The 504 was certainly ubiquitous and sturdy in Africa but this video is about the 504 cabriolet and talks like that was the mainstay of African mobility, when it wasn’t. AI crap.
@@ethelred2648 yes it was mainly the coupé in Africa, but the idea for this video was to focus more on the cabriolet version. And for the thumbnail we used AI a little to let it look more great 😊… the video itself uses no AI. Thanks for your feedback!
@@LegendaryRideCarswell, how many 504 coupes were sold in Africa, maybe a couple of hundreds, maybe a few more? Maybe less? The 504 limousine, estate and pickup sure, millions? But the coupe? I was click baited by this weird thumbnail and stopped watching after a minute. It sure feels like AI.
@@fastandcurious “Both the saloon and coupé versions won fame in the formidable rallies of Africa and South America.” - www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/peugeot/press/the-lion-brand-enters-two-peugeot-504s-in-the-tour-auto-2018?adobe_mc_ref= “PEUGEOT’s longest-produced commercialised model (3,700,000 examples rolled out until it ceased production in 2006). Intended for a middle-class clientele, it also ranked No.1 in Africa and South America thanks to its stability and endurance.” - africa.peugeot.com/en/peugeot-history/ “Peugeot had homologated the 504 coupé and four-door into the earlier Group 4 regulations. With a particular presence in the African market, the 504 proved adept at the African rallies - Safari and Cote d'Ivoire - and Peugeot homologated the replacement 504 in the new rally categories. The brand's African importers wanted to promote the Pickup's off-road credentials and convinced Peugeot to include the Pickup in the homologation process.” - www.goodwood.com/grr/race/historic/this-peugeot-504-pickup-is-the-strangest-group-b-car/ And here some more to read if you are interested: www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-xpm-2013-dec-04-la-fi-mh-peugeot-504-20131204-story.html
@@LegendaryRideCars Yes to all your text, but the title and much of the video implies that the 504 cabriolet (and coupe) was the workhorse of Africa, which it wasn't. The limousine, the estate and the pickup were sold in millions. Many were sold in Africa or were imported later as used cars. But only a little more than 25,000 coupes and 8,000 cabriolets were produced in total over 14 years till 1983. Both were significantly more expensive than the limousine, estate or pickup. So much so that even in Europe, they were quite rare. How many do you think ended up in Africa? In Europe a lot of them just rotted and rusted away. They were too expensive to be exported as used cars in the 80s and 90s. Who in Africa would by a rusty coupe? A limousine, yes. For parts and repairs they were still useful, but not the coupe and especially not the cabrios. Cabrios are not popular at all in Africa. Also cabrios are never raced as rally cars with of course possibly the odd exception. Far too dangerous, but most importantly cabrios are not stiff enough when compared to coupes and limousines. Yes the coupe was used as a rally car in Africa driven by Europeans, but mostly to promote sales in Europe. Safari Rally and Ivory Coast Rally were very popular in Europe. Car makers like Citroen, Peugeot, Renault, Mercedes, Porsche and Toyota loved those African rallys to demonstrate how tough their cars were. The intended audience for those rallys was mostly European, were rallys have been big for ages. The African rallys were covered for European TV with great effort and cost. The only rally cars really aimed at an African audience were the pickup rally cars you linked in your comment. They were running in 1983 and 1984, because those cars were sold in Africa. Don't forget, that most African countries hugely improved their road infrastructure since the 70s and early 80s. Aside from possibly South Africa, sports cars were an absolute rarity in Africa in the 70s, even in the northern African countries.
What do you think makes the Peugeot 504 V6 Cabriolet so iconic? The Pininfarina design, the powerful V6, or its legendary durability?
The 504 was certainly ubiquitous and sturdy in Africa but this video is about the 504 cabriolet and talks like that was the mainstay of African mobility, when it wasn’t. AI crap.
@@ethelred2648 yes it was mainly the coupé in Africa, but the idea for this video was to focus more on the cabriolet version. And for the thumbnail we used AI a little to let it look more great 😊… the video itself uses no AI.
Thanks for your feedback!
@@LegendaryRideCarswell, how many 504 coupes were sold in Africa, maybe a couple of hundreds, maybe a few more? Maybe less?
The 504 limousine, estate and pickup sure, millions? But the coupe? I was click baited by this weird thumbnail and stopped watching after a minute. It sure feels like AI.
@@fastandcurious “Both the saloon and coupé versions won fame in the formidable rallies of Africa and South America.” - www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/peugeot/press/the-lion-brand-enters-two-peugeot-504s-in-the-tour-auto-2018?adobe_mc_ref=
“PEUGEOT’s longest-produced commercialised model (3,700,000 examples rolled out until it ceased production in 2006). Intended for a middle-class clientele, it also ranked No.1 in Africa and South America thanks to its stability and endurance.” - africa.peugeot.com/en/peugeot-history/
“Peugeot had homologated the 504 coupé and four-door into the earlier Group 4 regulations. With a particular presence in the African market, the 504 proved adept at the African rallies - Safari and Cote d'Ivoire - and Peugeot homologated the replacement 504 in the new rally categories. The brand's African importers wanted to promote the Pickup's off-road credentials and convinced Peugeot to include the Pickup in the homologation process.” - www.goodwood.com/grr/race/historic/this-peugeot-504-pickup-is-the-strangest-group-b-car/
And here some more to read if you are interested: www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-xpm-2013-dec-04-la-fi-mh-peugeot-504-20131204-story.html
@@LegendaryRideCars Yes to all your text, but the title and much of the video implies that the 504 cabriolet (and coupe) was the workhorse of Africa, which it wasn't. The limousine, the estate and the pickup were sold in millions. Many were sold in Africa or were imported later as used cars.
But only a little more than 25,000 coupes and 8,000 cabriolets were produced in total over 14 years till 1983. Both were significantly more expensive than the limousine, estate or pickup. So much so that even in Europe, they were quite rare. How many do you think ended up in Africa? In Europe a lot of them just rotted and rusted away. They were too expensive to be exported as used cars in the 80s and 90s. Who in Africa would by a rusty coupe? A limousine, yes. For parts and repairs they were still useful, but not the coupe and especially not the cabrios. Cabrios are not popular at all in Africa. Also cabrios are never raced as rally cars with of course possibly the odd exception. Far too dangerous, but most importantly cabrios are not stiff enough when compared to coupes and limousines.
Yes the coupe was used as a rally car in Africa driven by Europeans, but mostly to promote sales in Europe. Safari Rally and Ivory Coast Rally were very popular in Europe. Car makers like Citroen, Peugeot, Renault, Mercedes, Porsche and Toyota loved those African rallys to demonstrate how tough their cars were. The intended audience for those rallys was mostly European, were rallys have been big for ages. The African rallys were covered for European TV with great effort and cost.
The only rally cars really aimed at an African audience were the pickup rally cars you linked in your comment. They were running in 1983 and 1984, because those cars were sold in Africa. Don't forget, that most African countries hugely improved their road infrastructure since the 70s and early 80s. Aside from possibly South Africa, sports cars were an absolute rarity in Africa in the 70s, even in the northern African countries.
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Is this a joke?
total crap.