Peugeot 504

Peugeot 504 Saloon ( 1968-1975 )

The Peugeot 504 was an automobile series of the upper middle class of the French manufacturer Peugeot, which was produced in France between the summer of 1968 and mid-1984, with the pickup rolled off the line until 1993. By December 2005, the vehicle was manufactured under license in.

The vehicle was designed by the Italian designer Sergio Pininfarina and first introduced in September 1968 as a four-door notchback sedan. Later a station wagon, a two-door coupe and a convertible was added; was also a pickup version of the 504 offered, a vehicle with a cab for two people and a truck bed.

In 1969, the 504 sedan was elected Car of the Year in Europe.

The sedans were sold until the end of 1981 and the station wagon until the spring of 1982 in Germany, but were still available until mid-1984 in France. Mid-1983, the coupe and convertible versions have been discontinued.

In December 2005, the world's last Peugeot ran in Nigeria after a construction period of 37 years from the 504 band. A total of 3,711,556 units were built; a larger production number can have within the Peugeot model range only the subcompact 205 and 206.

Model history

Sedan and wagon

The Peugeot 504 was a new design with independent suspension and disc brakes on all four wheels and was built in French Sochaux. First, the car was offered with the advanced 1.8 liter cubic capacity engine of the Peugeot 404 with carburetor or mechanical ball Fischer- injection; from 1971, a diesel engine was available. The injection models were designated " Injection". As of October 1970, the 1.8 - liter engine of the 504 by a two-liter engine with 69 kW ( 94 hp ) was replaced. The sedans had a wheelbase of 2.74 m and were 4.49 m long, 1.69 m wide and 1,46 m high.

In April 1971 appeared three combi versions with 2.9 m long wheelbase and double-sided double coil springs on the rear axle ( "break ", " Commerciale " and the seven -to eight -seat " Familiale "), which were also subject to 640 kg payload. From the autumn of 1971 he was also available as Ambulance Special remodeling. The suits were 4.8 m long, 1.69 m wide and 1.55 m high.

In 1973, appeared as a response to the oil crisis of the 504 "L", with the 1.8 -liter engine and a rigid rear axle from the Peugeot 404 This version had a simplified dashboard, and the engine was content with normal instead of Premium gasoline. The 2- liter petrol versions of the sedan wore from 1973, the initials "GL", the injection version was called " TI ".

Peugeot 504 Break ( 1971-1975 )

As of July 1975, the so-called " second series" of the Peugeot 504 was offered. The most striking features of this series were now recessed into the body door handles and a revised dashboard with a more modern steering wheel. The "TI" sedans built between 1976 and 1977, which were delivered in the Federal Republic of Germany were equipped with the dual headlights the U.S. export models. Only in model year 1977, all limousine and station wagon variants were equipped with air intakes below the grille.

In September 1977, the models were given a black grille made ​​of plastic instead of the previous chrome grille.

Cockpit

Because in May 1979, was the successor of the 504, the Peugeot 505 on the market, accounted for from this Year of the sedans with 2 -liter engine from the model range. They were replaced by the simpler models "GR" and "SR", which were based on the entfallenen also "L " model. In addition, all models also got side moldings.

Peugeot 504 taxi in Aswan, 2012

The Peugeot 504 was - last in heavily modified form - built in Kenya, the People's Republic of China, Argentina and Nigeria. Were in Africa and have always been the Familiale models - and used cars from Europe - very popular and widely used as a taxi. So, for example, is one of the cars in Cairo as a taxi version in 2010 nor the street scene.

Coupe and Convertible

Peugeot traditionally works with Pininfarina together, one of the first Italian addresses, when it comes to pleasing line guides for car bodies. In the spring of 1969, the 504 Coupé, which like the 204 and 304, a hatchback variant was no, but an independent body possessed, which was also used for the convertible appeared.

Technical basis was already published in September 1968 sedan. However, the wheelbase has been shortened to 2.55 m. Coupe and convertible were 4.36 m long and 1.7 m wide. The height was 1.35 m and 1.36 m at the Coupe Convertible.

The 504 coupe and convertible versions have been produced up to the powertrain and chassis in the Pininfarina plant in Turin. From there, the half-finished vehicles were transported by rail to Sochaux for final assembly of engine, transmission and suspension were added.

The elegantly curved waistline, the gently rounded surfaces and the clear, pavilion-like body structure of the coupe meant that the two-door remained timeless from her presentation at the Geneva Motor Show in early 1969 to its end of production in June 1983 in their appearance. At the front end mediated four individual headlamps add a touch of sporty aggressiveness, the rear taillights gave with slanting individual elements a peculiar shape. The coupe and convertible models learned in the course of its 14 - year construction period, almost exclusively at the front and rear design changes.

