This French Beast Was The True African King!

[@intelli.car9]

I'm extremely sorry. Yes, I use AI voice. But i really try to make my content good. But in this video, i made two crucial mistakes. Mispronounced Peugeot, and instead of 5 O 4, voice said 504. And also there are some editing mistakes. My channel is new, and I'm constantly trying to improve my content. Again, I'm truly sorry for all these mistakes.😔😔

[@myMotoring]

i didnt notice it AI voice. very sneaky

[@timonsolus]

Thank you for your efforts to improve. Most channels using AI voice wouldn’t bother.

[@josefradisz2133]

Another mistake : 00:34 This 404 model shown is not the popular one, but the coupé, which looks completely different from the saloon.

[@afriquelesud]

That AI voice gets it wrong because you didn't type it out properly. Next time, type five oh four. AI just isn't smart. Using AI makes me turn away from countless KZbin videos. Some of us were born before the woke misaligned 1980's music, and when people still used their brains. There is no intellect in AI.

[@towgod7985]

If you yourself are not comfortable reading the script, find a volunteer to do the narrative, it will be more authentic. Really nice video, Cheers

[@harshaperamunugama9209]

My beloved car for life. I still own one and is now doing a full uplift . It was there in my childhood at 10yerss old and now I'm 51 and it's still with me after my father passed it on to me. I will never give it up. It has gone through many things with me in my life . I love this king of cars ! I'm from Sri Lanka !

[@monireid9515]

That's amazing!

[@Joe_DaDon]

Im from Kenya, I was brought up in a family that all uncles and aunts drove the various peugeots mentioned back in the day! i rode on a new 504, 505 and they were some of the greatest memories i have... awesome throwback... id definately want to own one in my lifetime.

[@kennethkariuki7534]

Till this day bro. Kwanza if you get one., put an ECU Kenyan made, Electronic steering. I remember our headmaster had one with lide a dark jde green a d louver rear windows. Can never forget

[@Dan13Speed]

The year was 1983. My mother purchased this vehicle in pickup model, and I accompanied her to the Peugeot Dealership in Nairobi to pick up her new vehicle. She drove it for many years, and eventually gave it away. This was a reliable and highly trusted vehicle in Africa.

[@eldios831]

Lovely story

[@gashogumuturi]

From Kenya here, growing up in the 80s, we didn't know any other car than the 504, either solon or the pickup version. When i finally moved to the United States, i so wanted to buy one but couldn't find any . I couldn't believe they didn't have my childhood iconic ride.

[@acidhermit]

The 504 is super solid tough as nails and super comfortable. Here in Argentina is everywhere but was more often seen up until the 2000's, now you see more pickups 504's on the streets everyday as they're still in use by many people. I as a matter of fact have a 90's 504 5V model parked under roof in my driveway that was inheritance left by my late grandpa, and it's still in pretty good shape. He also owned 2 other models one from the 70's and another one from the 80's. And my other grandpa from my dad's side of the family, had until the day he died the 504 Break model that you showed (or "rural" version as it's known in here) in which we made countless road trips with all the family. Good memories and an amazing car series. Thanks for the video.

[@mohamedswaray470]

In Guinea Conakry we called it Cinq Cent Quatre and Liberia Five O Four. This car was real legend in African continent.

[@Boombastic82]

The greatest car France has ever made

[@kaiborrmann2220]

This, and the Citroen Dcv

[@jamesa.smith.7794]

@@kaiborrmann2220 The Citroen DS was the best, hands down!

[@JustusMuriuki-io5hs]

Drove it for 18yrs, raised a family of 5 kids Upto entering college, and sold it double the price I had paid for it. In Kenya.

[@msemakweli-wk3lg]

Had one of these. SOLID! It's not "5-zero-4." It is simply "five-oh-four!"

[@prochiko]

Zimbabwe way 5 oh 4😅

[@Kennonguny]

Indeed accurate name is five ohh four

[@mutongoria]

The comment I was looking for.

