This French Beast Was The True African King!

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  • Опубликовано: 25 окт 2024

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  • @intelli.car9
    @intelli.car9  14 дней назад +54

    I'm extremely sorry. Yes, I use AI voice. But i really try to make my content good. But in this video, i made two crucial mistakes. Mispronounced Peugeot, and instead of 5 O 4, voice said 504. And also there are some editing mistakes. My channel is new, and I'm constantly trying to improve my content. Again, I'm truly sorry for all these mistakes.😔😔

    • @myMotoring
      @myMotoring 13 дней назад

      i didnt notice it AI voice. very sneaky

    • @timonsolus
      @timonsolus 13 дней назад +3

      Thank you for your efforts to improve. Most channels using AI voice wouldn’t bother.

    • @josefradisz2133
      @josefradisz2133 13 дней назад

      Another mistake : 00:34 This 404 model shown is not the popular one, but the coupé, which looks completely different from the saloon.

    • @afriquelesud
      @afriquelesud 13 дней назад +5

      That AI voice gets it wrong because you didn't type it out properly. Next time, type five oh four. AI just isn't smart.
      Using AI makes me turn away from countless RUclips videos. Some of us were born before the woke misaligned 1980's music, and when people still used their brains. There is no intellect in AI.

    • @towgod7985
      @towgod7985 13 дней назад +1

      If you yourself are not comfortable reading the script, find a volunteer to do the narrative, it will be more authentic. Really nice video, Cheers

  • @Kevin_Rhodes
    @Kevin_Rhodes 11 дней назад +7

    I had three of them, a sedan and two wagons. Marvelous cars.

  • @tompuckett9937
    @tompuckett9937 9 дней назад +2

    Absolutely THE best video I’ve ever seen on the 504!!!!!!!!!!! The best cars I ever owned were the 403, the 404. And the 504!!!! I’m 76 and still dream of owning one of these old standbys before I’m dead.

  • @Bernd-sb2sh
    @Bernd-sb2sh 14 дней назад +12

    That was really the best what the French ever made. In Germany we called it the French Mercedes. So robust and reliable and well designed. It was a good towing vehicle too for the campers. Only rust was the biggest problem, especially after our those days strong winters, when they used tons of salt to keep the roads free from ice and snow. In 1981 my father was nearly about to buy a 504 TI with the 104 HP engine to replace his rusty 1973 VW K70. But finally he purchased an Audi 100 L5S, because he didn't like rearwheeldrive. With the frontwheeldrive K70 he drove in the winter circles around all those rearwheeldrive cars while they were stucking in the snow. Only by towing our caravan sometimes he had traction problems, more than the following Audi 100. This video is very interesting and shows the history of a very importent car of its time.

  • @theyjustwantyourmoney4539
    @theyjustwantyourmoney4539 13 дней назад +6

    I was raised in Southern Africa and this was a middle class car in the 80s and 90s, my dad had an Estate and as kids we loved it.

  • @clivenorman5530
    @clivenorman5530 12 дней назад +6

    In 1977 I was working in Kenya with my Dad for a hotel group and we travelled many, many miles in a Peugeot 504. This was over mostly earth roads and the vibration was appalling. The car never let us down.

  • @zenbandit19
    @zenbandit19 13 дней назад +3

    I come from a family of Volvo and Benz lovers (fanatics) but I was finally lucky enough to drive my friend's 504 saloon over urban and highway conditions at very high speeds, when I was in my mid 20s (back in the 80s).
    Le magnifique!
    No other words to describe this phenomenal car.

  • @Kaisan-vc8fw
    @Kaisan-vc8fw 14 дней назад +11

    One of my business interests in the 1980's & 90's was shipping 2nd hand Pug 504's to Africa from Europe … Good business, fantastic cars,.

  • @arufai
    @arufai 3 дня назад

    Ahhh our favorite traveling peaugeot caravan from accra to koforidua, Ghana or accra Lagos. My wonderful and exiting 😊childhood

  • @ronjohnson1658
    @ronjohnson1658 8 дней назад +1

    Excellent car , my PEUGEOT 504T1 which I owned from 1980 until 1992 and drove all over NSW for more than 180,000 miles

  • @robertlindsay9826
    @robertlindsay9826 12 дней назад +3

    I can vouch for this. Burkina faso ia still full of these old cars, especially the pick up.

