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The Peugeot 504 is a large family car
Large family car

A large family car is a Europe car classification of automobile which are larger than a small family car and smaller than an executive car. Models designed by luxury car automaker are also called compact executive cars or simply compact executives, while a multi-purpose vehicle based on a large family car is called a large MPV....
 manufactured in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 by French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 automaker Peugeot
Peugeot

Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen....
 between 1968 and 1983, with production continuing until 2005 in Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
 and Kenya
Kenya

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border....
.

The 504
504

EventsBy PlaceEurope* Theodoric the Great defeats the Gepids as the Ostrogoths sack Belgrade.BirthsDeaths...
 is considered to be among the World's Top Ten Motorcars of all time.

Peugeot 504 , Peugeot
Peugeot

Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen....
's flagship model, made its public debut on 12 September 1968 at the Paris Salon. It was a four-door saloon, available in carburated and injection 1796 cc four-cylinder
Straight-4

The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....
 petrol engine
Petrol engine

A Petrol engine or Gasoline engine is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition engine designed to run on petrol and similar volatile fuels....
s, rated at 82 bhp and 97 bhp respectively.






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The Peugeot 504 is a large family car
Large family car

A large family car is a Europe car classification of automobile which are larger than a small family car and smaller than an executive car. Models designed by luxury car automaker are also called compact executive cars or simply compact executives, while a multi-purpose vehicle based on a large family car is called a large MPV....
 manufactured in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 by French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 automaker Peugeot
Peugeot

Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen....
 between 1968 and 1983, with production continuing until 2005 in Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
 and Kenya
Kenya

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border....
.

The 504
504

EventsBy PlaceEurope* Theodoric the Great defeats the Gepids as the Ostrogoths sack Belgrade.BirthsDeaths...
 is considered to be among the World's Top Ten Motorcars of all time.

1968 - Introduction

The Peugeot 504 , Peugeot
Peugeot

Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen....
's flagship model, made its public debut on 12 September 1968 at the Paris Salon. It was a four-door saloon, available in carburated and injection 1796 cc four-cylinder
Straight-4

The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....
 petrol engine
Petrol engine

A Petrol engine or Gasoline engine is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition engine designed to run on petrol and similar volatile fuels....
s, rated at 82 bhp and 97 bhp respectively. Both models were available with either a four-speed manual
Manual transmission

A manual transmission is a type of Transmission used in automotive applications. It generally utilizes a driver-operated clutch operated by a pedal or lever, for regulating torque transfer from the engine to the transmission, and a gear-shift either operated by hand or by foot ....
 (steering column shift) or a 3-speed automatic
Automatic transmission

An automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, freeing the driver from having to shift gears manual transmission....
 (ZF 3HP22) transmission. Both models also had a sunroof fitted as standard.

The car was European Car of the Year
European Car of the Year

The European Car of the Year award was established in 1964 by a collective of Magazines from different countries in Europe. The current organisers of the award are Auto , Autocar , Autopista , Autovisie , L'Automobile Magazine , Stern and Vi Bil?gare ....
 on its launch, beating the Jaguar
Jaguar

The jaguar, Panthera onca, is a New World Felidae and one of four "big cats" in the Panthera genus, along with the tiger, lion, and leopard of the Old World....
 XJ series model. It was praised for its modern styling, solid build quality, chassis strength, smooth ride, good all-round visibility, strong engines and top notch refinement.

1969

The 504 Injection two-door coupé
Coupé

A coup? or coupe is a closed car body style, the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time. Coup?s are often hardtopped sports cars or sporty variants of sedan body styles, with doors commonly reduced from 4 to 2, and a Close-coupled sedan interior offering either two seats or 2+2 seating ....
 and two-door cabriolet were made available to the public at the Salon de Geneva in 1969. These models were mechanically identical to the saloon version. Available models:
  • 504 4-door saloon
  • 504 Injection 4-door saloon
  • 504 Injection 2-door coupé
  • 504 Injection 2-door cabriolet


1970

The 504 models received a new four-cylinder 1971 cc engine, rated at 93 bhp for the carburated model and 104 bhp for the injection model. The 1796cc engine remained available.

Another new model was introduced, the 504 Diesel, which had a new four-cylinder 2112 cc Diesel engine rated at 65 bhp.

