I grew up withit . Im 51 now and still have it. Doing full painting to prepare it for the next dacade . Hopefully I will be there to celebrate it. Lively and lovely machine !
Our family had a 504 from 1971 to 1975. Two litre or 1971cc. It was fascinating to me as an eight year old child. 110 bhp seemed like alot with its 4 speed manual transmission. I was tall. I remember the spacious interior, comfortable seats and headrests, commanding trumpet horn, pothole absorbing suspension. Ours was a solex 2 barrel carburetor. In 1973, the engine was bored out to 2.2 litres and fuel injection making 130 bhp. Wow it felt powerful! Nowadays a 2.2L can make 160bhp. It sat 5 passengers easily. The exhaust note was smooth and rumbling at idle and sang at four or five thousand rpm. It averaged 24mpg. It had a manual sunroof that I would sometimes stand on the drive shaft hump and look out. I know we hit 100 mph a few times. My uncle had a Citroën DS21 Pallas at the time so needless to say, cars became a hobby for me. I now own three BMWs and a LEXUS. One of the BMWs is a five speed manual.
We had two 504s in our family. The last one was in mint condition. Sold it to a young Brisbane doctor around 2010 for 5k who was a great fan of the 504s and wasn't t expecting to find one in such great condition.
The 405 SRDT was a fabulous car. I drove thru a 600mm deep creek about 40 metres wide without an issue. A little bit of water in the rear passenger floorwell. The other 3 no water at all. I've owned 14 Pugs. 504 TI I converted to manual. Magnificent car. I had a 306 XSi which was really good. Also a 307 180 Sport with its close ratio rally box was an insane car and has only had the clutch replaced near 200,000kms. 404 Sedan, 404 Ute, 404 SW, 3 504s, 5 505s Sedans and one SW. A 306 XSi, 307 180 Sport. Great cars. Standard 306s and 307s were where the rot set in.
Here in Kenya they are as many as possible. A nice rugged French vehicle that was made to last and still outshines some of these modern cars... Long live Simba.
I can identify with the comments from these two guys about the Peugeot 504 because I owned 6 Peugeots over the years , two being 504s. My first was a new manual 504 GL in Flamingo Red which was a lovely car and very reliable over 6 years. It suffered from rust in the sills and shortly after buying it I had Endrust (remember them) treatment done to the car to stop any rust forming but after Endrust drilled holes in the sills to inject some product, that's where it rusted! They did fix it though under their warranty and it didn't rust there again. After two 504s, two 505s,405 Mi16, 406 I then changed to BMWs. Peugeot were still making great cars with the 306 hatch, 205 GTI, 405 and even the 406 had shades of 504 about it but when Peugeot started concentrating on the lower end of the market, particularly in the UK, they started to lose the plot. Who can forget Jeremy Clarkson's rant on Top Gear with the 307, 407 - that must have affected sales enormously. They seem to be making good cars now but the prices have skyrocketed. I think it has been a difficult transition for Peugeot to go from the 307/407 era to today where EVs and PHEV are now the main course.
The last iconic Peugeot. Glad we had 2 of them in the 70s and they were fantastic cars. We also had an assembly plant here in South Africa until the 1980s. Now all Peugeots are imported here but sadly less reliable.
As opposed to one of the below comments, interesting clip fellow's, my sister's first car, in about 1985 and Dad who hated Peugots with a passion, finally had to admit, the suspension and brakes were terrific, the feature of the car, as he put it, Nanna & Pa had a 404 for many years and it gave them terrific service for a long time. I take it, that's not Nanna driving at 0.52 in your article....haaa haa, thanks for the story.
Peak Peugeot. All models since have been a terrible disappointment. Except 205 of course. It was as if they gave up and just tried to compete with Nissan after 1981.
I grew up withit . Im 51 now and still have it. Doing full painting to prepare it for the next dacade . Hopefully I will be there to celebrate it. Lively and lovely machine !
I bought an old 504 as my first car when I was 16..It drove like a dream.
My first car was a 1982 504.
Loved it.
It drove like a Cadillac and was fantastic in the snow.
Our family had a 504 from 1971 to 1975. Two litre or 1971cc. It was fascinating to me as an eight year old child. 110 bhp seemed like alot with its 4 speed manual transmission. I was tall. I remember the spacious interior, comfortable seats and headrests, commanding trumpet horn, pothole absorbing suspension. Ours was a solex 2 barrel carburetor. In 1973, the engine was bored out to 2.2 litres and fuel injection making 130 bhp. Wow it felt powerful! Nowadays a 2.2L can make 160bhp. It sat 5 passengers easily. The exhaust note was smooth and rumbling at idle and sang at four or five thousand rpm. It averaged 24mpg. It had a manual sunroof that I would sometimes stand on the drive shaft hump and look out. I know we hit 100 mph a few times. My uncle had a Citroën DS21 Pallas at the time so needless to say, cars became a hobby for me. I now own three BMWs and a LEXUS. One of the BMWs is a five speed manual.
