Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé - stylish Grand Tourisme from France
Summary
The 504 Coupé from Peugeot was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in the spring of 1969 and only underwent slight visual changes during its fourteen-year production period. It only came to an end in 1984, after around 26,000 units. Only the convertible version, of which around 8,000 were built, is even rarer than the coupé. For many enthusiasts, the two Pininfarina-designed sports cars are among the most beautiful Peugeots in the company's entire history. The V6 engine, which was installed in the top versions, made the Coupé and Cabriolet a true GT, as this report with many photos shows.
This article contains the following chapters
- Visually little in common with the saloon brothers
- Positive response in the trade press
- Four seats or a 2+2?
- Comfortable Gran Tourismo
- Engine variants
- Model update
- Bodies of the brothers
- Rare sighting
Estimated reading time: 6min
Preview (beginning of the article)
The 504 Coupé was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 1969, only around 27,000 were built until 1984, and is now a sought-after classic whose timeless shape has lost none of its appeal. On the contrary, you look at the 504 Coupé and think: Why doesn't anyone build cars this beautiful anymore? The coupé and convertible versions of the 504 had their own bodies; unlike some competitors, the front and rear of a saloon were not simply used and the shape adapted. Instead, Sergio Pininfarina was commissioned to design an independent body shell. He gave the coupé its unique, timeless shape with the attractive hip bend. Peugeot already had a long-standing partnership with Pininfarina, and so the coupé and cabriolet bodies were not only designed in Grugliasco, Italy, but also built there.
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