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.😔😔
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 TH-cam 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.
My beloved car for life. I still own one and is now doing a full uplift . It was there in my childhood at 10yerss old and now I'm 51 and it's still with me after my father passed it on to me. I will never give it up. It has gone through many things with me in my life . I love this king of cars ! I'm from Sri Lanka !
Im from Kenya, I was brought up in a family that all uncles and aunts drove the various peugeots mentioned back in the day! i rode on a new 504, 505 and they were some of the greatest memories i have... awesome throwback... id definately want to own one in my lifetime.
Till this day bro. Kwanza if you get one., put an ECU Kenyan made, Electronic steering. I remember our headmaster had one with lide a dark jde green a d louver rear windows. Can never forget
The year was 1983. My mother purchased this vehicle in pickup model, and I accompanied her to the Peugeot Dealership in Nairobi to pick up her new vehicle. She drove it for many years, and eventually gave it away. This was a reliable and highly trusted vehicle in Africa.
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.
I started as a taxi driver with this car, (in Paris, heightis )very fun to drive in the city, responsive, direct, the diesel engine could be heard. My three favorites were, in no particular order, the 504, the Citroen BX and the 190 2.5 diesel Mercedes automatic. The BX very light, great handling, the Mercedes heavy but powerful, perfect for the highway and a pleasant automatic gearbox, the 504 between the two, balanced and as I said pleasant to drive.
The 504 is super solid tough as nails and super comfortable. Here in Argentina is everywhere but was more often seen up until the 2000's, now you see more pickups 504's on the streets everyday as they're still in use by many people. I as a matter of fact have a 90's 504 5V model parked under roof in my driveway that was inheritance left by my late grandpa, and it's still in pretty good shape. He also owned 2 other models one from the 70's and another one from the 80's. And my other grandpa from my dad's side of the family, had until the day he died the 504 Break model that you showed (or "rural" version as it's known in here) in which we made countless road trips with all the family. Good memories and an amazing car series. Thanks for the video.
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.
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.
Et la deudeuche, c'est de la mairde ? Et la déesse, c'est de la daube ? La traction, premier monocoque du monde ? La 4L, la R5 c'est pourri ? L'alpine c'est ringard ? Avant la 504, oui sacré bagnole, avant la 404, y avait encore mieux, la 403. Et Peugeot a aussi fait la 104.
From Kenya here, growing up in the 80s, we didn't know any other car than the 504, either solon or the pickup version. When i finally moved to the United States, i so wanted to buy one but couldn't find any . I couldn't believe they didn't have my childhood iconic ride.
I can remember in the eighties one of my neighbors sold his 504, and he told me someone from Africa bought it. I was surprised back then (and that's why I still remember), and he told me that they were amassing the relative good cars over there to keep them running, as repair was easy, and labor was cheap. The cabrio version is beautiful, and a true classic.
In South Africa, I bought a secondhand Peugeot 403 seven-seater wagon that had come from Tanganjika. I dicovered this when the starter motor needed to be replaced, and it was entirely different from the ones used in South African-built Peugeots.
I am living in Africa, bought 3 x 504 1975,76,77GL models with 4 silinder petrol. Wonderful car!!! If produced again I'll buy them again today as they was, value for money comfortable car on bad roads.
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.
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.
These things are legendary mate, very unusually for a French car they didn't fall to pieces and were sturdy, and French cars always ride comfortably. I've got a 2004 Renault Clio 182, for such a silly car it sure does ride comfy. In the UK they even used the platform to create a cutesy little 2 seater coupe. If the saloon was Peugeot's BMW or Merc then the coupe was their Fiat or Alfa roadster, I'd say. Citroen makes France's version of Rolls Royce cars, in terms of ride quality. Peugeot made really good cars until in the 90s when they decided to change direction and produce exclusively shit cars.
my first love of cars 504 in Kenya, my first trip as kids 1974 was the estate which carried 9 passengers, we travelled from Nairobi to isiolo, great memories, mourning the death of the Kenyan king
That was my mom’s first car in 1969. Both my parents drove them from 1969 to 1982. My dad bought a used one in the late 90s and drove it for years!! Very reliable car.
