1896 Peugeot 4 hp Phaeton Doriot

Season	Series	Event
1896	City to City	Paris – Marseilles – Paris
Driver	No.	Entrant
Auguste Doriot	44	Peugeot et Cie.
Scale	Manufacturer	Collection
1:43	Safir
Cat. No.	Quality	Rarity
4

In 1896 the major motor race event was the race from Paris to Marseilles and back. The race was won by Emile Mayade on Panhard-Levassor. PL drivers occupied first three places in the race, while the best position of  its main rival, Peugeot was the 5^th place of Auguste Doriot on his 2-seated Phaeton car. The diecast scale model of this car was made by French manufacturer Safir in the late 1960s.