Old Peugeot Pick-Ups, 504, 505s.
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Fishtigua said:
Does anyone have any info on these old trucks? They seem to be a life-blood of the 3rd World like the old Mercs.
Quite fancy one, are they truly indestructible?
Not many like that one - that's a Dangel-modified 4x4. The vast majority were just RWD.Quite fancy one, are they truly indestructible?
In Tunisia, there's still gawd knows how many 404s - every small town has a little workshop rebuilding 'em, although there are also a lot of modern Ford/Isuzus, too.
What kills 'em? Rot. Mechanically, they're dead simple. And, remember, a pre-'74 404 diesel will be utterly tax-free to use. It'll run on damn near anything you can brew, so no fuel duty, and no VED...
How about this one : It's '78, so you'd have to pay VED, but... http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/643583481.htm
Many happy weekends farting about on a friend's farm in my youth with his dad's 504 pickup. Good way to learn how much it hurts jumping out of a moving vehicle!
Fairly indestructible indeed, the one in question was moved on out of choice in the mid 2000's. There's a reason there are plenty in africa - although I don't know how good parts access would be here.
Fairly indestructible indeed, the one in question was moved on out of choice in the mid 2000's. There's a reason there are plenty in africa - although I don't know how good parts access would be here.
As everyone has said,these old Peugeot`s were as tough as old boots.The only thing they did not like was European weather.There are plenty of 70`s 504 & 80`s 505 taxi`s in Egypt still going strong.
Why is it that Peugeot cant make a sturdy reliable car anymore? Can anyone imagine a 307 or a 407 standing up to this sort of treatment even when brand new!! let alone in twenty years time with a "million miles" on the clock.
A friend of mine had three Peugeot 505 estates in various states of disrepair along with many spares.
This chap from Nigeria came along gave him about £2K in cash for the lot,within days they were in a container on a ship on the way to Nigeria.
Peugeot was still producing new 504`s in Nigeria until 2005.
This chap from Nigeria came along gave him about £2K in cash for the lot,within days they were in a container on a ship on the way to Nigeria.
Peugeot was still producing new 504`s in Nigeria until 2005.
Old Merc said:
A friend of mine had three Peugeot 505 estates in various states of disrepair along with many spares.
This chap from Nigeria came along gave him about £2K in cash for the lot,within days they were in a container on a ship on the way to Nigeria.
Peugeot was still producing new 504`s in Nigeria until 2005.
There was production in Kenya until about the same time; africa runs on the bloody things, they are to africa what Morris Oxfords/Hindustan Ambassadors are to India.This chap from Nigeria came along gave him about £2K in cash for the lot,within days they were in a container on a ship on the way to Nigeria.
Peugeot was still producing new 504`s in Nigeria until 2005.
A few years ago I found myself at the Senegal/Gambia border crossing, and ended up taking the local taxi, a Peugeot pick up, to the Gambia river - only about 10 miles from memory.
I seem to to remember it had something along the lines of "licensed to carry 15 passengers".
What this didn't allow for was African women with hips...well...the size of Africa. I was truly wedged in. When the vehicle finally expired at the river I could only get out after the pressure had been taken off.
(The ferry trip across the Gambia river was interesting. There was this bloke with a goat, and another bloke with a couple of trays of prawns very close to back end of goat - it's quite a long trip across the river...needless to say I avoided the prawn cocktail in the hotel that evening)
I seem to to remember it had something along the lines of "licensed to carry 15 passengers".
What this didn't allow for was African women with hips...well...the size of Africa. I was truly wedged in. When the vehicle finally expired at the river I could only get out after the pressure had been taken off.
(The ferry trip across the Gambia river was interesting. There was this bloke with a goat, and another bloke with a couple of trays of prawns very close to back end of goat - it's quite a long trip across the river...needless to say I avoided the prawn cocktail in the hotel that evening)
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