In September 1970, Peugeot presented the 504 estate, whose overall length and wheelbase were both longer than the saloon. The estate also featured a higher roof in the back and a solid rear axle with four coil springs. The wagon was available as Familiale, Break and Commerciale. The estate model was joined by the "Familiale" 7 seater ranges, which had all its occupants facing forward, in three rows of seats.

  • 504 4-door saloon
  • 504 5-door estate
  • 504 Injection 4-door saloon
  • 504 Diesel 4-door saloon
  • 504 Injection 2-door coupé
  • 504 Injection 2-door cabriolet


More than three million 504s were produced during its production in Europe, which ended in 1983. Manufacturing then moved abroad, where it continued in Nigeria and Kenya until Peugeot discontinued the knock down kits in 2005. Kenya production was 27,000 units. Egypt also had it own production facilities. The 504 was voted European Car of the Year
Car of the Year

Car of the Year is a phrase usually considered to have been invented by Motor Trend magazine in the 1950s for their annual award for best automobile....
 for 1969. It replaced the 404
Peugeot 404

The Peugeot 404 was a mid-size car automobile produced by the France manufacturer Peugeot from 1960 to 1978 . This was the most successful of several contemporary cars whose body style, designed by Battista Farina, was based on his Florida II concept car....
 as Peugeot's large family saloon, and was produced as a saloon, estate
Station wagon

A station wagon in American English, Australian English, Canadian English and New Zealand English usage and an estate car in British English usage, is a passenger automobile with a car body style similar to a sedan but with the roofline following the full, sometimes extended rear cargo area, i.e. ending with a more vertical door...
, coupé, convertible, and a pickup truck
Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling heavy loads....
 with a wide range of engines.

The car was assembled in various countries, under license of Peugeot. In Australia it was notably assembled by Peugeot's arch-rival Renault
Renault

Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. Due to its alliance with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., it is currently the world's 4th largest automaker.It owns the Romanian automaker Dacia and the Korean automaker Renault Samsung Motors....
, and sold through Renault
Renault

Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. Due to its alliance with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., it is currently the world's 4th largest automaker.It owns the Romanian automaker Dacia and the Korean automaker Renault Samsung Motors....
 Australia's dealer network.

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).

The Peugeot 504 is also one of the most common vehicles employed as a bush taxi in Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
. In China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, the 504
504

EventsBy PlaceEurope* Theodoric the Great defeats the Gepids as the Ostrogoths sack Belgrade.BirthsDeaths...
 was produced, until recently, in pick up form, with a four-door crew cab combination fitted, on an extended "Station wagon" platform.

The Peugeot 504 was also produced in Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 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.

In Chile
Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
 this Peugeot's model was very popular during 1970 and 1980 decades, were sold in their tens of thousands and was easy see it in Chilean streets and roads used as taxis.

The French company Dangel
Dangel

Dangel is a France specialist automobile company based in Sentheim, Alsace. It has produced 4x4 versions of Citro?n and Peugeot vehicles since 1980....
 also produced Peugeot approved four-wheel drive estate (station wagon) and pickup models.

Its engines and suspension were used in later models of the Paykan
Paykan

The Paykan was an automobile produced by the Iranian company Iran Khodro Industrial Group. The car was very popular in Iran from the late 1960s to the late 1990s....
, the Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
ian version of the Hillman Hunter
Hillman Hunter

Rootes Arrow was the manufacturer's name for a range of automobile produced under several badge engineering marques by the Rootes from 1966 to 1979....
.

Peugeot 504 production in Europe was pruned back in 1979 with the launch of the Peugeot 505
Peugeot 505

The Peugeot 505 was a large executive car produced by the France 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....
, and the last European example rolled off the production line in 1983, although the pick up version was available in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 until 1993. The 505 shared most of the Peugeot 504 mechanical parts, along with the Peugeot 604 and Talbot Tagora.

The 504 was also produced in Kenya
Kenya

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border....
 until 2004 and in Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
 until 2006 when Peugeot stopped shipping 504 kits from France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. The 504 is still available new in Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
 (2008).

