(first posted 9/8/2012) 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 these 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.
The only thing that could top the Dangel wagon in my eyes is this Dangel 4×4 pickup with camper. It’s got everything I once wanted all in one vehicle: Turbo-diesel; 4×4; camper; and a Peugeot to boot. This is like having my cake and eating it too.
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.
What a wonderful vehicle. Looks like a Moskvitch-411’s offspring to me (pic). I wonder if it retained the original transverse-engine layout, or employed a completely different AWD system with a longitudinal engine in Peugeot’s body ?
The Peugeot 504 was a rear wheel drive car. Here’s the Dangel chassis:
way cool
saw one in Doncaster Vic last week but no camera. It looked exactly like the silver one.
Nice. Must keep on the lookout for it.
I love the 504! The Dangel versions are nice too. While I don’t like much the regular pickup version of the 504, I think the Dangel version looks much better.
Here’s a view from the rear.
http://bright-cars.com/photo/peugeot-504-pick-up/05/default.html
Here’s a picture a friend of mine took of me in a junkyard looking at two regular 504s. I don’t think I’ll ever own one of these but I wish I did!
Simpler times!
Nice duo. If I needed a little truck I’d try to find me one of these 504 pickups. They were briefly sold here and as far as I know are generally disliked in Brazil, probably because local costumers tend to adhere to myths, one of them being that French makers only sells fragile unreliable cars.
I know it’s only a one men sample but I’ve owned a Mk1 Renault Logan and it was a good solid car considering it’s price point, and, last but not least, more dependable than the comparable VW Voyage I’ve owned before.
The 504D seat wagon was built in Portugal for a while and are well regarded collector cars.