A tiny Peugeot Bébé became one of the first two motor vehicles ever to reach Tibet, imported in 1907 and later gifted to the 9th Panchen Lama.
Lead trim: Bébé Type 69 652 single-cylinder
Peugeot Bébé Type 69TYPE-69 · 1905–1912
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FactA tiny Peugeot Bébé became one of the first two motor vehicles ever to reach Tibet, imported in 1907 and later gifted to the 9th Panchen Lama.
The Peugeot Bébé (Baby) was a small car nameplate from Peugeot made from 1905 to 1916, technically the Type 69 and the Type BP1. The original Bébé first appeared at the 1904 Paris Motor Show as a cheap, small, practical modern car weighing 350 kg (770 lb, below the catalogue's minimum curb weight, so stated here only) and 2.7 metres (110 in) long, whose small 652 cc single-cylinder engine could propel it to 40 km/h (25 mph); rack-and-pinion steering and a driveshaft instead of a chain were included despite the deliberately low price. Production began at Audincourt in 1905 and it sold 400 units in the first year, 80 percent of Peugeot's production, and was exported, particularly to Britain; a Type 69 was one of the first two motor vehicles in Tibet, imported in 1907 by William Frederick Travers O'Connor and later given to the 9th Panchen Lama. The text says the Type 69 was sold only during 1905, while the infobox dates the Bébé 1905–1912. The page gives no power for the 652 cc engine.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bébé Type 69 652 single-cylinder | 1905–1912 | 0.7 L 1-cyl | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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The car most people know as a Peugeot was actually designed by Ettore Bugatti for the German firm Wanderer — Peugeot just built it under license for the French market.
A tiny Peugeot Bébé became one of the first two motor vehicles ever to reach Tibet, imported in 1907 and later gifted to the 9th Panchen Lama.
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