The
Peugeot 504 is a
large family carA large family car, is a European automobile classification larger than a small family car and smaller than an executive car. This class is also known as D-segment...
manufactured by
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automaker
PeugeotPeugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest European carmaker.Peugeot's roots go back to 19th-century coffee mill and bicycle manufacturing. The Peugeot company and family is originally from Sochaux, France. Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and...
between 1968 and 1983, with licensed production continuing until 2006.
1968 — introduction
Peugeot's flagship, the 504 made its public debut on 12 September 1968 at the Paris Salon. The press launch which had been scheduled for June 1968 was at the last minute deferred by three months, and production got off to a similarly delayed start because of the political and industrial disruption which exploded across
the countryFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
in May 1968 .
The 504 was a sunroof-equipped four-door saloon, introduced with a carburated 1796 cc
four-cylinderThe inline-four engine or straight-four engine is a four-cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a...
petrol engineA petrol engine is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition, designed to run on petrol and similar volatile fuels....
with optional fuel injection and . A column-mounted four-speed
manual transmissionA manual transmission, or manual gearbox is a type of transmission used in motor vehicle applications...
was standard, a 3-speed ZF 3HP22
automaticAn automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually...
available as an upgrade.
1969
The 504 was
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in 1969, praised for its styling, quality, chassis, ride, visibility, strong engine and refinement.
The 504 Injection two-door
coupéA coupé or coupe is a closed car body style, the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time...
and two-door cabriolet were introduced at the Salon de Geneva in March 1969. The engine produced the same of output as in the fuel injected saloon, but the final drive ratio was slightly revised to give a slightly higher road speed of at 1,000 rpm.
Available models:
- 504 4-door saloon
- 504 Injection 4-door saloon
- 504 Injection 2-door coupé
A coupé or coupe is a closed car body style, the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time...
- 504 Injection 2-door cabriolet
1970
The 504 received a new four-cylinder 1971 cc engine, rated at 93 bhp (carburated) and 104 bhp (fuel injected), and a four-cylinder 2112 cc diesel rated at . The 1796 cc engine remained available.
In September 1970 an estate was added, featuring a higher rear roof and solid rear axle with four coil springs. It was joined by the 7-seat "Familiale", which had all its occupants facing forward in three rows of seats.
Models
- 504 4-door saloon
- 504 5-door estate
A station wagon is a passenger automobile with a body style similar to a sedan, or saloon, but with the roofline following the full, sometimes extended rear cargo area and sometimes an extra row of sometimes rear-facing seats, ending with a more vertical door than on a hatchback.Also sometimes...
- 504 Injection 4-door saloon
- 504 Diesel 4-door saloon
- 504 Injection 2-door coupé
- 504 Injection 2-door cabriolet
1973 to present
In April 1973, Peugeot presented the 504 L due to the oil crisis. It featured a live rear axle, 1796 cc engine rated at 96 bhp (81 bhp for Automatic).
At the Paris Motor Show of October 1976 the option of an enlarged diesel engine was introduced. The stroke of remained the same as that of the existing 1948 cc diesel motor, but for the larger engine the bore was increased to , giving an overall 2112 cc along with an increase in claimed power output from to 70 bhp. This diesel engine would also find its way into the Ford Granada since Ford did not at the time produce a sufficient volume of diesel sedans in this class to justify the development of their own diesel engine.
In 1980, the Peugeot 504 received the worst score ever in the NHTSA crash test in the US.
Peugeot 504 production in Europe was pruned back in 1979 with the launch of the
Peugeot 505The Peugeot 505 was a large family car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1979 to 1992 in Sochaux, France. It was also manufactured outside France, for example in Argentina by Sevel from 1981 to 1995, China, Indonesia and Nigeria.-History:...
, and the last European example rolled off the production line in 1983, although the
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version continued in production, and was available in
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until 1993.
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production of the 504 pick up (more information below) only ceased in 2009. The 505 shared most of the Peugeot 504 mechanical parts, similarly to the
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and
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.
More than three million 504s were produced in Europe, ending in 1983. Manufacturing continued in Nigeria and Kenya until 2006, utilising the Peugeot knock down kits. Kenya production was 27,000 units. Egypt had its own production facilities.
