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Source:
"La Peugeot 504 de mon père", F. Allain,
E-T-A-I, 2000
Pictured
here is Pininfarina's first proposal for the new PEUGEOT
504 Berline, the successor of the famous 404. This
prototype was presented in 1964...
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Source:
"La Peugeot 504 de mon père", F. Allain,
E-T-A-I, 2000
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but shows already roughly the shape of the later series design
solution. The front of this prototype looks a bit like the then
new 204
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Source:
"La Peugeot 504 de mon père", F. Allain,
E-T-A-I, 2000
Another
design proposal for the 504, this time from PEUGEOT's
own Paul
Bouvot, head of design until 1974. This protoype is clearly
influenced by the 404
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Source:
"La Peugeot 504 de mon père", F. Allain,
E-T-A-I, 2000
From
behind, Paul Bovot's protoype looks even more like a modernised
404, but the trapezoid headlights (later nicknamed the
"eyes of Sophia Loren") and front lines
are definitly 504
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Source:
"La Peugeot 504 de mon père", F. Allain,
E-T-A-I, 2000
Another
Pininfarina prototype with 204-style headlights.
Note repositioned indicator / position-light unit
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Original
PEUGEOT press photo from 1968, showing two 504 prototypes
(note grill badge!) in full flight. Can anyone identify the track?
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This
is also an original PEUGEOT press photo from 1968, showing
a pre-series 504. Note grill badge and indicator lights
on front wing.
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Source:
"La Peugeot 504 de mon père", F. Allain,
E-T-A-I, 2000
Also
a pre-series 504, showing the definitive design of the
series production model.
On the 12th September 1968, the 504 was officially
preseted to the public at PEUGEOT's headquaters in Paris,
L'avenue de la Grande-Armée.
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Source:
"La Peugeot 504 de mon père", F. Allain,
E-T-A-I, 2000
Salon
de l'auto de Paris, October 1968. The president, Charles
de Gaulle, at the presentation of the 504.
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Source:
"La Peugeot 504 de mon père", F. Allain,
E-T-A-I, 2000
Also
Salon de l'auto de Paris 1968, with a tasty presentation
of the PEUEGOT 504. No surprise that the 504 was
to become "car of the year 1968", against
cars like Audi 100, Jaguar XJ6 and BMW 2002 TI...
"504 - la plus belle berline du monde"
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