile.fr
The Peugeot 601 Eclipse This Peugeot model is often regarded as the first convertible with an automatically retractable roof. The 601 Eclipse did indeed feature a retractable roof, and even though the roof was of the hard-top variety, it laid the groundwork for the state-of-the-art soft tops that have followed since.
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The longer six cylinder engine of the 601 Eclipse made its wheelbase also a little bit longer. Most of Peugeot cars in that era were equipped with independent front suspension, and so were the 601. A feature of the engine which is fascinating was the thermostatically controlled temperature regulator for the engine oil.
Peugeot 601 Eclipse de nouvelles photos de la voiture ayant appartenu à Marcel Pagnol Les
Peugeot 601 Eclipse But there was another Pourtout-bodied 601 variant of a very different kind. And it's the car seen here, accompanied by a somewhat ominous looking Friday Lady. With its pontooned-in wings, aerodynamic front with built-in and very low placed headlights, ultra-low windscreen and long and sharply raked rear, this car was.
Peugeot 601 Eclipse (19341935) AutosCroisées
1935 Peugeot 601 Eclipse Pourtout. 1935 Peugeot 601 Eclipse Pourtout in Le Schpountz, Movie, 1938 . Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: 01:59:58 Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time.. This car realised on a Peugeot 601 chassis by Pourtout for the film director Marcel Pagnol. This extraordinary 6 cylinder car has a.
Peugeot 601 C Eclipse Pourtout (1010617) Manufacturer Peu… Flickr
601 Eclipse by Pourtout. Peugeot 601 berline aerodynamique : Rallies: Event: Entered: Raced: Finished: Best results: 20-26.01.1934 Rallye Monte. Mlle. Fernande Hustinx and Simone des Forest drove the Peugeot 301 from Bucharest and finished 17th and 9th in up to 1500 cc class and won Ladies Cup in Rallye Monte Carlo. No.8, J. Mareuse and.
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A coachbuilt option was the 601 Èclipse - featuring the world's first production retractable hardtop. The 1934 Peugeot 601 Roadster offered here is an extremely rare body style produced by the factory, a style that was a frequently a prize-winner in period concours d'elegance. Just 109 examples of the 601 two-seat roadster were built.
Automotive History 1934 Peugeot 601 Éclipse The World's First Retractable Hardtop Curbside
The Peugeot 601 was a series of luxury cars introduced in 1934. The 601 was Peugeot's flagship during production, and was offered in a range of open and closed body styles including limousine, roadster, and coupe. Peugeot fitted the 601 was a 2.1L inline six engine, and produced the model until 1935, with 3,999 examples built. Peugeot 601 FAQs
Peugeot 601 D Eclipse. Peugeot, Art deco, Deco
1934 Peugeot 601 Eclipse, the First Automatic Retractable Hardtop for an Automobile . August 07, 2021 1930s, France, inventions, vehicles. The transformable electrique, or the Peugeot 'Eclipse', was born thanks to the meeting of three men: Darl'Mat, one of the most important Peugeot dealers, coachbuilder Marcel Pourtout and.
Peugeot 601 Eclipse sauvons la voiture de Marcel Pagnol Les Voitures
Discontinuation The 601 was taken out of production in 1935 after a production run lasting approximately eighteen months, leaving a gap at the higher end of Peugeot 's range, which would be filled only 40 years later with the arrival of the Peugeot 604.
1934/35 Peugeot 601 Eclipse The Peugeot 601 was built in 1… Flickr
The 601 was Peugeot's largest and most expensive car at the time, with a 2148cc six. Designer Georges Paulin came up with the idea, and coach builder Pourtout built it. Here's a shot of it in action:
1934 Peugeot 601 Roadster
The eclipse peaks at 6.59pm towards the end of twilight, so the Moon will appear darker further north than in Perth. Totality ends at 7:41pm and the sky is dark as the shadow slips off the Moon.