The car was assembled in various countries, under license of Peugeot. In Australia it was assembled by Peugeot's arch-rival
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, and sold through Renault Australia's dealer network.
The Peugeot 504 is also one of the most common vehicles employed as a bush taxi in
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. In China, the 504 was produced until 2009 in pick up form, with a four-door crew cab combination fitted, on an extended estate platform.
The Peugeot 504 was also produced in
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until 2002, and later models were slightly restyled at the front and rear, with the lamps and bumpers changing design. The cars were also given a new interior.
The French company
DangelDangel is a French specialist automobile company based in Sentheim, Alsace. It has produced 4x4 versions of Citroën and Peugeot vehicles since 1980. Its first conversion was the Peugeot 504...
also produced Peugeot approved four-wheel drive estate (station wagon) and pickup models.
Its engines and suspension were used in later models of the
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, the
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ian version of the
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.
Mechanical configuration
The car was rear wheel drive, with longitudinally-mounted engines, canted over to bring a lower bonnet line to the styling. Manual or
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transmission was offered. The suspension system consisted of
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s and coil springs at the front and with either semi-trailing arms with coil springs or coil springs and live axle at the rear. The station wagon and pickup versions were available with a
live axleA live axle, sometimes called a solid axle, is a type of beam axle suspension system that uses the driveshafts that transmit power to the wheels to connect the wheels laterally so that they move together as a unit....
. The car used disc brakes at the front, and either disc brakes or drum brakes at the rear, depending on the model. The steering was a
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system. Huge suspension travel, and great strength, meant that the 504 was suited to rough road conditions, and the car proved extremely reliable in conditions found in
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,
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,
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and the like.
The Peugeot 504 was widely available with diesel engines and an automatic transmission option, which was a rare combination at the time. Engines were of the Indenor design and included 1948 cc, 2112 cc, and a 2304 cc. The Indenor engine was also used in the
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,
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,
Peugeot 505The Peugeot 505 was a large family car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1979 to 1992 in Sochaux, France. It was also manufactured outside France, for example in Argentina by Sevel from 1981 to 1995, China, Indonesia and Nigeria.-History:...
,
Peugeot 604The Peugeot 604 is an executive car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1975 to 1985. 153,252 examples of the 604 were sold during its 10-year production life. It was made in France and also by Kia in Korea ....
, Peugeot J7, Peugeot J9,
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,
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,
Ford GranadaThe Ford Granada was a large executive car manufactured by Ford Europe at both its German factory in Köln and its British factory in Dagenham from 1972 until 1976 when production switched entirely to Germany...
,
Talbot TagoraThe Talbot Tagora is an executive car developed by Chrysler Europe and produced by Peugeot Société Anonyme . The Tagora was marketed under the Talbot marque after PSA took over Chrysler's European operations in 1979. PSA presented the first production vehicle in 1980 and launched it commercially in...
, Mahindra Jeep, Leyland Daf 400, Cournil 4x4,
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,
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, Belgian-assembled Scaldia-Volga
M21,M22,M24D (
GAZ-21,
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) and for marine application.
There were two petrol engines available in Europe, a 1796 cc and 1971 cc. The latter was also available with Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection, first available on the earlier
Peugeot 404The Peugeot 404 is a large family car produced by French automobile manufacturer Peugeot from 1960 to 1975, with the exception of the truck which was sold until 1988. It was also made under licence in various African countries until 1991 ....
. Gearboxes were either the BA7, four-speed manual or ZF three-speed automatic. Later pickup trucks in Europe gained a fifth gear. Export market vehicles had different variations available.
Starting 1980, a sporty version of the 504 was available, it had a 1997 cc engine rated at and mated to the regular gearboxes. It had a live axle and adjustable suspension. Very few were produced.
Film appearances
Two black Peugeot 504 saloons were driven by henchmen of
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villain
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in the 1981 film
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, as they pursued Bond (played by
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) along roads in the
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highlands, only for both of their cars to be written off as Bond made a remarkable escape in a yellow
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. The first 504 was totalled after rolling down an embankment and overturning onto its roof, while the second became trapped in a tree after overshooting another embankment.
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