In technical terms, the two-door models were virtually identical to the sedan, but were available only with fuel injection engine. The 1796 cc four-cylinder engine initially contributed 97 HP, a few months later 101 hp, and allowed for a vehicle curb weight of 1220 kg, a top speed of over 170 km / h The 504 Coupé and the Convertible presented itself as a distinguished, exclusive touring car.

Sportsmanship mediated the firmer suspension design, a wider track, a short wheelbase, a sport steering wheel and a stick shift. In the interior of the convertible initially dominated by black plastic, synthetic leather and rubber linings, while for coupe customers a painted example in Andalou Red vehicle in connection with beige velor upholstery, black door panels and sun visors as well as a beige headliner, a black hat rack and beige plush carpets available had.

Although the fall of 1970 enlarged from two liter displacement engine produced just three horsepower more power, but it had a significantly increased torque, which harmonize particularly well with the now available three-speed ZF automatic transmission. A tachometer replaced the clock from the black instead of silver-painted instrument panel in the center of the dashboard.

Peugeot 504 Cabrio ( 1969-1974 )

Three years later, the new 2664 cc, V6 PRV engine had its premiere, which was developed jointly by Peugeot, Renault and Volvo, and was installed in the high-end models Peugeot 604, Renault 30 and Volvo 264. To improve its image and performance, the aggregate was supplied simultaneously with the presentation in the Peugeot 604 also in the revised coupe and convertible versions of the 504 from the fall of 1974.

The originally designed as an eight- cylinder engine carburetor engine in light metal structures had a non-contact electronic ignition system, first introduced in a series-production car ( Schlumberger Altronic ), overhead camshafts and was not due to its cylinder bank angle of 90 ° to the exceptionally smooth six-cylinder engines. Ventilated front disc brakes, power steering and enlarged from 56 to 84 liter tank were other innovations. Externally, the 504 recessed door handles, new wheels and a revised grille was seen, but especially on the newly designed light units on the slightly modified bumpers. The double- headlight units were now grouped each behind a glass panel, and the large taillights were rectangular. The tail was now characterized by a dual exhaust. Inside were installed three-point automatic seat belts, head restraints and a silver again held instrument panel. The range of the color palette was expanded from four to six exterior colors: Arosa - white, smoke gray, silver, blue, and mahogany metallic, tulips yellow ( only Convertible ), Silver Grey metallic (for the coupe ) or on special request black. The coupe was also available with an automatic transmission from the fabrication of the General Motors transmission plant in Strasbourg.

From the autumn of 1977 coupe and convertible were again with the familiar, but increased to 106 hp two-liter engine, with single tube, a 56 liter tank and equipped with 4 -speed gearbox or ZF automatic transmission. The coupe there continued with six-cylinder engine, but now with a K -Jetronic fuel injection system from Bosch and 144 hp, in conjunction with the GM three-speed automatic or a new five-speed gearbox.

Rear view

Externally marked Born in 1979 only minor differences, such as Michelin TRX tires on steel wheels on the V6 Coupe, a new steering wheel or the now bulging outward hood. Width plastic bumpers replaced held in the fall of 1979, the predecessor of more delicate stainless steel, black painted or metallic finishes in body color. For passengers in the second row, there was now also seat belts; the driver turned in four-cylinder now comes standard with five grades, the dashboard was covered with wood veneer. The following year, the V6 Coupe TRX tires received with alloy wheels.

From model year 1980, the four-cylinder models are equipped with a five-speed gearbox. From model year 1982, Peugeot supplied the two-door car with a dashboard with five major instruments from - a detail for a planned luxury version of Pininfarina, which eventually eventually applied even with the serial production. The two-door luxury version found in only three copies of their realization.

The coupes and convertibles of 504 were rare in their time, today they are scarce. Many vehicles are scrapped in the course of time due to corrosion.

Pickup

As a light commercial vehicle offered Peugeot from the end of 1979 - as in the case of the 404 - a pickup version of the 504. It was often used in rural areas of France, but also in Africa. In Africa, the vehicles are still an integral part of the street scene.

A license replica of the pick-up in two - and four-door version in (the latter with a shortened truck bed ) was until 1997 in the Chinese city of Guangzhou Peugeot Automobile Company. There, the model series of 504 under the name Guangzhou - Peugeot GP 7200 was known.

The Chinese Guangzhou - Peugeot GP 7200 pickup truck with double cabin.

Dangel 4x4

From September 1980 Peugeot also offered four-wheel versions of the break, the pickup models followed in July 1981.

The vehicles were manufactured by Automobiles Dangel on the basis of production vehicles and officially marketed by Peugeot. Main buyers of the vehicles produced were 5500 French authorities and aid organizations had to buy local produce where possible.

In January 1994, the last pickup truck rolled off.