Peugeot Car Plant, Sochaux, France, 1912, Black & White Photo.

Peugeot Car Manufacturing Plant, The Peugeot Factory Has Been Located In Sochaux, France, Since 1912, Black and White Photo.

The museum at Sochaux stands alongside the huge car plant of PSA Peugeot-Citroën, the largest in France. It tells the complex story of the development of the family business since the brothers Jean-Pierre and Jean-Frédédic Peugeot adapted an old corn mill as a foundry and forge in 1810. The foundry side of the concern soon proved unprofitable, but the brothers diversified into making springs for clocks, and gradually developed rolling mills and other facilities for shaping metal. They manufactured household appliances, such as coffee grinders, sewing machines, and machine tools. In the second half of the nineteenth century, the company turned to making bicycles and motorcycles, and the first Peugeot motorcar appeared in 1891.

The museum has a comprehensive display of Peugeot products, including bicycles, that were ridden by winners of the Tour de France, racing cars, and concept cars. Visitors can gain, an understanding, of how a small local metalworking business became a global motor car company. The project to establish a museum was launched in 1982 at the instigation of Pierre Peugeot (1932-2002), and it is located in a building that was once part of the factory. It includes the company archives. Tours of the factory can be arranged in association with visits to the museum.

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Width: 9 1/2"  Height: 7 1/4''  Depth: 1/32''  Item Weight: 9 g  Item with Packaging: 11.25 g