  • @BobVeldkamp-l9l
    @BobVeldkamp-l9l 14 дней назад +9

    Had a lovely ride and super comfortable seats

  • @bleizbreizh6264
    @bleizbreizh6264 14 дней назад +11

    Known as the 'five -oh-four' in England, though if you ask for parts in France they will have no idea what you are on about as its a 'cinq cent quatre' or five hundred and four. I still see many in daily use, mainly pick ups and station wagons

  • @maxfern
    @maxfern 14 дней назад +4

    Wonderful documentary of a wonder of a car !

  • @frankvanderk7803
    @frankvanderk7803 12 дней назад +1

    super great car and very reliable. Space enough and great comfort. Timeless model.

  • @adamesd3699
    @adamesd3699 4 дня назад

    This brings back a lot of memories from both Europe and Africa. The 504 was everywhere back in the 1970s and 1980s.
    One thing I’ve never understood is why cars that were regarded as durable tanks in Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America did so badly in the US. While American cars did equally badly in all those other places.
    You saw 504s almost everywhere in the world, except the US. It was the same with a lot of VWs, which developed a reputation as unreliable in the US, but very reliable in the rest of the world.

  • @MsJoao101
    @MsJoao101 14 дней назад +1

    I remember my dad trading the 404 Break in for the 504 Break Renforcé, he had it for over 10 years, it had an extra row of seats and a button/switch thing to start it, i learned to drive in it, i loved it!
    Indestructible diesel engines! Noisy tho, people knew you were coming...

  • @adrianmonk4440
    @adrianmonk4440 14 дней назад +3

    When a car is well accepted in many countries and has a long production run....
    THAT SAYS A LOT. It means features, styling, price, & reliability, HIT A SWEET SPOT. FIAT, for instance, only has 12% of the Italian market. It does not do that well in Europe. But it does alright in South America & Turkey on an individual model basis.

  • @cronos925
    @cronos925 13 дней назад +1

    I grew up in Africa in the 70s and 80s, this car was a status symbol, hard as nails, a cult car in Nigeria where it was produced.

  • @jfv65
    @jfv65 12 дней назад +2

    The INDENOR diesel engines that were used in the 504 (and 404 , 505 and 604) also have a great reputation. These were very durable and they can also be found in boats , airport tugs, vans (J5 and J7) and 4x4's (UMM).
    The 604 TD was one of the first turbo-diesel passengers cars on the market and competed against the Mercedes 300TD. Both cars were trend setters with the turbo-diesels.

    • @fredericlegall690
      @fredericlegall690 10 дней назад +1

      Les moteurs INDENOR ont aussi existés en version compresseur ( 2cyl moteur, 2cyl compresseur) , ils ont aussi équipés les FORD Sierra 2.3D .

  • @RUfromthe40s
    @RUfromthe40s 11 дней назад +1

    in 73 while working in Africa i bought a peugeot 504 van diesel and bought it as i had the car in my country Portugal but went several time to get Land-rovers from the sand in the jungle but if they had thiner tires would be better for the land-rover but beefy ones, saw the same being done with 60´s beetles 1200 from VW, as they were also good jungle cars

  • @mattm9619
    @mattm9619 19 дней назад +6

    The cabrio and coupes are really nice looking.

  • @bigmikeswiss
    @bigmikeswiss 12 дней назад +4

    why at 3:58 a mirrored isuzu engine pic is shown?

  • @KamramBehzad
    @KamramBehzad День назад

    As a kid I hated the shape of this car. Then at 17 my dad got one as a company car. It was probably 10 years old already. But man, after many rides I was in love with that car. We would travel for 1-2 hours to the next town to my uncle's place and in the 45+ degrees Celsius of south Iranian (Khuzestan) summer, the car had a smooth ride and the air con made me feel luxuriously cold.

  • @fuzzi1002
    @fuzzi1002 13 дней назад +1

    We had a 1977 504 TI with leather seats, sunroof and power windows.
    I learned to drive it, and I can still remember the fantastic road holding.
    Unfortunately, after 10 years it was a heap of rust and the engine, which already had 2 engines, gave up the ghost.