[@theyjustwantyourmoney4539]

I was raised in Southern Africa and this was a middle class car in the 80s and 90s, my dad had an Estate and as kids we loved it.

[@lusigijustus7274]

From kenya. Brings childhood memories from the 80s.

[@brevnobia1238]

I started as a taxi driver with this car, (in Paris, heightis )very fun to drive in the city, responsive, direct, the diesel engine could be heard. My three favorites were, in no particular order, the 504, the Citroen BX and the 190 2.5 diesel Mercedes automatic. The BX very light, great handling, the Mercedes heavy but powerful, perfect for the highway and a pleasant automatic gearbox, the 504 between the two, balanced and as I said pleasant to drive.

[@clivenorman5530]

In 1977 I was working in Kenya with my Dad for a hotel group and we travelled many, many miles in a Peugeot 504. This was over mostly earth roads and the vibration was appalling. The car never let us down.

[@bigshipsounds]

Karibu Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@cronos925]

I grew up in Africa in the 70s and 80s, this car was a status symbol, hard as nails, a cult car in Nigeria where it was produced.

[@chriseseigbe9768]

Very correct. I am also from Nigeria. I remember it being produced by PAN Nigeria Ltd.

[@nadermansour7487]

Called "the Diamond" in Egypt because it still retains its value.

[@tompuckett9937]

Absolutely THE best video I’ve ever seen on the 504!!!!!!!!!!! The best cars I ever owned were the 403, the 404. And the 504!!!! I’m 76 and still dream of owning one of these old standbys before I’m dead.

[@Kevin_Rhodes]

I had three of them, a sedan and two wagons. Marvelous cars.

[@zenbandit19]

I come from a family of Volvo and Benz lovers (fanatics) but I was finally lucky enough to drive my friend's 504 saloon over urban and highway conditions at very high speeds, when I was in my mid 20s (back in the 80s). Le magnifique! No other words to describe this phenomenal car.

[@Bernd-sb2sh]

That was really the best what the French ever made. In Germany we called it the French Mercedes. So robust and reliable and well designed. It was a good towing vehicle too for the campers. Only rust was the biggest problem, especially after our those days strong winters, when they used tons of salt to keep the roads free from ice and snow. In 1981 my father was nearly about to buy a 504 TI with the 104 HP engine to replace his rusty 1973 VW K70. But finally he purchased an Audi 100 L5S, because he didn't like rearwheeldrive. With the frontwheeldrive K70 he drove in the winter circles around all those rearwheeldrive cars while they were stucking in the snow. Only by towing our caravan sometimes he had traction problems, more than the following Audi 100. This video is very interesting and shows the history of a very importent car of its time.

[@liambyrne591]

The 305 was better

[@freibert]

We drove several 504 through the Sahara and sold them in Niger and Benin - extrem tough vehicles!

[@Matx5901]

Et la deudeuche, c'est de la mairde ? Et la déesse, c'est de la daube ? La traction, premier monocoque du monde ? La 4L, la R5 c'est pourri ? L'alpine c'est ringard ? Avant la 504, oui sacré bagnole, avant la 404, y avait encore mieux, la 403. Et Peugeot a aussi fait la 104.

[@topcatcoast2coast579]

And now Mercedes is synonymous with complicated overpriced crap. I would kill for a modern 240 DL.

[@vs6300]

The 505 is the 504 perfected.

[@ericboateng7340]

Nothing better than this has come out again from Peugeot’s production yard. I love it to bits.

[@bakkerem1967]

I can remember in the eighties one of my neighbors sold his 504, and he told me someone from Africa bought it. I was surprised back then (and that's why I still remember), and he told me that they were amassing the relative good cars over there to keep them running, as repair was easy, and labor was cheap. The cabrio version is beautiful, and a true classic.

