We wish you a T'oeuf - T'oeuf Easter

The French club of veteran cars - the Teuf-Teuf Club - was of course earlier than Peugeot with claiming the TT-word. NOT! They were late, started only in 1935. And to the insiders it is known of course that the expression 'Teuf-Teuf' is an onomatopea  imitating the sound of the one cylinder De Dion Bouton with atmospheric operated inlet valve. The Peugeot advertisement is in support of a much more modern car a 1923(?)  Peugeot 5Hp Quadrilette. Yes it was a light car. Light enough to be mastered by a young lady as you can see. Teuf-Teuf is of all ages. In 1953 the Belgium strip artist Willy Vandersteen published Bob & Bobette 'Le Teuf-Teuf Club'  a wonderful story about a group of road pirates who drank petrol and squared the general public by racing their veteran machines.  Times have changed.

(courtesy Horwitz Collection)

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