  • @adrianmonk4440
    @adrianmonk4440 19 дней назад +4

    I HAD NO IDEA !!! It was so versatile, reliable, and well thought of. I heard the radio ads, and I thought ho, hum, another temperamental FIAT. Growing up in Detroit, it was hard to pay attention to anything smaller than 3500cc (210 cid) I-6 or V-6. I now know the Toyota Corolla was started in 1966, sold 50 million units since over 12 generations. WORLD CARS GIVE THE COMPANY A CHANCE TO PUT Economies of Scale into effect and resources for major revision improvements.

    • @AdarshRai-yc1gu
      @AdarshRai-yc1gu 14 дней назад

      Looks like you misunderstood the car a lot back then! But don't worry. You're not the only one who did. The entire North American market did it. But on the other hand, the South American market embraced it & made it a chapter to remember in the history of their automotive market. Also, Peugeot took the North American market too lightly & did not make a good dealership & service network! Hence, the company was bound to fail in the market. The South American Market was as important to them as the other 4 automotive markets including Southeast Europe, West Asia, Africa & Australia; mainly because these were rough-terrain regions which they had made their place in. So, they had to cater for these 5 markets

    • @adrianmonk4440
      @adrianmonk4440 14 дней назад

      @@AdarshRai-yc1gu // Thanks for your input.

  • @ruppert5134
    @ruppert5134 12 дней назад +1

    This was my first car a 504 diesel GLD with leather seats automatic....I drove it for about a year but for a student much too expensive on road tax specially as a diesel ...so someone else in the family got the car eventually
    .... the car was my dad's old car who replaced it with a mercedes 190 ...but it stayed in the family for many more years..... undistructable car

  • @martentrudeau6948
    @martentrudeau6948 8 дней назад

    Excellent video on the Peugeot 504. The collaboration between Peugeot and Pininfarina was very successful.

  • @BobSmith-ui4qu
    @BobSmith-ui4qu 13 дней назад +1

    Diesel was XD 2, fabulous engine. Would go for ever. Some faults where the engine and rear axle mounts, also the front struts could go, so much that Peugeot came out with a quick repair. You would take the guts out of the struts removing the built in shock and insert a Peugeot supplied insert replacing the seals and shaft of the original shock. In Canada during the summer it was very hot inside the cabin, how the passengers faired in warmer climates is a wonder.

  • @ColinMill1
    @ColinMill1 14 дней назад +1

    Peugeot had a great reputation in Africa long before this model. The 203 and 403 were extremely popular as they coped very well on the potholed roads. So Peugeot were well set in the marketplace in the 1950s.

  • @datomuralirajaram9486
    @datomuralirajaram9486 3 дня назад

    I think you did a good job...... Keep it up..... You will find success.

  • @edmundlubega9647
    @edmundlubega9647 4 дня назад

    In East Africa we knew it as "FIRE O Four"!

  • @omostim2385
    @omostim2385 День назад

    I remember as kids my friend’s dad had a white 504 sitting on blocks in New Orleans. A 504 in the 504😅

  • @ramcharger154
    @ramcharger154 8 дней назад +1

    is that Elvis at the press launch??😂😂❤

  • @marcelbruinsma
    @marcelbruinsma 10 дней назад +1

    I had 3 here in The Netherlands.

  • @michaelfoort2592
    @michaelfoort2592 8 дней назад

    A great car....I had a diesel...so nice!

  • @luiwammes4193
    @luiwammes4193 9 дней назад

    Used to sit on the backseat of my playmates das's 504.
    Now I drive the 508, the 504's successor. iIt's front is even retro-designed onto the legendary cats eyes of the 504.

  • @wajahatafzal5860
    @wajahatafzal5860 8 дней назад

    One of Best car of my life

  • @Sean-f1j3k
    @Sean-f1j3k 14 дней назад +1

    Very informative video on such a great car. Thanks and keep up the good work 😎

  • @youssefhakim1055
    @youssefhakim1055 14 дней назад

    Thank you for your video. Indeed, it is a good-looking and very robust car. The interior (mainly the dashboard) of the Volvos 240 was maybe more upscale and the suspension smoother. The 504 ground clearance is great.
    It deserves to be a collectible vehicle.