[@benjamindejonge3624]

The only negative about this car was rust

[@KamramBehzad]

As a kid I hated the shape of this car. Then at 17 my dad got one as a company car. It was probably 10 years old already. But man, after many rides I was in love with that car. We would travel for 1-2 hours to the next town to my uncle's place and in the 45+ degrees Celsius of south Iranian (Khuzestan) summer, the car had a smooth ride and the air con made me feel luxuriously cold.

[@darthwiizius]

These things are legendary mate, very unusually for a French car they didn't fall to pieces and were sturdy, and French cars always ride comfortably. I've got a 2004 Renault Clio 182, for such a silly car it sure does ride comfy. In the UK they even used the platform to create a cutesy little 2 seater coupe. If the saloon was Peugeot's BMW or Merc then the coupe was their Fiat or Alfa roadster, I'd say. Citroen makes France's version of Rolls Royce cars, in terms of ride quality. Peugeot made really good cars until in the 90s when they decided to change direction and produce exclusively shit cars.

[@rock882josh7]

My grandfather had a 404..simple, beautiful, reliable, comfortable

[@jacobderaadt6501]

In South Africa, I bought a secondhand Peugeot 403 seven-seater wagon that had come from Tanganjika. I dicovered this when the starter motor needed to be replaced, and it was entirely different from the ones used in South African-built Peugeots.

[@bronyjoel599]

My father gifted me one will never forget. Thank you dad

[@bryxn4328]

as a kenyan🇰🇪 i agree... this car was so iconic... having it had a level of prestige

[@ronjohnson1658]

Excellent car , my PEUGEOT 504T1 which I owned from 1980 until 1992 and drove all over NSW for more than 180,000 miles

[@doubleoseven-nf1qf]

I am living in Africa, bought 3 x 504 1975,76,77GL models with 4 silinder petrol. Wonderful car!!! If produced again I'll buy them again today as they was, value for money comfortable car on bad roads.

[@sunilayya8948]

This was the car of choice for tourism in my country in the 70 and early 80. Its suspension just glided over rough patches .

[@jrgjurgenson3540]

Loved my 1969 Peugeot 504 driven in early '80. WAT a GREAT car and fantastic motor. Had 800.000 km in original state on the clock. Salt and rust was his death. The motor runs endlessly.

[@abdikadirahmed9540]

my first love of cars 504 in Kenya, my first trip as kids 1974 was the estate which carried 9 passengers, we travelled from Nairobi to isiolo, great memories, mourning the death of the Kenyan king

[@muhammad-bin-american]

Love the sound of the 504. The 505 diesel was another great car.

[@stevemartin7464]

Really great cars, Peugeot really did make great, sturdy and reliable cars back then. I remember my friends father had a Ti I thinkand it was smooth and comfortable.

[@jfv65]

The INDENOR diesel engines that were used in the 504 (and 404 , 505 and 604) also have a great reputation. These were very durable and they can also be found in boats , airport tugs, vans (J5 and J7) and 4x4's (UMM). The 604 TD was one of the first turbo-diesel passengers cars on the market and competed against the Mercedes 300TD. Both cars were trend setters with the turbo-diesels.

[@fredericlegall690]

Les moteurs INDENOR ont aussi existés en version compresseur ( 2cyl moteur, 2cyl compresseur) , ils ont aussi équipés les FORD Sierra 2.3D .

[@freibert]

Sure they knew! - 403 and 404 had been reliable vehicles in Africa for years ..

[@edidiongukpong8797]

This one of the toughest cars ever. Had the 505SR. Toughest thing ever. I wish cars were made that simple these days

[@frankvanderk7803]

super great car and very reliable. Space enough and great comfort. Timeless model.

[@BobVeldkamp-l9l]

Had a lovely ride and super comfortable seats

[@robertlindsay9826]

I can vouch for this. Burkina faso ia still full of these old cars, especially the pick up.