Loved my 1969 Peugeot 504 driven in early '80. WAT a GREAT car and fantastic motor. Had 800.000 km in original state on the clock. Salt and rust was his death. The motor runs endlessly.
Really great cars, Peugeot really did make great, sturdy and reliable cars back then. I remember my friends father had a Ti I thinkand it was smooth and comfortable.
Five Oh Four. Not zero. We had a 1971 version. Somehow it delivered 110bhp 1971cc. We lamented not ordering the break/estate/ Touring. Ours was the salon with four speed manual transmission. It felt fast to me as an eight year old. I wish there was a 504 now in 2024. Simple, tough, reliable, economic, smooth riding, comfortable, full of character.
My dad had the Estate station wagon and the pickup truck until 1992. These things are unbreakable and I have seen several 404 and 504 in very good condition up to this day here in Zimbabwe.
My parents moved from Canada to Ghana (my father’s place of birth) around 1970. They had a 504, had me, ten had a beautiful life until returning to Canada.
I'm from Argentina. The 504 was a symbol of status and it was also used in touring racing. That car had local restylings till it was phased out in 1999 and was Buenos Aires checker marathon for several years.
The 504 wasn't a rusty car except the Pininfarina coupé and cabriolet. la voiture bourgeoise conservatrice de l'époque 😁 très agréable à conduire, mais largement dépassée en tenue de route par les DS Citroën puis les CX.
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.
In 1990 we traveled from Lomé to Accra in a Taxi - filling up the tank there was still a petrol station with a hand pump, I still remember the scene well - and, of course, they had been waiting for us in Accra already, communication always worked pretty fine, even without modern techs .. ;-)
A truly loved car in Argentina. We had all Peugeots here, the 403 , 404, 504 and 505 , and talking about french cars, the Citroen 2 CV and 3 cv , as well as the Renault 4L were part of Argentinian car culture. Regards from Buenos Aires.
I worked as a used car salesman in 1986 when I drove a used Peugeot 504 that we were selling, it was such a comfortable ride that it felt like I was sitting in a comfortable lounge chair. Solid amazing vehicle.
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.
Aka the Lion 🦁 of Africa. In the late 70's in Nairobi, Kenya my dad was the workshop supervisor at MPS & RVP (Mombasa Peugeot Service & Rift Valley Peugeot). He maintained their entire fleet of Peugeot 404 & 504 7 seater estates. I have many fond memories growing up learning to work on these models. As a new driver in mid 80's I'll never forget driving a friends 504 GL around the Globe Cinema roundabout & going uphill at incredible speeds with the awesome power of that model. 👌🏽
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...
Salut, the pick up version was originally produced in France from 1979 on and not Argentina. There it was also built later, like in other countries as well. In China it was producend under license known as Guangzhou-Peugeot GP 7200. They even built a double cabin version. An in France there existed a version "Dangel 4 x 4" with higher laid body. Just for information. Greetings from Vienna/Austria from Hannes.
In the early 80s we used to drive around Tanzania, Kenya in our family range rover. We were properly kitted out. It would blow your mind where we used to see these 504s. The taxis in Nairobi were mostly 504s, black and yellow ones, from memory. We have been down roads that were deemed impassable and my dad would just get through, then we would do river crossings and some pretty epic stuff, then we would come around a corner and there would be a 504 there! We would be in shock. 😂
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.
Excellent reportage !! J'ai bien connu cette voiture .... Une époque où on construisait encore des choses pour qu'elles soient solides, durables, extrêmement fiables, et ... SIMPLES ... Aujourd'hui, on ne produit plus que des cochonneries de mauvaise qualité, absolument pas fiables, remplis d'électronique et qui tombent tout le temps en panne ...🤨🤨
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
Spent some time in Africa as a young man. Coming from the UK I had expected to see lots of Landrovers but no, by far the most popular car was the 504. Later in life I was lucky enough to own one. Great car.
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
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.
I have one till today a 5 oh 4 Peugeot pickup.it has been part of my wealth creation endeavours 😂😂very reliably. I ❤ it.itcwas mainly for use by government officials in kenya as you mentioned.
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.