  • @nadermansour7487
    @nadermansour7487 13 дней назад +1

    Called "the Diamond" in Egypt because it still retains its value.

  • @JosealfredoEspañolyapor-j4g
    @JosealfredoEspañolyapor-j4g День назад

    Very good car,peugeot actually is free falling

  • @hamzaouamrouche57
    @hamzaouamrouche57 13 дней назад +2

    504 Peugeot the Lion

  • @Hector8
    @Hector8 8 дней назад

    Hey best of luck with the new channel mate. But do think I need to point out two (2) bloopers I saw. At 1:39 you talk about the available transmission transmission systems yet show a pic (of all things!) a Cadillac interior. Later when on topic of King of African roads you show the 504 successor, the 505 ;-(. Huge fan of both models but for documentation purposes you might consider a video editor whose job it would be to ensure factual accuracy and hence increased credibility for any and all subsequent vids you produce. Again, best of luck with the new channel!

  • @paulhicks3595
    @paulhicks3595 14 дней назад

    Peugeot had a large market in Africa and the Middle East and the 504 was designed with this in mind, especially its suspension. I owned one for a few years and found it do be a great highway car but a little underpowered in the city.

  • @Retroscoop
    @Retroscoop 14 дней назад

    Grew up with seeing lots of these 504's here in Belgium and during the Tour de France for ex., but had no idea they were so popular in Africa, nor that they were produced there until the 2000's. And well, if the pick-up could carry 2400 pounds, you can rest assured the Africans in reality moved 3000 pounds with them.

  • @alexandermathar7780
    @alexandermathar7780 8 дней назад

    The Indenor Diesels are good for a million kms !

  • @eurouc
    @eurouc 15 дней назад +6

    Did he say “Poojh-oh” ?

    • @carlyleroad
      @carlyleroad 14 дней назад +2

      And Five-Zero-Four - it was the Five-Oh-Four.

    • @steenlassen5718
      @steenlassen5718 14 дней назад

      😂

    • @FearlessFinlay
      @FearlessFinlay 14 дней назад

      I read American car mags in the 60's and Peugeot was one of the foreign advertisers. At the bottom of the ad' it would say 'pronounced Pooj-oh'. Always made me laugh.

  • @SandraHommen
    @SandraHommen 14 дней назад +4

    Blue 505 picture in africa

  • @mikaelleskinen1349
    @mikaelleskinen1349 11 дней назад

    Rusted away compleatly in five years in scandinavia.

  • @dungbetel
    @dungbetel 14 дней назад +1

    Robot commentary... oh dear! And the 404 you showed was the coupé, not the 404 saloon (sedan). Plus many other mistakes (sunroof was an option etc etc ...)

  • @Pinzpilot101
    @Pinzpilot101 14 дней назад +1

    You showed a picture of the 4x4 version by DANGEL and yet never mentioned that this was available .....

    • @htimsid
      @htimsid 13 дней назад +1

      Did you listen to the narrator throughout the video? Dangel is mentioned!

    • @Pinzpilot101
      @Pinzpilot101 13 дней назад

      @@htimsid Thank you I will listen again...Dangel 504's are surprising off road..

  • @waiting4aliens
    @waiting4aliens Час назад

    Did Isuzu furnish the diesel engines?

  • @sheenapearse766
    @sheenapearse766 13 дней назад

    I had a 504 station wagon in South Africa in the mid 80s , and I was told the suspension in the African models was different to the European models , having a longer travel . Is that true ?

    • @fredericlegall690
      @fredericlegall690 10 дней назад

      Beaucoup de 504 et 505 sont parties finir leur vie de France vers l'Afrique , donc ?

  • @myMotoring
    @myMotoring 13 дней назад +2

    Among the first cars to have angry face

  • @marcmatthieu1939
    @marcmatthieu1939 13 дней назад +1

    Not a bad video as the talking is right, but the slides/footages do NOT match with the talking. A french can see that immediatley. You show one with withewall tyres, it was obviously sold in USA but no mention of that fact. The first 505 you talk about shows a 205 etc..

