It’s one of my dream cars too; or it was, once upon a time. I’ve gotten offroading pretty much out of my system now. But This baby will go anywhere, and were designed specifically for the wilds of Africa, where Peugeots were once very dominant. CC Cohort Hugo 90 spotted this one in Madagascar, a few years back. Dangel originally converted 504s for the French military and Gendarmarie, and developed a legendary reputation. And yes, this is how they were built, not jacked up by some kid. Probably one of the best-riding 4x4s ever.
I’d dump my Xterra in a heartbeat for that.
Great car! Dangel did excellent job converting these cars to 4×4 and made them very capable off-roaders. These could be first ever jacked-up 4WD estates, made even before AMC Eagle.
I remember few comparison tests from ’80s French car magazines (still have few of them:) ), where 504 4×4 pick -up was highly praised, as well as 505 wagon turbo diesel that had permanent 4WD, if I remember correctly.
Peugeot used to make rather special cars, but with the introduction of 307, things just went too mainstream, bland…
This would have to be an interesting machine. I’ve had experience with a couple of 504 wagons, one of which was a diesel set-up for outback travel, but this would be on another level. Only thing is you would need to be a bit on the patient side with the extra weight, although it would be a fairly minor impact over the normal wagon – no more than the gear you would carry when travelling I would think. One I drove coped ok with a 1700lb trailer, standard engine with a heap of miles on it but can’t remember how many.