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 Automatic
Automatic

Automatic may refer to:* Automatic transmission* Automatic firearm* Automatic watch*Automatic , a List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers United States automobile company...
 transmission was offered. The suspension system consisted of MacPherson strut
MacPherson strut

The MacPherson strut is a type of automobile suspension system which uses the axis of a telescopic damper as the upper steering pivot, widely used in modern vehicles and named after Earl S....
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 axle
Live axle

A live axle, sometimes called a solid axle, is a type of beam axle suspension 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 rack and pinion
Rack and pinion

A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. The circular pinion engages teeth on a flat bar - the rack....
 system. Huge suspension travel, and great strength, meant that the 504
504

EventsBy PlaceEurope* Theodoric the Great defeats the Gepids as the Ostrogoths sack Belgrade.BirthsDeaths...
 was suited to rough road conditions, and the car proved extremely reliable in conditions found in Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
, Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 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 Peugeot 403
Peugeot 403

The Peugeot 403 is a large family car produced by the France manufacturer Peugeot from 1955 to 1966.The 403 was designed by famous Italy designer Pininfarina....
, Peugeot 404
Peugeot 404

The Peugeot 404 was a mid-size car automobile produced by the France manufacturer Peugeot from 1960 to 1978 . This was the most successful of several contemporary cars whose body style, designed by Battista Farina, was based on his Florida II concept car....
, Peugeot 505
Peugeot 505

The Peugeot 505 was a large executive car produced by the France 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....
, Peugeot 604
Peugeot 604

The Peugeot 604 was an executive car produced by the France manufacturer Peugeot from 1975 to 1985. 153,252 examples of the 604 were sold during its 10-year production life....
, Peugeot J7, Peugeot J9, Peugeot P4
Peugeot P4

The P4 is an unarmoured off-road vehicle used by the military of France. It was manufactured by Peugeot but is now manufactured by Panhard. It is to be replaced with the Petit V?hicule Prot?g? by Panhard....
, Ford Sierra
Ford Sierra

The Ford Sierra is a large family car built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993. It was designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Qu?ment....
, Ford Granada
Ford Granada (Europe)

The Ford Granada was a large executive car manufactured by Ford Europe at both its German factory in K?ln and its British factory in Dagenham from 1972 until 1976 when production switched entirely to Germany....
, Talbot Tagora
Talbot Tagora

The Talbot Tagora is an executive car developed by Chrysler Europe and produced by PSA Peugeot Citro?n . The Tagora was marketed under the Talbot marque after PSA took over Chrysler's European operations in 1979....
, Mahindra Jeep, Leyland Daf 400, Cournil 4x4, UMM 4x4
UMM 4x4

In 1979 UMM launches a new restyling of the UMM 4x4 Cournil with the same 2.1 Litre Diesel engine. It left the Cournil designation and was available with new equipments....
, UMM 4x4 Cournil
UMM 4x4 Cournil

The UMM 4x4 Cournil was launched by the Portuguese UMM car maker in 1977. It was designed by the French engineer, Bernard Cournil mainly for agricultural and industrial issues....
, Belgian-assembled Scaldia-Volga M24D (,GAZ-24
GAZ-24

The Volga GAZ-24 was an automobile manufactured by the Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod from 1968 to 1985. Its largely redesigned version - GAZ-24-10 - was produced from 1985 to 1992....
) 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 404
Peugeot 404

The Peugeot 404 was a mid-size car automobile produced by the France manufacturer Peugeot from 1960 to 1978 . This was the most successful of several contemporary cars whose body style, designed by Battista Farina, was based on his Florida II concept car....
. 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 1997cc engine rated at 128hp and mated to the regular gearboxes. It had a live axle and adjustable suspension. Very few were produced.

