Seriously handsome: Peugeot 504 Coupé
Totally crushing on this car right now. This Pininfarina-designed coupe sort of looks like a cross between an Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint and Fiat Dino (albeit with a French twist), at least to our eyes.
Though it doesn’t appeal to us nearly as much, the cabrio is also a looker:
And given that it’s Peugeot, it’s also been campaigned in motorsport! Thus completing its MCB bona fides 🙂
If you’d like to buy one, $10k seems to be an approximate baseline (though good luck finding one if you’re in the States, like us).
Images via the Blenheim Gang, Peugeot 504 on Flickr, drinhelk, and Google Image Search
Motoring Con Brio 
Some of the details look sort of hobbled together, but overall, it’s a nice shape. I’m liking the cabrio a bit more though. It loses the roofline character, but brings out the lines of the body more.
Any idea what kind of engines are underhood?
brennerl said this on June 5, 2012 at 11:16 am
the BaT listing in the post mentions a 2.7 liter V6, good for 150hp and a top speed of 115mph. a separate BaT listing for a cabrio mentions a 2.0 liter 4-cylinder.
motoringconbrio said this on June 5, 2012 at 11:30 am
Classic Bertone styling. Very nice.
Gilberto said this on June 5, 2012 at 12:22 pm
actually pininfarina 😉
motoringconbrio said this on June 5, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Yup. I stand corrected. It does look awfully close to the late sixties- early seventies Alfas, just longer and more squared off C pillar.
Gilberto said this on June 5, 2012 at 12:58 pm
I was gonna say, looks much like an alfa. Which is a complement for any car. The profile view is reminiscent of a Giulia.
tomd said this on June 5, 2012 at 9:35 pm
The V6 is the same basic engine you’ll find in a DeLorean DMC 12 : the PRV (that powered France’s range toppers for many years). Not all that much fun as engines go I gather.
Alasdair said this on June 5, 2012 at 4:21 pm
This site has all the technical detail, history and many images:
http://www.504cc.de
Carlos said this on June 7, 2012 at 4:03 am
wow, just found out there was a shooting break version as well:
http://www.504cc.de/modellgeschichte/504-riviera
Carlos said this on June 7, 2012 at 4:05 am
wild! i did not know that, thanks.
motoringconbrio said this on June 7, 2012 at 8:25 am
Those are some seriously narrow tires on the shooting brake!
brennerl said this on June 7, 2012 at 9:25 am
Actually 10k is a lot more than what you’re really supposed to pay for a nice 504 coupé, at least in areas where they’re numerous.
Here in France, the average price for a pristine one is around 5000 euros, and you can find descent ones for 3000 !
Take a look on that list on the french copycat of craiglist’s, wich has totally outruned Ebay in France, mostly concerning car transactions :
http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/offres/ile_de_france/occasions/?o=2&q=504%20coup%E9&sp=1
I think the design is closer to Iso car’s than Fiat Dino ( my dream! ) However that V6 in his 70’s form has quite a bad reputation : not very powerful, shy sound, and in his carburettor version it’s veeeeeery thirsty !
Forget about the shooting brake, it’s a myth among carheads around here:
Originally presented in Geneva show at the time, peugeot decided not to build it, despite the fact that in this era several brands were selling such a model. Only two were made, only one was seen, the 2nd is known to have been crushed by peugeot, the other one vanished, nobody knows where it is, even Peugeot.
Cheers…
Matt said this on June 24, 2012 at 2:09 pm
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