  • @MikeArott
    @MikeArott 14 дней назад +1

    Why does the narrator keep mis-pronouncing "Peugeot". Such a great car as the 504 (five-oh-four, not five-zero-four), is definitely not 'poo', but it purrs. Think 'Purr-jo' without pronouncing the 'Rs, not 'poo-jo'.

  • @HGSolberg
    @HGSolberg 12 дней назад

    Ok. So, Elvis Presley participated in the press launch of the 504? Interesting...

  • @1phildefer323
    @1phildefer323 16 дней назад +1

    FRENCH ICON......

  • @bigmikeswiss
    @bigmikeswiss 12 дней назад

    at 7:02 the pic shows a 505.. 😮

  • @auntiebarbara85
    @auntiebarbara85 9 дней назад

    Ik heb er wel 10 gehad, en ook 404, 604, 505, 806 ed. De fransen bouwen Auto's de rest bouwt vervoermiddelen....

  • @jameskrell4392
    @jameskrell4392 14 дней назад

    I had the Ti model in 1980, the i was for fuel injection, it was rare in those days. The injection was mechanical not electronic. I toured the South West on England with it, I have very fond memories of it. I have to say the mispronunciation's are a real trun off.

  • @yasha95
    @yasha95 4 дня назад

    1:40 Cadillac interior

  • @mrmarcuscars2072
    @mrmarcuscars2072 13 дней назад

    So you show a Cadillac when you talk about automatic gearbox?

  • @adrianmonk4440
    @adrianmonk4440 19 дней назад +2

    We have to remember, right after WWII, and for quite a while thereafter, FRENCH LAW & TAXES limited the size of automobile engines to just 2 Liter.

    • @laurlaur5230
      @laurlaur5230 14 дней назад +1

      Strictly speaking it was not limited. Selling cars with engine beyond 2 liters in France has always been possible ( the V6 of the 504 coupé was a 2,7 l), but cars with big block were highly taxed (and nowadays it remains the same btw with another tax system)

    • @adrianmonk4440
      @adrianmonk4440 14 дней назад

      @laurlaur5230 //
      Interesting anecdote, the great President Charles de Gaul was chauffeured in a Citroën DS (the Goddess; 2L).
      An attempt was made on his life by a sniper who shot out a tire.
      Because of the dynamic suspension system, that wheel was raised, and the chauffeur sped away.

    • @laurlaur5230
      @laurlaur5230 11 дней назад +1

      @@adrianmonk4440 I am a french guy so of course I know that. From a french perspective, this is not an anecdote but rather history ;-)

    • @adrianmonk4440
      @adrianmonk4440 11 дней назад

      @@laurlaur5230 //
      “Vive la France." 🇫🇷
      America has a 90 day memory.

  • @neilmckay8649
    @neilmckay8649 14 дней назад +1

    French equivalent of the MB W123.

  • @youtubecarspottersguide1
    @youtubecarspottersguide1 20 дней назад

    @1:50 looks like U.S. spec look close at the number plate there is a blue California plate under it

  • @lesklower7281
    @lesklower7281 11 дней назад

    AI got ir wrong again it's the Peugeot five O four not five zero four apart from that a great car showed the rest of the world what a reliable car is they were renowned for there excellent reliability its a pity newer Peugeot aren't reliable as usual they are European and Europe can't build a reliable car these days except for the cars that use the Daihatsu 3 cylinder engine because Daihatsu is owned by Toyota and we all know how reliable Toyota's are or maybe not with the Tundra and the Tacoma but we don't get them in Australia we only get the Hilux and the Land Cruiser which are reliable

  • @AdarshRai-yc1gu
    @AdarshRai-yc1gu 14 дней назад

    0:11 to 0:19; as if it happened by mistake! It was clearly pre-planned & deliberate. They did want to make such a car to replace the already introduced & proven 404. Such cars are definitely not made by chance! Nor was the Mercedes W123!

  • @clive373
    @clive373 14 дней назад

    I encountered them in 1975, after the 404 anything seemed wonderful.

