Dangel is the Answer

"RaymondStantz" (RaymondStantz) 11/11/2013 at 15:27 • Filed to: Dangel, Peugeot, 4x4, Africa

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Crossing Africa. It's ridiculously difficult in any sort of purpose built vehicle. Remember !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ? Well, it's had me thinking... If I were to cross some sort of inhospitable territory in that part of the globe, what would I take? Defenders are cool, but I want to make this a tad more difficult on myself. A diesel W124 wagon? Eh. I could do worse. Much worse. Or maybe better? Yep. Got it. A Peugeot 504 Dangel.

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Yep, that's more like it. There you have your manual diesel wagon for the day. Heck, it'll even be brown after some time in the mud. Happy? The formula is simple for Dangel; lift a Pug a few inches, add 4WD, done. Here's a great view of what's going on underneath. Unfortunately Kinja likes making these photos quite small, so use your imagination! Imagine! Now!

Fortunately, they didn't stop at the 504, they did up the 505. Eventually, they went on to release a prototype 306 Break as well. Lovely.

They even continue on today with the Bipper!

Well, maybe I wouldn't take one on a cross African trek, but they're still incredibly rad, if only for being entirely left field different. No? Please tell me I'm not that crazy.

All photo credits to their respective owners

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > RaymondStantz 11/11/2013 at 15:34

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The golf country likes the way you think, dear sir.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > RaymondStantz 11/11/2013 at 15:36

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I'd take my Discovery 2, seeing that the current London to Cape Town record is held by a Discovery II which is 2 years older than mine so I know it can make it.

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RaymondStantz > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 11/11/2013 at 15:42

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I got to see one of these at a local VW event. Imported to Japan, then Canada, and finally to the good ol' US of A.

Alex87f > RaymondStantz 11/11/2013 at 15:45

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They do hold value pretty well though..

Here is a good example : 120+ kmiles, 24 years old, and it still commands 11k$

The performance has to be abysmal though... 76hp / 110lb. ft of torque, for 3 600lbs. Top speed was 82mph.

Kookanoodles > RaymondStantz 11/11/2013 at 15:53

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They also made pick-ups !

505Turbeaux > RaymondStantz 11/15/2013 at 17:23

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I could almost take my 504 estate anywhere without 4wd. Diesel auto though, so it will take a while