This was my first car when I entered the workplace, and I still love❤❤ this car even when I see videos in thr media (despite important technological innovations in the industry over the decades). I bought a 1982 Peugeot 504 in 1984 with just a few miles. I stole the car with low mileage on it, after 10 years, because my job required extensive international travel (audit/accounting firm). That car is special to me (sky blue color). My next was a 1992 Mitsubishi Galant base.
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
... till tomorrow, this car is one of the most beautiful cars ever produced and a favourite of many who were familiar with it... and aspired to get one. Mercedes was the car for those at the top of society anywhere in the world... in Africa this car was the second best for those whose pockets were not deep enough for the Mercedes.
CHEERS from AUSTRALIA. My dad had 504 diesel sedan (I drove it for several years after he had a company car) - HA - it had dangerously slow acceleration in a big city - but once wound up - it would cruise all day - the seats were so comfortable - and the material withstood the harsh AUSTRALIAN sun - HA - unlike my new 1978 LANCIA that the sun here started to destroy the seat fabric within a couple of years. HA - and I believe that FIVE ZERO FOUR is correct.
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!
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.
wonderful - my favourite car I owned - but OH Lawd did it RUST!! The failing of so many French cars of that period. If they made a stainless steel one I'd be driving it now!
Im the Eng;ish speaking world, this was always regerred to as the "Five O four" I felt a great urge to jump in and correct the narrator every time he said "5 zero 4". This car was actually featured in a rallying movie and calling it Five zero four was a running joke for folks who weren't too familiar with the car.
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.😔😔
i didnt notice it AI voice. very sneaky
Thank you for your efforts to improve. Most channels using AI voice wouldn’t bother.
Another mistake : 00:34 This 404 model shown is not the popular one, but the coupé, which looks completely different from the saloon.
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 TH-cam 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.
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
My beloved car for life. I still own one and is now doing a full uplift . It was there in my childhood at 10yerss old and now I'm 51 and it's still with me after my father passed it on to me. I will never give it up. It has gone through many things with me in my life . I love this king of cars ! I'm from Sri Lanka !
That's amazing!
Im from Kenya, I was brought up in a family that all uncles and aunts drove the various peugeots mentioned back in the day! i rode on a new 504, 505 and they were some of the greatest memories i have... awesome throwback... id definately want to own one in my lifetime.
Till this day bro. Kwanza if you get one., put an ECU Kenyan made, Electronic steering. I remember our headmaster had one with lide a dark jde green a d louver rear windows. Can never forget
The year was 1983. My mother purchased this vehicle in pickup model, and I accompanied her to the Peugeot Dealership in Nairobi to pick up her new vehicle. She drove it for many years, and eventually gave it away. This was a reliable and highly trusted vehicle in Africa.
Lovely story
Drove it for 18yrs, raised a family of 5 kids Upto entering college, and sold it double the price I had paid for it. In Kenya.
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.
From kenya. Brings childhood memories from the 80s.
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.
In Guinea Conakry we called it Cinq Cent Quatre and Liberia Five O Four. This car was real legend in African continent.
I had three of them, a sedan and two wagons. Marvelous cars.
I started as a taxi driver with this car, (in Paris, heightis )very fun to drive in the city, responsive, direct, the diesel engine could be heard.
My three favorites were, in no particular order, the 504, the Citroen BX and the 190 2.5 diesel Mercedes automatic.
The BX very light, great handling, the Mercedes heavy but powerful, perfect for the highway and a pleasant automatic gearbox, the 504 between the two, balanced and as I said pleasant to drive.
Had one of these. SOLID! It's not "5-zero-4." It is simply "five-oh-four!"
Zimbabwe way 5 oh 4😅
Indeed accurate name is five ohh four
The comment I was looking for.
As a French car, its name is "cinq cent quatre"
@@refractorymercury I know, but in the world of cars, quatre (sounds like Quattro) means AUDI. We don't want confusion! 😅
The 504 is super solid tough as nails and super comfortable. Here in Argentina is everywhere but was more often seen up until the 2000's, now you see more pickups 504's on the streets everyday as they're still in use by many people. I as a matter of fact have a 90's 504 5V model parked under roof in my driveway that was inheritance left by my late grandpa, and it's still in pretty good shape. He also owned 2 other models one from the 70's and another one from the 80's. And my other grandpa from my dad's side of the family, had until the day he died the 504 Break model that you showed (or "rural" version as it's known in here) in which we made countless road trips with all the family. Good memories and an amazing car series. Thanks for the video.
