Tweed Jacket Reviews: 1973 Peugeot 504 Cabriolet 2.0 - Lloyd Vehicle Consulting

[@trevorm1799]

I LOVE these rarities! That 504 simply oozes quality and style! I find it a breath of fresh air (pun intended, being a cabriolet 😊).

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, extremely rare in right hand drive and an absolute delight (when it is running properly)!

[@markbatchelor7101]

Fantastic car. Subtle, cool, characterful and vaguely practical as a weekend car for two. Love it.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@nygelmiller5293]

This car, Mr. LLOYD, is bound to get a favourable review from your good self. IT HAS A BEIGE LEATHER INTERIOR!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Sir, we do like a nice beige leather interior...

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Excellent review MR Lloyd, you look very dapper driving it, lovely looking car.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I look like I don't really belong behind the wheel, sir, but never mind!

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

@lloydvehicleconsulting I get the appeal of driving around a place like Les Baux-de-Provence in one.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

That would indeed be quite desirable, sir.

[@nygelmiller5293]

How perfectly ACCESSIBLE the engine is!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Not bad is it, especially when you have to fix the fuel injection system due to it backfiring...

[@Koulis_]

Always loved the beautiful Pininfarina styling of these Peugeots, these days I'm indifferent to Peugeot products but this era of cars made them desirable. I had a little brochure from the motor show with models going from 104 to 604, all the cars looked amazing back then and I liked the complete range.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, the styling of this was rather nice, wasn't it? Peugeots are very different these days, but back in the 1970s, they seem to have enjoyed something of a golden age, and this lasted until around the year 2000. Thank you again for watching, sir!

[@JohnH1]

I owned a 505 and was a passenger in a 504 back in the 70s fantastic cars, comfortable reliable and they handled well on the open road. The looks... well I own a 74 Alfa Romeo Spider.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

So many Pininfarina designs to choose from if one looks at the 1960s and 1970s! Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

A Beautifal looking Car Sir, hard to believe that's 51 years old. Thank you for this Tweed Jacket Review.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes sir, we did enjoy ourselves the second time round when it was running properly! Thank you again for watching.

[@martinclapton2724]

Very stylish car , with svelte Italian lines by Pininfarina, an association which Peugeot had for some time. The original 504 was, European Car of The Year winner.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Absolutely fantastic looking car, isn't it? Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!

[@nygelmiller5293]

The dashboard id BEAUTIFUL, and has everything where you NEED it to be. The robots, as opposed to humans, who seem to design the interiors today, can't complete!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

The right hand drive Cabriolets involved cutting up the left hand drive dashboard, so definitely not designed by robots!

[@James-ld2jc]

Very nice car Mr. Lloyd. Good review of a lovely vehicle

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

As ever, sir, we aim to please!

[@seancooke7332]

I have been saving this most beautiful of cars for a relaxing and enjoyable review. As predicted it did not disappoint.. My Cousin Niall owns one but as yet I haven't been able to see it with its cover removed but it is Summer now so I look forward to a visiting Niall. What I do know is that my Father traded his wonderful 1973 Triumph 2000 Saloon for a new Dark Green Metallic Peugeot 504 1.8 Family Estate from Gowan Garages in 1975, registration AIW 6641. A genuine 8 seater that carried even 10 passengers sometimes. The wheels and tyres were as big as a Ford Transit Van on the Family estate, Michelin XZS Tyres of course. More than worthy of a Tweed Jacket Review Sir, thank you.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Sir, the 504 Familiale was absolutely ridiculous. It's sort of strange to think that these actually shared the same platform as they look completely different. Mr Bill did a good job putting this together, as the driving section was filmed a month apart from the main video.

[@wilsonne6]

This is a car I would like to drive one day. My first car was a 405 and the comfort/ class of Peugeot is unmatched.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

These are exceptionally rare cars, and I was privileged to be offered the chance to drive one.

[@wilsonne6]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting very true they are rare. I have not seen one in Kenya.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I don't think that the Coupés or Cabriolets made it there, but I could be wrong. Certainly the other types of 504 used to be quite common there.

[@zzhughesd]

Proper car !!!!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Thank you, sir!

[@richardhowlett7398]

A wonderful Tweed Jacket sir . Peugeot made good looking, interesting cars, compare to the 2008 recent video !

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Sir, I am very glad that you enjoyed this video.

[@alaricbragg7843]

Thank you for this video. The Peugeot 504 - in all shapes and forms - was the most stylish, innovative and durable car of the 1970s. Seen another channel that covered the 307 Convertible. How did Peugeot go from this to that? Probably after getting rid of the Italian designers.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Sir, this rare 504 was a delight the second time round. The other versions were quite different, this was probably the best looking.

