Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé - stylish Grand Tourisme from France

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Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé - stylish Grand Tourisme from France

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Created on December 27, 2019

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Daniel Koch

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1976) - As part of the facelift, the two twin headlights of the early models were replaced by more modern broadband headlights, as can be clearly seen here

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1976) - Timeless design by Pininfarina

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1976) - Large windows and a graceful rear end

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1976) - The angled rear lights of the early models fell victim to the facelift, here the rectangular rear lights are already installed

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1976) - Pininfarina gave the Coupé and the Cabriolet a classic body shell

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Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé (1976) - the Coupé and Cabriolet are practically identical up to the waistline

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Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé (1976) - compared to the Cabriolet

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1976) - Plush ambience in the style of the seventies

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Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé (1976) - View of the V6 engine

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1976) - Clear differences at the rear too

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1976) - The 2.7 liter V6 engine was not exuberantly temperamental

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1976) - The 504 family: the Coupé and the Cabriolet differ greatly in design from the saloon, the estate and the pick-up

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1976) - The three brothers that are so different from the Coupé and the Cabriolet

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1976) - The station wagon, which was called "Break" at Peugeot, and the pick-up

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1969) - with the exception of the roof extension, the Coupé and Cabriolet were identical

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1969) - like a convertible with a hardtop

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1969) - Interior of the Coupé closely related to the Cabriolet

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1969) - Coupé with the characteristic slanted rear lights

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1969) - early version

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1976) - Pininfarina production - 'Nuovo Reparto Finitura Scocche'

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1977) - with matching background

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1975) - at the stand of the Motor-Klassic-Club Berlin - Motorworld Classics Berlin 2017

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1972) - celebrates its 50th birthday this year - InterClassics Maastricht 2019

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1976) - Coupé and Cabriolet 504 celebrate their 50th birthday - Techno Classica Essen 2019

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Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 Rallye (1978) - successful at the Bandama Rally and the East African Safari (Techno Classica 2013)

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Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 (19xx) - Classic car in Obwalden O-iO 2017 - Drive from Sarnen to Brienz

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1982) - 26,477 of these vehicles were produced, design by Pininfarina (Techno Classica 2013)

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Peugeot 504 Coupé (1982) - the production coupé next to its successful rally brother on the Peugeot stand (Techno Classica 2013)

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Peugeot 504 Cabriolet (1969) - Presentation at the Geneva Motor Show

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Peugeot 504 Cabriolet, Pininfarina (1969) - an elegant and modern design

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Peugeot 504 Cabriolet (1969) - the original version had separate twin headlights

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Peugeot 504 Cabriolet (1969) - Steering wheel and dashboard of the first edition

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Peugeot 504 Cabriolet (1982) - elegant open GT

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Peugeot 504 (1968) - the saloon provided the technical basis for the coupé and cabriolet

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Peugeot 504 (1971) - the sedan was very popular

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Peugeot 504 Berline (1969) - Technological advances in the saloon were always passed on to the cabriolet and coupé as well

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Peugeot 504 Coupé at the third "On snow and ice" - subtly driven by Patrick Tanner

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Peugeot 504 Coupé Injection (1972) - as lot 12A at the auction of the Oldtimer Galerie Toffen on April 29, 2017

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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

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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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