jan 1, 1914 - France (1914) Armored car – about 270 built
Description:
When the war has started in August 1914, France already had a history of armored car development. The earliest was the Charron model 1905. 4 Charron CGVs were already in service since 1908, and some had been exported to Russia. Peugeot entered the fray in 1914, delivering an entire array of armored cars based on tourism vehicles. They used the chassis of the Peugeot 146, 148, but more usually of the commercial 4×2 model 153, and makeshift armor arrangements. They had no standardization and, by late 1914, this improvised series was stopped. At the same time, Peugeot devised a better armored standardized model, based probably on the 148 chassis and delivered in two distinct series.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1914
Now
~ 112 years ago