c1904 PEUGEOT - Lot 1

c1904 PEUGEOT Frame no. 13040 Engine no. 8130 To be registered in collection 12 000 / 18 000 € Dating from 1904 and equipped with the Truffault fork, this belle époque Peugeot is one of the 1st to be fitted with a home-made engine. Equipped with a crankcase of matching numbers bearing the initials "PF" (Peugeot Frères), the engine features an automatic intake valve and a side-controlled exhaust valve, as well as lost-oil lubrication - all normal specifications for the period. This machine appears to be built from a 1907/1908 frame and an earlier engine. A well-patinated survivor signed by the most prestigious manufacturer of its time, this machine was discovered in a medieval flour mill in Alsace. After being owned by various collectors, each of whom contributed their share to its restoration, it was acquired by its former owner in 2010 from André Gora, who had restored the engine and crankset. At that time, they rebuilt the engine's timing rings, repaired the fuel tank and rear stand, and installed an ignition system. The battery-operated ignition system comprises a conventional coil and capacitor, whereas the original system was a trembler system. As offered, this historic machine boasts its original paintwork (preserved by treatment) and is accompanied by details of work carried out over more than 100 years. It is delivered with its VMCC. We recommend that future purchasers carry out the usual restarts required to keep these machines in the collector's museum. We recommend that future purchasers carry out the customary restarts required by the immobilization of these machines in the collector's museum. c1907 PEUGEOT Frame no. 13040 Engine no. 8130 To be registered in collection 12 000 / 18 000 € Dating from 1904 and equipped with the Truffault fork, this belle époque Peugeot is one of the first to be fitted with a home-made engine. Equipped with a crankcase of matching numbers bearing the initials "PF" (Peugeot Frères), the engine features an automatic intake valve and a side-controlled exhaust valve, as well as lost-oil lubrication - all normal specifications for the period. This machine appears to be built from a 1907/1908 frame and an earlier engine. A well-patinated survivor signed by the most prestigious manufacturer of its time, this machine was discovered in a medieval flour mill in Alsace. After being owned by various collectors, each of whom contributed their share to its restoration, it was acquired by its former owner in 2010 from André Gora, who had restored the engine and crankset. At that time, they rebuilt the engine's timing rings, repaired the fuel tank and rear stand, and installed an ignition system. The battery-operated ignition system comprises a conventional coil and capacitor, whereas the original system was a trembler system. As offered, this historic machine boasts its original paintwork (preserved by treatment) and is accompanied by details of work carried out over more than 100 years. It is delivered with its VMCC.