[@davidparkin9017]

Five Oh Four. Not zero. We had a 1971 version. Somehow it delivered 110bhp 1971cc. We lamented not ordering the break/estate/ Touring. Ours was the salon with four speed manual transmission. It felt fast to me as an eight year old. I wish there was a 504 now in 2024. Simple, tough, reliable, economic, smooth riding, comfortable, full of character.

[@munyamubaiwa4313]

My dad had the Estate station wagon and the pickup truck until 1992. These things are unbreakable and I have seen several 404 and 504 in very good condition up to this day here in Zimbabwe.

[@kiturselassie813]

I loved this vehicle ,was in kenya a popular car on nakuru eldoret highway going to shags , .memories

[@kofiofosu9051]

My parents moved from Canada to Ghana (my father’s place of birth) around 1970. They had a 504, had me, ten had a beautiful life until returning to Canada.

[@basvanderhoek9293]

Fond memories of the 504, especially the seats. We had leather in our Peugeot. It was almost as comfortable as a DS-19.

[@telcobilly]

My dad had the 504 that I drove when I first got my license while living in South Africa. My first car was a Peugeot 404..

[@danmamo5849]

I love this types of less known stories about how a car was built. Thanks

[@flatearthfatboy9589]

One of Nigeria's most beloved cars

[@BoskiM]

Yes i loved them especially the police escort versions

[@ThomasTembani]

True, this were the Africa's iconic car.❤❤❤

[@donsheehan5144]

I loved my 505 wagon, best car that i owned

[@vitoperez]

En Africa y en Europa, esos eran los verdaderos Peugeot, lo de hoy mejor no comentar.

[@arquivoyager2010]

I keep my 504 pick up 95 sitting in my garage over the past 20 years. It has no issues, except it will not start easily....

[@legitimatebridges2761]

So far the best European car for Africa ever made..

[@adrianmonk4440]

When a car is well accepted in many countries and has a long production run.... THAT SAYS A LOT. It means features, styling, price, & reliability, HIT A SWEET SPOT. FIAT, for instance, only has 12% of the Italian market. It does not do that well in Europe. But it does alright in South America & Turkey on an individual model basis.

[@sergiostabio]

That was my mom’s first car in 1969. Both my parents drove them from 1969 to 1982. My dad bought a used one in the late 90s and drove it for years!! Very reliable car.

[@arufai]

Ahhh our favorite traveling peaugeot caravan from accra to koforidua, Ghana or accra Lagos. My wonderful and exiting 😊childhood

[@freibert]

In 1990 we traveled from Lomé to Accra in a Taxi - filling up the tank there was still a petrol station with a hand pump, I still remember the scene well - and, of course, they had been waiting for us in Accra already, communication always worked pretty fine, even without modern techs .. ;-)

[@ramiroini9504]

I'm from Argentina. The 504 was a symbol of status and it was also used in touring racing. That car had local restylings till it was phased out in 1999 and was Buenos Aires checker marathon for several years.

[@BoskiM]

In Nigeria this was a staple for the bad roads simple but great ride. The Nigerian version seemed to be slightly different from the Kenyan version

[@HashamSamma]

❤beautiful car

[@dangerman01582]

Lovely looking car

[@mattm9619]

The cabrio and coupes are really nice looking.

[@anwarsabar7482]

Aka the Lion 🦁 of Africa. In the late 70's in Nairobi, Kenya my dad was the workshop supervisor at MPS & RVP (Mombasa Peugeot Service & Rift Valley Peugeot). He maintained their entire fleet of Peugeot 404 & 504 7 seater estates. I have many fond memories growing up learning to work on these models. As a new driver in mid 80's I'll never forget driving a friends 504 GL around the Globe Cinema roundabout & going uphill at incredible speeds with the awesome power of that model. 👌🏽

[@MsJoao101]

I remember my dad trading the 404 Break in for the 504 Break Renforcé, he had it for over 10 years, it had an extra row of seats and a button/switch thing to start it, i learned to drive in it, i loved it! Indestructible diesel engines! Noisy tho, people knew you were coming...