[@alaricbragg7843]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Indeed. The styling looks like a Fiat 124 Coupe, as well as several other Italian or Italian-designed coupes from that period.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, good old Pininfarina.

[@patrickh7368]

My Dad had a 504 saloon 2.0Ltr and unusual gear shift as apparently it was a design conversion from column to floor, slight dog leg from 3rd to 4th and so easy to go 2nd to 3rd and end up in 1st with sudden halt letting the clutch up 😳 But I saw one of those in Pilkingtons (Peageot) showroom Being confused at 15 as I thought the front end was very 604 which did have a V6 as it was very similar to a mk2 Granada.. never seen a 504 cabriolet in person but have seen the smaller 304 that was a nice shape in the 70’s… 😊

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I think the very early 504s had a column change, from memory. The gearbox in this one was not the nicest to use, being biased around first and second rather than third and fourth like most cars, and having a fairly long throw, but I did eventually get used to it... The 604 was quite different, wasn't it?

[@patrickh7368]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting I saw a fairly recent “series” where Anna Friel was an American soldier in a desert…. there were 504 saloons being driven around still… 😳 Dads had the seats where a huge head restraint retracted to leave a more familiar low back seat of those times… MWE987K ooh and even modern day manual gearbox’s wouldn’t go smoothly into 1st at 30mph like that one did, luckily back then folk drove looking through the windscreen so no one ever hit the rear bumper on those odd times the shift was 1st not 3rd 😳

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I have driven cars with far worse gearboxes than the 504, I must admit...

[@Lot76CARS]

What a beautiful car that Peugeot is.. I think I could forgive any foibles. So hard to belief it’s related to the 504 saloon!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, many shared parts, but absolutely revolutionised by Pininfarina. Thank you ever so much indeed again, Simon!

[@zzhughesd]

The colour combo really helps it. So many in a steel grey paint. Burgundy over cream and a massive massive wheel. And it’s a wood wheel. What’s not to like. Galic flair when the French were creative and not under a wing of a capitalism umbrella company.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

It looks just right, I think. Peugeot were still independent at the time, and had yet to merge with Citroen. The wooden steering wheel is not standard, but it looks fantastic.

[@zzhughesd]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting The goddess and up and down 20 years was maybe a high spot. 405 was particularity good. 106 good for sales. Very meh to own. Peugeot are great. Just not now.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

The 405, 605 and 406 are all very good in my opinion, as well as many of the smaller ones.

[@zzhughesd]

Any 605 ( very rare ); been on channel?? @@lloydvehicleconsulting

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

It's another one on the wish list, sir.

[@uhn100]

I saw one of those down at Dover in 73 I think Joseph I owned a 504 in the early 80s very good and comfortable after that I had a 505 Estate anoth great car although we cannot talk about here it was Diesel anyway a goodf video did you by any chance review a Opel Capitan Estate I bought one back from Germany a really good workhorse anyway best regards Andy Allen.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Goodness me, an Opel Kapitān! I have never seen one of those over here... Ah yes, a forbidden 505... The 504s were quite good cars, although this Cabriolet version was very different from the standard car.

[@nygelmiller5293]

The OTHER best looking car of the 70's HAS to be the FIAT 130 (COUPE)

[@frazzleface753]

Another Pininfarina masterpiece of elegant design.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I would say it was a stiff competition.

[@nygelmiller5293]

French STAG!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Having driven a Stag, I would say that is sort of accurate.

[@zzhughesd]

Aha. Maybe I can be helped. Back firing Vs misfiring. Any difference ???

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, absolutely! The backfiring is when the exhaust literally starts sounding like a gun going off. A misfire on its own often will not do that.

[@zzhughesd]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting brilliant should know that. Only 9,500 cars sold. Just shows you. Since 2005 and BSi ECM tech. A car can at worst misfire. Cannot be so Far gone back fires. Just a damp squib. And no power acceleration

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, I don't think I have come across a car with electronic fuel injection which backfires. Mechanical fuel injection or on a carburettor, I certainly have...

[@zzhughesd]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting in a 2 decade car trader who is only just. Just. Learning about mechanicals. lol. Proof is diff to knowing how cars work. Sadly. Thanks for the confirmation on back firing. Chitty chitty times between 40 and 100 off years ago. Ca you believe OBD2 and ECMs are best part 30 pushing 40 pushing years on. How we get old !!!!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, but this is a different league in terms of "engine management", especially with this old-fashioned mechanical fuel injection system.

[@classics144sportscarschannel]

yet another french car grrr open top classic thou.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

You seem a bit dismayed, sir?

[@classics144sportscarschannel]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting bliming french .

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Not a fan, sir?

[@classics144sportscarschannel]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting NOP not of french