Had a 74 504, California. Loved the ride. so smooth
We had two 504s in our family. The last one was in mint condition. Sold it to a young Brisbane doctor around 2010 for 5k who was a great fan of the 504s and wasn't t expecting to find one in such great condition.
He got lucky, I hope I can find one similar - pref. a coupe.
I love the rattly purr of those motors. Brilliant cars.
I had a 504D in the mid 80s. My step dad had a MBZ 300SD and the Peugeot drove more smoothly. The seats were more comfortable.
The 504 sedan, pick-up and wagons also had a 4 speed column shift as well, which was very smooth and reliable...
Peugeot...a company that used to build some of the best cars in the world. As the boys point out, what happened?
The 405 SRDT was a fabulous car. I drove thru a 600mm deep creek about 40 metres wide without an issue. A little bit of water in the rear passenger floorwell. The other 3 no water at all.
I've owned 14 Pugs. 504 TI I converted to manual. Magnificent car. I had a 306 XSi which was really good. Also a 307 180 Sport with its close ratio rally box was an insane car and has only had the clutch replaced near 200,000kms.
404 Sedan, 404 Ute, 404 SW, 3 504s, 5 505s Sedans and one SW. A 306 XSi, 307 180 Sport. Great cars.
Standard 306s and 307s were where the rot set in.
My dad had one growing up. Fun memories
beutifull car..i have to peugeot 504 1976
Here in Kenya they are as many as possible. A nice rugged French vehicle that was made to last and still outshines some of these modern cars... Long live Simba.
Had a few 504's and the forgotten 604. All lovely cars.
Great job, guys. Very enjoyable to watch.
Started driving proper in a 404 age 16...
And went on to a 504 age 19...
Lovely...memorable cars.
I can identify with the comments from these two guys about the Peugeot 504 because I owned 6 Peugeots over the years , two being 504s. My first was a new manual 504 GL in Flamingo Red which was a lovely car and very reliable over 6 years. It suffered from rust in the sills and shortly after buying it I had Endrust (remember them) treatment done to the car to stop any rust forming but after Endrust drilled holes in the sills to inject some product, that's where it rusted! They did fix it though under their warranty and it didn't rust there again. After two 504s, two 505s,405 Mi16, 406 I then changed to BMWs. Peugeot were still making great cars with the 306 hatch, 205 GTI, 405 and even the 406 had shades of 504 about it but when Peugeot started concentrating on the lower end of the market, particularly in the UK, they started to lose the plot. Who can forget Jeremy Clarkson's rant on Top Gear with the 307, 407 - that must have affected sales enormously. They seem to be making good cars now but the prices have skyrocketed. I think it has been a difficult transition for Peugeot to go from the 307/407 era to today where EVs and PHEV are now the main course.
Lmao the 504 is way more reliable than a Jaguar everybody knows that
As Danny Clark found out, the hard way, in the Australian Movie The Big Steal. & Don't listen to Gordan Farkes, brilliantly played by Steve Bissly.
I agree
The last iconic Peugeot. Glad we had 2 of them in the 70s and they were fantastic cars. We also had an assembly plant here in South Africa until the 1980s. Now all Peugeots are imported here but sadly less reliable.
I am about to do a series on a 1978 504 for my channel. should be good
I thought Nigeria continued them into the 2000s.
@@dougodyssey50 I did read something like that actually.
My grandpa had this car !!
My next car for sure.
Peugeot 504 best car any made
Loved the featured example. I think he might be an enthusiast........😉
As opposed to one of the below comments, interesting clip fellow's, my sister's first car, in about 1985 and Dad who hated Peugots with a passion, finally had to admit, the suspension and brakes were terrific, the feature of the car, as he put it, Nanna & Pa had a 404 for many years and it gave them terrific service for a long time. I take it, that's not Nanna driving at 0.52 in your article....haaa haa, thanks for the story.
I grew up with my dad having a 604 sl, which was a brilliant automobile, but secretly I always wished he had bought a 504!
In Kenya 504 First Came with a 1617cc L version,All Drums Brakes
Then Came the 1800cc SR and 2000cc GL Edition
also sucessful in Africa and still had plenty of these 40 years on
Which had the larger radiator fitted
where can i get parts for 504??????????????????????????
To the best of my knowledge they were built/assembled in West Hiedelberg Victoria.
I have one, a 1975 GL automatique , in good order, here in Great Britain. Had it many years.
Toe was sick on those cars. 504s
The headlights were different in Europe
8 seats for the wagons!
Need a dash and steering wheel and other bits if any one can would be awesome
In Canberra or will pay post
it was a strong car and still
John needs to learn how to pronounce Peugeot...
French oz car
Australian built🇦🇺Peugeot nice Aussie car.
I need 504 automatic
Peak Peugeot. All models since have been a terrible disappointment. Except 205 of course. It was as if they gave up and just tried to compete with Nissan after 1981.
205 was great but poor built quality. There was never a dull moment when I had my 1.9 GTI with quality gremlins.....back of flat bed 3 times
Nothing wrong with many of their models after it. Currently building some of the nicest cars on the road today.