    • @htimsid
      @htimsid 13 дней назад

      The 404 is also a wonderful car!

  • @martinvandijk5375
    @martinvandijk5375 7 дней назад

    It was the best car on this flat earth.

  • @Knocturn-FFG
    @Knocturn-FFG 10 дней назад

    Le meilleur moteur Peugeot reste le TU

  • @jeroenstaal4907
    @jeroenstaal4907 14 дней назад

    So it's about the 504 but you also throw in a 505( at 06:52min) Oh dear...

  • @arufai
    @arufai 3 дня назад

    Zabrarma Benz

  • @taunuslunatic404
    @taunuslunatic404 14 дней назад

    3:55 Isuzu engine in a 504?

    • @laurlaur5230
      @laurlaur5230 14 дней назад

      If I am not mistaken because isuzu wasn't able to design its own reliable diesel engine, they were using peugeot's diesel from the 504 ( whose common name was Indenor) and just rebadged them

  • @307pug205
    @307pug205 14 дней назад +1

    Five oh four, not zero

  • @mikaelleskinen1349
    @mikaelleskinen1349 11 дней назад

    "Pujou"whats a Pujou? Peugeot i know.

  • @spaceluxbirocket
    @spaceluxbirocket 2 дня назад

    2L version were souple, with an ingenious command on wheel, confortable, silencious but sincerly not very beautifull for an high model. 203, 204 were nicer as well convertibles of same model.

  • @Moonlightshadow-lq4fr
    @Moonlightshadow-lq4fr 10 дней назад

    After viewing some comments I would like to add this :) I nearly turned off because of the horrible AI voice over. The only reason I continue watching is, because it is, nevertheless interesting information, I would have turned off if I hadn't read the comment section where you explain your case for using this tool. I think it would be better or you if you used your own narration, no matter what you sound like it has to be more enjoyable than the monotonous noise from machines.

  • @JakobKsGarage
    @JakobKsGarage 14 дней назад +1

    Probably perfect for dry Africa, but around here (northern europe) it rusted like shit.
    And please learn to pronounce Peugeot (get google tranlate to say it for you in french...)

  • @marksilcock2961
    @marksilcock2961 20 дней назад +2

    PooJo ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Pretty sure it's pronounced PewJo

    • @Roddy_Zeh
      @Roddy_Zeh 20 дней назад +1

      We call it Peh-Jo here. 😂

  • @uwegrafer6456
    @uwegrafer6456 14 дней назад

    The 404 cleared the path for his younger brother. "La gazelle du rue"

    • @bernarddavis1050
      @bernarddavis1050 11 дней назад

      'De la rue' or 'de la route' Back to school.

    • @uwegrafer6456
      @uwegrafer6456 11 дней назад

      @@bernarddavis1050 Thank you, my dearest teacher.

  • @emilefouquet9005
    @emilefouquet9005 11 дней назад

    You should do a video on why and how Peugeot failed in the US Market. I was a Peugeot Dealer in New Jersey at the time, and directly involved in their collapse. You may contact me if you need valuable information to use in a production.

  • @Hipyon
    @Hipyon 14 дней назад

    in English it's the 5 oh 4

  • @robertbarth1362
    @robertbarth1362 14 дней назад +1

    As Red Forman once said on 📺That 70's show, "I think the French🗼 should stick to what they do best,baking🍞🥖 bread & losing wars."

  • @charleshulsey3103
    @charleshulsey3103 13 дней назад

    Peugeot always pronounced the zero in the middle as "oh".
    Ai voice is cringe AF 🤮

  • @sol2soul77
    @sol2soul77 14 дней назад

    5 oh 4 not 5 zero 4......

  • @user-om3vg2uk7v
    @user-om3vg2uk7v 13 дней назад

    It is NOT P-OO- ZHO .... Pronounce: P-E- ZHO ( E like in: LEARN )

  • @ahoj7720
    @ahoj7720 14 дней назад

    Pronounced pee-djoh in Africa

    • @rameses1979
      @rameses1979 13 дней назад

      Only in anglophone countries. Not the whole of Africa

  • @riannevanrossum2912
    @riannevanrossum2912 13 дней назад

    I can't listen to this