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.
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.
The 305 was better
We drove several 504 through the Sahara and sold them in Niger and Benin - extrem tough vehicles!
Et la deudeuche, c'est de la mairde ? Et la déesse, c'est de la daube ? La traction, premier monocoque du monde ? La 4L, la R5 c'est pourri ? L'alpine c'est ringard ? Avant la 504, oui sacré bagnole, avant la 404, y avait encore mieux, la 403. Et Peugeot a aussi fait la 104.
And now Mercedes is synonymous with complicated overpriced crap. I would kill for a modern 240 DL.
The 505 is the 504 perfected.
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.
Very correct. I am also from Nigeria. I remember it being produced by PAN Nigeria Ltd.
From Kenya here, growing up in the 80s, we didn't know any other car than the 504, either solon or the pickup version. When i finally moved to the United States, i so wanted to buy one but couldn't find any . I couldn't believe they didn't have my childhood iconic ride.
I can remember in the eighties one of my neighbors sold his 504, and he told me someone from Africa bought it. I was surprised back then (and that's why I still remember), and he told me that they were amassing the relative good cars over there to keep them running, as repair was easy, and labor was cheap. The cabrio version is beautiful, and a true classic.
My grandfather had a 404..simple, beautiful, reliable, comfortable
In South Africa, I bought a secondhand Peugeot 403 seven-seater wagon that had come from Tanganjika. I dicovered this when the starter motor needed to be replaced, and it was entirely different from the ones used in South African-built Peugeots.
Nothing better than this has come out again from Peugeot’s production yard. I love it to bits.
Called "the Diamond" in Egypt because it still retains its value.
My father gifted me one will never forget. Thank you dad
Excellent car , my PEUGEOT 504T1 which I owned from 1980 until 1992 and drove all over NSW for more than 180,000 miles
I am living in Africa, bought 3 x 504 1975,76,77GL models with 4 silinder petrol.
Wonderful car!!! If produced again I'll buy them again today as they was, value for money comfortable car on bad roads.
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.
Karibu Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
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.
These things are legendary mate, very unusually for a French car they didn't fall to pieces and were sturdy, and French cars always ride comfortably. I've got a 2004 Renault Clio 182, for such a silly car it sure does ride comfy. In the UK they even used the platform to create a cutesy little 2 seater coupe. If the saloon was Peugeot's BMW or Merc then the coupe was their Fiat or Alfa roadster, I'd say. Citroen makes France's version of Rolls Royce cars, in terms of ride quality. Peugeot made really good cars until in the 90s when they decided to change direction and produce exclusively shit cars.
super great car and very reliable. Space enough and great comfort. Timeless model.
as a kenyan🇰🇪 i agree... this car was so iconic... having it had a level of prestige
my first love of cars 504 in Kenya, my first trip as kids 1974 was the estate which carried 9 passengers, we travelled from Nairobi to isiolo,
great memories,
mourning the death of the Kenyan king
That was my mom’s first car in 1969. Both my parents drove them from 1969 to 1982. My dad bought a used one in the late 90s and drove it for years!! Very reliable car.
Loved my 1969 Peugeot 504 driven in early '80. WAT a GREAT car and fantastic motor. Had 800.000 km in original state on the clock. Salt and rust was his death. The motor runs endlessly.
Really great cars, Peugeot really did make great, sturdy and reliable cars back then. I remember my friends father had a Ti I thinkand it was smooth and comfortable.
I loved this vehicle ,was in kenya a popular car on nakuru eldoret highway going to shags , .memories
Had a lovely ride and super comfortable seats
This one of the toughest cars ever.
Had the 505SR. Toughest thing ever. I wish cars were made that simple these days
Five Oh Four. Not zero. We had a 1971 version. Somehow it delivered 110bhp 1971cc. We lamented not ordering the break/estate/ Touring. Ours was the salon with four speed manual transmission. It felt fast to me as an eight year old. I wish there was a 504 now in 2024. Simple, tough, reliable, economic, smooth riding, comfortable, full of character.