[@bigmikeswiss]

why at 3:58 a mirrored isuzu engine pic is shown?

[@manu.yt25]

AI generated video

[@RUfromthe40s]

in 73 while working in Africa i bought a peugeot 504 van diesel and bought it as i had the car in my country Portugal but went several time to get Land-rovers from the sand in the jungle but if they had thiner tires would be better for the land-rover but beefy ones, saw the same being done with 60´s beetles 1200 from VW, as they were also good jungle cars

[@bleizbreizh6264]

Known as the 'five -oh-four' in England, though if you ask for parts in France they will have no idea what you are on about as its a 'cinq cent quatre' or five hundred and four. I still see many in daily use, mainly pick ups and station wagons

[@davebutterworth5800]

Never called the five zero four! Always the five oh four!

[@stefanhammerschmidt2807]

@@zbf5h89ftb😂

[@fuzzi1002]

We had a 1977 504 TI with leather seats, sunroof and power windows. I learned to drive it, and I can still remember the fantastic road holding. Unfortunately, after 10 years it was a heap of rust and the engine, which already had 2 engines, gave up the ghost.

[@dreamdiction]

Which country was your 504 manufactured in?

[@Sean-f1j3k]

Very informative video on such a great car. Thanks and keep up the good work 😎

[@mennovanrij9334]

I drove one back in the early 80s. A dark green metallic GL with tan vinyl upholstery. Marvellous car

[@Boombastic82]

As a Nigerian, If your father had one of these come over here and shout hell yeah!

[@ruppert5134]

This was my first car a 504 diesel GLD with leather seats automatic....I drove it for about a year but for a student much too expensive on road tax specially as a diesel ...so someone else in the family got the car eventually .... the car was my dad's old car who replaced it with a mercedes 190 ...but it stayed in the family for many more years..... undistructable car

[@KingBooks26]

The 404, even more beautiful, and the coupé, a jewel !

[@ColinMill1]

Peugeot had a great reputation in Africa long before this model. The 203 and 403 were extremely popular as they coped very well on the potholed roads. So Peugeot were well set in the marketplace in the 1950s.

[@NjonjoNdehi]

My dad and uncle had 505s here in Kenya in the 1980s. Another uncle, a coffee farmer, had a 504 pickup.

[@mounbakko5871]

... till tomorrow, this car is one of the most beautiful cars ever produced and a favourite of many who were familiar with it... and aspired to get one. Mercedes was the car for those at the top of society anywhere in the world... in Africa this car was the second best for those whose pockets were not deep enough for the Mercedes.

[@Chapps1941]

It had a small but devoted following in Australia and New Zealand 6:15 It was the car Holden thought it was

[@merveilmeok2416]

This was my first car when I entered the workplace, and I still love❤❤ this car even when I see videos in thr media (despite important technological innovations in the industry over the decades). I bought a 1982 Peugeot 504 in 1984 with just a few miles. I stole the car with low mileage on it, after 10 years, because my job required extensive international travel (audit/accounting firm). That car is special to me (sky blue color). My next was a 1992 Mitsubishi Galant base.

[@Onequietvoice]

Spent some time in Africa as a young man. Coming from the UK I had expected to see lots of Landrovers but no, by far the most popular car was the 504. Later in life I was lucky enough to own one. Great car.

[@DR_1_1]

Landrovers totally lack fiability, even recent models. Land Cruiser all the way.

[@ChristopherMhizha-js3zu]

We had a 5 ooh4 super 7 bought from South Africa Peugeot was a king back in the day.

[@martentrudeau6948]

Excellent video on the Peugeot 504. The collaboration between Peugeot and Pininfarina was very successful.

[@sammie109]

504 wagon was something else

[@kenn4973]

We called it the 5'o'4. We didn't call the '0' as a number, but rather as a letter. It was used as a get away car for bank robbers and by the police. Everyone wanted it. Those were the days.

