Oppo task force: assemble all Coupés circa 1968-75

"505 - morphine not found" (morphine500) 05/29/2015 at 17:42 • Filed to: Peugeot 504 Coupé

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Hello. This is a Peugeot 504 Coupe, a car we have been discussing a lot around these parts lately. To be more precise this is a factory press photography of the 1973 model. I am completely head-over-heels with this car, and the fact I have to research the type for work purposes is just fuel to the fire.

In the late ‘60s and early ‘70s there were quite a lot of competition in the European Coupé market. At least i think there was, and with half an hour of browsing wikipedia, I already got quite a few models, that could have been cross-shopped.

Alfa Romeo 105/115 Coupé, several models up to 1974

Fiat Dino Coupé & Cabriolet (1966-73)

Fiat 124 Coupé (1967-75)

Fiat 130 Coupé (1971-77)

Ford Granada Fastback Coupé (1972-77)

Mercedes W114 Coupé (1969-76)

Opel Commodore (1967-71 „A”, 1971-77 „B”)

Your task, if you are ready to take it on, is to find me more. I want, no, I need every Coupé available in Europe at this time, that someone willing to drive a 4cyl Peugeot might have considered. No, the Rolls-Royce Corniche and the Ferrari Daytona don’t fit this category.

Go!

Before I forget, the 504 also had a Convertible version. Here it is, in it’s natural habitat (factory photography)

Cé hé sin > 505 - morphine not found 05/29/2015 at 17:50

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Audi 100:

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Fiat 125 Samantha:

Ford Taunus TC:

Noah - Now with more boost. > 505 - morphine not found 05/29/2015 at 17:51

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French cars have always fascinated me; they aren't sold in my country. I know they aren’t the fastest or most reliable... but they have so much style!

Cé hé sin > 505 - morphine not found 05/29/2015 at 17:58

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Taunus 20M, made until 1971:

Cé hé sin > 505 - morphine not found 05/29/2015 at 18:10

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Sunbeam Rapier:

Cé hé sin > 505 - morphine not found 05/29/2015 at 18:16

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Toyota Celica:

duurtlang > 505 - morphine not found 05/29/2015 at 18:38

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I don’t have much to add in the coupe department, but I was drooling all over this car earlier today (technically yesterday). So cheap too.

Well, maybe the Mercedes w114/w115 coupe could be a comparison.

edit: I linked 4 different pictures but when I post I see the same one 4 times. Press edit and the original 4 reappear. Kinja’d...

John_Harbinson > 505 - morphine not found 05/29/2015 at 18:57

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Well, the Jensen Interceptor was Assembled in Britain, and the design was Italian, so does that count? (here’s my ‘73 on the day I pulled it from the garage, before and after a wash)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > 505 - morphine not found 05/29/2015 at 19:09

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Alpine A110 count? Or are you lokoing for more GT coupes?

Audi 100 S Coupe

Ford Capri

Isuzu 117 Coupe

Lancia Flavia 2000 Coupe HF

Lotus Elan 2+2

Mazda RX-4

MGB GT

MGC GT

Datsun 240Z

Datsun 180Y

Vauxhall Firenza

Porsche 911 T

Reliant Scimitar

Sunbeam Alpine

Toyota Celica

Triumph Stag

Triumph TR6 with a hardtop?

TVR 3000M

VW Scirocco

not for canada - australian in disguise > 505 - morphine not found 05/30/2015 at 00:26

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Vauxhall Firenza (Launched in ‘71)

Ford Capri (Launched in ‘69)

505 - morphine not found > Cé hé sin 05/30/2015 at 03:14

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I think the 125 Samatha was too low-volume to feature as competitor, after all the 504 Coupé sold more than 20.000 examples. The Audi and the Taunus are great suggestions, thanks!

505 - morphine not found > not for canada - australian in disguise 05/30/2015 at 03:16

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I know they aren’t all that sporty by todays’ standard, but i would say the Capri and its arch-rival, the Opel Manta were marketed as sports cars, and not as elegant GTs, like the 504.

505 - morphine not found > John_Harbinson 05/30/2015 at 03:19

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Oh yes the Interceptor is completely European, and my criteria was available in Europe anyway, not made in EU. An Interceptor is V8, though, isn’t it? Price and engine size would put that at least one category higher for me.

505 - morphine not found > duurtlang 05/30/2015 at 03:26

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That’s pretty much perfect. Go and do it, so i can envy you :-)

505 - morphine not found > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/30/2015 at 03:42

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Oh man, that’s an impressive list. Some of the cars on it are probably too sporty (by 1970s standard) to be directly comparable, as the 504 was marketed as an elegant GT, but even with that in mind i should be keeping

Audi 100 S Coupe

Isuzu 117 Coupe (these seem to have sold four times as many that the 504!!!)

Lancia Flavia 2000 Coupe HF

Mazda RX-4 (was this even available in Europe?)

Datsun 180Y (keeping this as the Z is the sports car)

Reliant Scimitar

Sunbeam Alpine

Toyota Celica

Triumph Stag

cheers!

Cé hé sin > 505 - morphine not found 05/30/2015 at 04:45

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Technically the Stag was a convertible of course, albeit with a hard top

Cé hé sin > 505 - morphine not found 05/30/2015 at 05:30

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I did think that but decided it was too good to leave out!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > 505 - morphine not found 05/30/2015 at 06:00

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No worries :) I’m not certain they did sell the RX-4 in Europe actually, or at least I’ve never seen one...

If you want to go a bit upmarket with the V6 504 coupe it expands it to a couple more:

E9 2800 CS

Alfa 2600 Sprint

Mercedes 280SL

Citroen SM?

Fiat 130 Coupe

Jaguar XJ4.2C

Toyota Celica Supra

Oh and I forgot the Volvo P1800!

duurtlang > 505 - morphine not found 05/30/2015 at 10:05

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I can’t, I just bought something else. Not for me but for your namesake. I’ve got six cars now, that’ll do for now. I’ll have to thin the herd first, I live in an apartment.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Vckt…

KatzManDu > 505 - morphine not found 05/30/2015 at 11:59

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Jag XJC and E-types.

duurtlang > 505 - morphine not found 05/30/2015 at 17:07

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Now that I’ve got your attention, can you diagnose this sound? It started after I exited the highway after a 200 km trip.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Vckt…

John_Harbinson > 505 - morphine not found 05/30/2015 at 20:31

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It was Aston Martin money when it was new, but mine is actually going up for sale as soon as I get the gas tank back in. Only actual problem with it. I put a new fuel pump in it, new carb, lines, etc. It’ll run great then it’ll suck some varnish up, I’m just tired of dealing with it so I’m having the tank steam cleaned. 33k original miles, and it used to be a California car before it was shipped over to CT in 1989 and never re-registered, stored in a dry garage for the interim. I actually had to do a vin verification for it to register it. If your price range is somewhere inbetween $15-20k, it’ll be for sale, ebay, BaT, DT, not sure yet. Think I’ll extend the offer to oppos and jalops before it goes up for auction anywhere though.

505 - morphine not found > duurtlang 05/31/2015 at 06:25

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I’m really not much of a mechanic, but that sounds like a belt, and there should be at least two in a BX. Did it rain while you were on the highway?