I love this types of less known stories about how a car was built. Thanks
Fond memories of the 504, especially the seats. We had leather in our Peugeot. It was almost as comfortable as a DS-19.
This was the car of choice for tourism in my country in the 70 and early 80. Its suspension just glided over rough patches .
My late father owned three 404s and 3 504. I loved the 404 saloon bench seats very comfortable and the ride was excellent.
Love the sound of the 504. The 505 diesel was another great car.
My dad had the Estate station wagon and the pickup truck until 1992. These things are unbreakable and I have seen several 404 and 504 in very good condition up to this day here in Zimbabwe.
I can vouch for this. Burkina faso ia still full of these old cars, especially the pick up.
My parents moved from Canada to Ghana (my father’s place of birth) around 1970. They had a 504, had me, ten had a beautiful life until returning to Canada.
My dad had the 504 that I drove when I first got my license while living in South Africa. My first car was a Peugeot 404..
I'm from Argentina. The 504 was a symbol of status and it was also used in touring racing. That car had local restylings till it was phased out in 1999 and was Buenos Aires checker marathon for several years.
The only negative about this car was rust
Like most cars in that era.
The 504 wasn't a rusty car except the Pininfarina coupé and cabriolet.
la voiture bourgeoise conservatrice de l'époque 😁 très agréable à conduire, mais largement dépassée en tenue de route par les DS Citroën puis les CX.
The 404, even more beautiful, and the coupé, a jewel !
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.
Les moteurs INDENOR ont aussi existés en version compresseur ( 2cyl moteur, 2cyl compresseur) , ils ont aussi équipés les FORD Sierra 2.3D .
Ahhh our favorite traveling peaugeot caravan from accra to koforidua, Ghana or accra Lagos. My wonderful and exiting 😊childhood
In 1990 we traveled from Lomé to Accra in a Taxi - filling up the tank there was still a petrol station with a hand pump, I still remember the scene well - and, of course, they had been waiting for us in Accra already, communication always worked pretty fine, even without modern techs .. ;-)
Sure they knew! - 403 and 404 had been reliable vehicles in Africa for years ..
A truly loved car in Argentina. We had all Peugeots here, the 403 , 404, 504 and 505 , and talking about french cars, the Citroen 2 CV and 3 cv , as well as the Renault 4L were part of Argentinian car culture. Regards from Buenos Aires.
I keep my 504 pick up 95 sitting in my garage over the past 20 years. It has no issues, except it will not start easily....
One of Nigeria's most beloved cars
Yes i loved them especially the police escort versions
I worked as a used car salesman in 1986 when I drove a used Peugeot 504 that we were selling, it was such a comfortable ride that it felt like I was sitting in a comfortable lounge chair. Solid amazing vehicle.
South African here: The Peugeot 404 and 504 were legends, very good pickups as well.
French industry and design, then and now, are among the elite of the world. Love from England.
The cabrio and coupes are really nice looking.
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.
En Africa y en Europa, esos eran los verdaderos Peugeot, lo de hoy mejor no comentar.
Aka the Lion 🦁 of Africa.
In the late 70's in Nairobi, Kenya my dad was the workshop supervisor at MPS & RVP (Mombasa Peugeot Service & Rift Valley Peugeot).
He maintained their entire fleet of Peugeot 404 & 504 7 seater estates.
I have many fond memories growing up learning to work on these models.
As a new driver in mid 80's I'll never forget driving a friends 504 GL around the Globe Cinema roundabout & going uphill at incredible speeds with the awesome power of that model. 👌🏽
Wonderful video. Thank you from a Zimbabwean
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...
I loved my 505 wagon, best car that i owned
J'ai possédé une 504 TI : une des meilleures berlines de son époque, confortable, performante et solide. One of the best cars I ever owned.
Salut, the pick up version was originally produced in France from 1979 on and not Argentina. There it was also built later, like in other countries as well. In China it was producend under license known as Guangzhou-Peugeot GP 7200. They even built a double cabin version. An in France there existed a version "Dangel 4 x 4" with higher laid body. Just for information. Greetings from Vienna/Austria from Hannes.