[@chaileeportraits]

Kenyan police loved these masterpieces in the old times

[@alwaysoz2]

Im the Eng;ish speaking world, this was always regerred to as the "Five O four" I felt a great urge to jump in and correct the narrator every time he said "5 zero 4". This car was actually featured in a rallying movie and calling it Five zero four was a running joke for folks who weren't too familiar with the car.

[@elvispresley3340]

CHEERS from AUSTRALIA. My dad had 504 diesel sedan (I drove it for several years after he had a company car) - HA - it had dangerously slow acceleration in a big city - but once wound up - it would cruise all day - the seats were so comfortable - and the material withstood the harsh AUSTRALIAN sun - HA - unlike my new 1978 LANCIA that the sun here started to destroy the seat fabric within a couple of years. HA - and I believe that FIVE ZERO FOUR is correct.

[@AdebayoJohnson-t3n]

Oh yes u can say that again,can never forget this car, still know i can get one very very soon.

[@dalmasminishi2599]

I'm a Kenyan, I love this machine always watching on KZbin. I don't own one yet though

[@maxfern]

Wonderful documentary of a wonder of a car !

[@ramcharger154]

is that Elvis at the press launch??😂😂❤

[@surreyscouse2873]

Still see loads of these with half a house contents on the roof and about 15 people inside in Egypt.

[@sulehk]

As a child in Uganda in the early 70’s, the 504 was the car that my father and other successful family members bought. It was reliable and perfect for the roads. Too bad the Europeans stopped making such reliable cars, nowadays, Toyotas are the king of the road in Uganda, and because of reliability, a majority of Ugandans buy Toyotas.

[@keterwilly5307]

I have one till today a 5 oh 4 Peugeot pickup.it has been part of my wealth creation endeavours 😂😂very reliably. I ❤ it.itcwas mainly for use by government officials in kenya as you mentioned.

[@youssefhakim1055]

Thank you for your video. Indeed, it is a good-looking and very robust car. The interior (mainly the dashboard) of the Volvos 240 was maybe more upscale and the suspension smoother. The 504 ground clearance is great. It deserves to be a collectible vehicle.

[@broshuisalbert2413]

I had a 504 GLD in 1966......... 2.3 ltr. D engine, 60 hp., with insipendend suspension around. No rigid axle! Very comfortable, but NO power steering.... !

[@josephomole6404]

In Nigeria, the 504 was the car of government officials. It had status, and was very well respected for its ruggedness.

[@morrispartow759]

My family had a GL and an L Model ,great cars .but my favorite is the Coupe and the cabriolet 504s.

[@robertkochou5412]

What a great car that was❤

[@Hector8]

Hey best of luck with the new channel mate. But do think I need to point out two (2) bloopers I saw. At 1:39 you talk about the available transmission transmission systems yet show a pic (of all things!) a Cadillac interior. Later when on topic of King of African roads you show the 504 successor, the 505 ;-(. Huge fan of both models but for documentation purposes you might consider a video editor whose job it would be to ensure factual accuracy and hence increased credibility for any and all subsequent vids you produce. Again, best of luck with the new channel!

[@BobSmith-ui4qu]

Diesel was XD 2, fabulous engine. Would go for ever. Some faults where the engine and rear axle mounts, also the front struts could go, so much that Peugeot came out with a quick repair. You would take the guts out of the struts removing the built in shock and insert a Peugeot supplied insert replacing the seals and shaft of the original shock. In Canada during the summer it was very hot inside the cabin, how the passengers faired in warmer climates is a wonder.

[@13richjenn]

wonderful - my favourite car I owned - but OH Lawd did it RUST!! The failing of so many French cars of that period. If they made a stainless steel one I'd be driving it now!

[@takyiakuffu-nz7ot]

The cabraleigh , fastest car in Ghana in the 70's A road master