1918 Peugeot Type 1525 Truck
Very rare survivor and unique in the UK

Registration No: BF 9728
Chassis No: 10322
MOT: Exempt

• Originally manufactured as a Troop Carrier for use by the French Armed Forces
• Converted for commercial use post-military service and used in a few different guises throughout its life
• One of some 4,000 reputedly manufactured; an exceptionally rare survivor and is thought to be the only one in the United Kingdom
• Purchased by the vendor last year and recommissioned, with some 70 miles covered since

The Peugeot manufacturing site at Sochaux, the company's flagship plant in Europe today, was established in 1912 and was initially employed to produce commercial vehicles. Various different types of heavy goods vehicles were produced both shortly before, and during the war years, with the lion’s share being supplied to the French army. Manufactured at the Sochaux plant between 1917 and 1920, the Type 1525 Truck, featured a four-cylinder engine with a claimed power output of 22hp, and a quoted maximum speed of some 30 km/h (19 mph). The front-mounted engine drove the rear wheels via a four-speed gearbox and a rotating steel driveshaft. The truck came with steel wheels, which were doubled at the back, and shod with solid rubber tires, yielding a maximum load weight believed to be in the region of 4,000 kg.

Manufactured in 1918, the Type 1525 offered is understood to have been supplied new to the French Armed Forces for military use as a Troop Carrier and is likely to have seen service at the end of and the clean-up following World War One. Originally featuring a canvas covered rear compartment and short canvas roof for the driver, the four-cylinder c.4.8-litre engine employed by Peugeot is allied to a four-speed manual transmission. One of 4,000 reputedly manufactured, following de-commissioning from active service, the Peugeot is next known to have been covered to a tow/recovery wagon, and later a drop-side truck for commercial use.

Acquired into the ownership of ‘The Kennedy’ Irish Pub in Angouleme during the 1980s for use as a promotional vehicle, the Peugeot was provided a Guinness liveried advertisement board above the cab and was the main feature of the artwork on the Guinness beermats for the pub (with one included in the history file). Imported into the United Kingdom in 2019 and thought to be the only one in the United Kingdom, the Peugeot was recommissioned by the vendor and has subsequently completed some 70 successful miles. ‘BF 9728’ is accompanied by photographs at different stages of its life, a copy instruction manual, and a current V5C document. An exceptionally rare survivor globally, and believed unique on British shores, chassis number 10322 has been UK road registered and now is ready for further use, promotional activity, or would make a fantastic addition to any collection or museum!

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452