True, this were the Africa's iconic car.❤❤❤
In Nigeria this was a staple for the bad roads simple but great ride. The Nigerian version seemed to be slightly different from the Kenyan version
Very informative video on such a great car. Thanks and keep up the good work 😎
So far the best European car for Africa ever made..
❤beautiful car
Lovely looking car
I drove one back in the early 80s. A dark green metallic GL with tan vinyl upholstery. Marvellous car
In the early 80s we used to drive around Tanzania, Kenya in our family range rover. We were properly kitted out. It would blow your mind where we used to see these 504s. The taxis in Nairobi were mostly 504s, black and yellow ones, from memory. We have been down roads that were deemed impassable and my dad would just get through, then we would do river crossings and some pretty epic stuff, then we would come around a corner and there would be a 504 there! We would be in shock. 😂
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.
Excellent reportage !! J'ai bien connu cette voiture .... Une époque où on construisait encore des choses pour qu'elles soient solides, durables, extrêmement fiables, et ... SIMPLES ... Aujourd'hui, on ne produit plus que des cochonneries de mauvaise qualité, absolument pas fiables, remplis d'électronique et qui tombent tout le temps en panne ...🤨🤨
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
Never called the five zero four! Always the five oh four!
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Spent some time in Africa as a young man. Coming from the UK I had expected to see lots of Landrovers but no, by far the most popular car was the 504. Later in life I was lucky enough to own one. Great car.
Landrovers totally lack fiability, even recent models. Land Cruiser all the way.
Excellent video on the Peugeot 504. The collaboration between Peugeot and Pininfarina was very successful.
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
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.
I have one till today a 5 oh 4 Peugeot pickup.it has been part of my wealth creation endeavours 😂😂very reliably. I ❤ it.itcwas mainly for use by government officials in kenya as you mentioned.
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.
Which country was your 504 manufactured in?
This was my first car when I entered the workplace, and I still love❤❤ this car even when I see videos in thr media (despite important technological innovations in the industry over the decades). I bought a 1982 Peugeot 504 in 1984 with just a few miles. I stole the car with low mileage on it, after 10 years, because my job required extensive international travel (audit/accounting firm).
That car is special to me (sky blue color). My next was a 1992 Mitsubishi Galant base.
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
Peugeot 205 is also a very reliable car.
... till tomorrow, this car is one of the most beautiful cars ever produced and a favourite of many who were familiar with it... and aspired to get one.
Mercedes was the car for those at the top of society anywhere in the world... in Africa this car was the second best for those whose pockets were not deep enough for the Mercedes.
In 1988 I rented a Peugot 504 wagon and drove it around Yemen over the course of 10 days. It was great and if I wanted to sleep in it I could.
My family had a GL and an L Model ,great cars .but my favorite is the Coupe and the cabriolet 504s.
CHEERS from AUSTRALIA. My dad had 504 diesel sedan (I drove it for several years after he had a company car) - HA - it had dangerously slow acceleration in a big city - but once wound up - it would cruise all day - the seats were so comfortable - and the material withstood the harsh AUSTRALIAN sun - HA - unlike my new 1978 LANCIA that the sun here started to destroy the seat fabric within a couple of years. HA - and I believe that FIVE ZERO FOUR is correct.
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!
We had a 5 ooh4 super 7 bought from South Africa Peugeot was a king back in the day.
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.
My dad and uncle had 505s here in Kenya in the 1980s. Another uncle, a coffee farmer, had a 504 pickup.
I'm a Kenyan, I love this machine always watching on TH-cam. I don't own one yet though
Oh yes u can say that again,can never forget this car, still know i can get one very very soon.
I've been in many a Peugeot 504 taxi in especially Bénin in the '80s and early '90s. Some had done over a million km.
wonderful - my favourite car I owned - but OH Lawd did it RUST!! The failing of so many French cars of that period. If they made a stainless steel one I'd be driving it now!
Im the Eng;ish speaking world, this was always regerred to as the "Five O four" I felt a great urge to jump in and correct the narrator every time he said "5 zero 4". This car was actually featured in a rallying movie and calling it Five zero four was a running joke for folks who weren't too familiar with the car.
I had 3 here in The Netherlands.
It had a small but devoted following in Australia and New Zealand
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It was the car Holden thought it was