UK range


Model By Model

Model typeBody styleChassisProductionEngineTransmission
504 Injection2-door CoupeC021969–1970XFM 1.84-speed Manual
C121971–1974XN2 2.04-speed Manual
1978–19835-speed Manual
C141971–19743-speed Automatic
1978–19833-speed Automatic
2-door CabrioletB021969–1970XFM 1.84-speed Manual
B121971–1974XN2 2.04-speed Manual
B141971–19743-speed Automatic
504 V62-door CoupeC311975–1977ZM 2.74-speed Manual
C331975–19773-speed Automatic
2-door CabrioletB311975–19774-speed Manual
504 Injection V62-door CoupeC321978–1983ZMJ 2.75-speed Manual


All models

Model typeBody styleProductionEngine typeFuelTransmission
5044-door Saloon1978–19814 cyl 1796ccPetrol4-speed Manual
504 Automatic4-door Saloon1978–19814 cyl 1796ccPetrol3-speed Automatic
504 L4-door Saloon
5-door Estate
1975–1978
1975–1981
4 cyl 1796ccPetrol4-speed Manual
504 L Automatic4-door Saloon
5-door Estate
1975–1978
1975–1971
4 cyl 1796ccPetrol3-speed Automatic
5044-door Saloon1969–1970
1970–1974
4 cyl 1796cc
4 cyl 1971cc
Petrol4-speed Manual
504 Automatic4-door Saloon1969–1970
1970–1974
4 cyl 1796cc
4 cyl 1971cc
Petrol3-speed Automatic
504 GL4-door Saloon
5-door Estate
1974–1979
1971–1979
4 cyl 1971ccPetrol4-speed Manual
504 GL Automatic4-door Saloon
5-door Estate
1974–1979
1971–1979
4 cyl 1971ccPetrol3-speed Automatic
504 GR4-door Saloon
5-door Estate
1979–1982
1977–1982
4 cyl 1796cc
4 cyl 1971cc
Petrol4-speed Manual
504 GR Automatic4-door Saloon
5-door Estate
1979–1982
1977–1982
4 cyl 1796cc
4 cyl 1971cc
Petrol3-speed Automatic
504 SR4-door Saloon 1980–1982 4 cyl 1997ccPetrol4-speed Manual
3-speed Automatic
504 SL4-door Saloon
5-door Estate
1970–1974
1971–1974
4 cyl 1971ccPetrol4-speed Manual
504 SL Automatic4-door Saloon
5-door Estate
1970–1974
1971–1974
4 cyl 1971ccPetrol3-speed Automatic
504 Injection4-door Saloon1969–1970
1970–1974
4 cyl 1796cc
4 cyl 1971cc
Petrol4-speed Manual
504 Injection Automatic4-door Saloon1969–1970
1970–1974
4 cyl 1796cc
4 cyl 1971cc
Petrol3-speed Automatic
504 Coupe2-door Coupe1970–19744 cyl 1971ccPetrol4-speed Manual
504 Coupe Automatic2-door Coupe1970–19744 cyl 1971ccPetrol3-speed Automatic
504 Cabriolet2-door Cabriolet1970–19744 cyl 1971ccPetrol4-speed Manual
504 Cabriolet Automatic2-door Cabriolet1970–19744 cyl 1971ccPetrol3-speed Automatic
504 SL Injection4-door Saloon1970–19744 cyl 1971ccPetrol4-speed Manual
504 SL Injection Automatic4-door Saloon1970–19744 cyl 1971ccPetrol3-speed Automatic
504 SL Ti4-door Saloon1974–19754 cyl 1971ccPetrol4-speed Manual
504 SL Ti Automatic4-door Saloon1974–19754 cyl 1971ccPetrol3-speed Automatic
504 Ti4-door Saloon1974–19794 cyl 1971ccPetrol4-speed Manual
504 Ti Automatic4-door Saloon1974–19794 cyl 1971ccPetrol3-speed Automatic
504 Family5-door Estate1971–19724 cyl 1971ccPetrol4-speed Manual
504 Family Automatic5-door Estate1971–19724 cyl 1971ccPetrol3-speed Automatic
504 LD4-door Saloon
5-door Estate
1974–1978
1975–1978
4 cyl 1948ccDiesel4-speed Manual
504 Diesel5-door Estate1978–19814 cyl 2112ccDiesel4-speed Manual
504 GLD4-door Saloon1977–19794 cyl 2304ccDiesel4-speed Manual
504 GRD4-door Saloon
5-door Estate
1979–1981
1981–1982
4 cyl 2112cc
4 cyl 2304cc
Diesel4-speed Manual
504 Family Diesel5-door Estate1977–19824 cyl 2304ccDiesel4-speed Manual


Footnotes


External links

  • Website about the 504 in French and English