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Are We There Yet?? – 1980 Peugeot 504 Diesel Wagon Automatique

March 10, 2014

“Are we there yet?” is a phrase that’s most often associated with family road trips, preferably in a floaty-boat of a station wagon with two three-seat benches and the vis-a-vis rear seat, all upholstered in vinyl. But the phrase only gets real meaning when the car you’re in is not powered by a hulking V8 with somewhere between 200 and 400 hp, but a 2.3-liter diesel engine with a mere 70hp. But wait, there’s more – add the weight of impact bumpers and other malaise-era safety equipment, and then strangle the whole lot with une transmission automatique. “You want ze automatique? You can ‘ahve eet, but eet weel be slower zan continental drift. And shut up about your aire conditionee.” You can find this 1980 Peugeot 504 Diesel Wagon Automatique for sale for $4000 in Yuba, CA.

1980 Peugeot 504 diesel wagon right front

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Not Broken? 1972 Citroen DS 21 Safari

March 25, 2012

So maybe it’s the new baby in the house that I can blame for looking at wagons, or maybe it’s the fascination I’ve had with these since I can remember. I have vague memories of one of these being parked in the alley where my route manager used to drop copies of the Palo Alto Times Tribune when I was 12 (can you imagine now, letting a kid fold papers in an alley?). Anyway, I’ve been looking at these (and Corvair Lakewood wagons) when a pretty decent example popped up in the local craigslist. Being craigslist, though, you don’t always get top-notch photography, although it’s still more than you’d have got in the classifieds of the paper I delivered. So we have one picture and a short description by which to judge today’s feature. Today’s car is listed for sale in West Marin for the seemingly reasonable price of $3000.

Citroen DS 21 Safari

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French Frenzy #2 – 1969 Peugeot 404 Familiale

May 13, 2009

Update: This car ended at $1675 with 17 bids on May 15, 2009, although the winner is pretty new to eBay with only 2 feedbacks.

Original Post: These cars have always been fascinating to me, both because of their style (design by Pininfarina) and because they have such a reputation for durability, to the extent they’re still in use in many African countries. Even at the time this car was built, they were advertised as “The World’s Toughest Car”. Peugeot 404s were built through the late 1980s, so parts should not be so hard to get.

1969 Peugeot 404 Familiale front

Painted in French-government-issue blue (bleu fonctionnaire if I recall correctly), this 404 is one of those cars in which you’d have to have the stereotypical pack of Gitanes on the dash, even if you don’t smoke. At 114,000 miles it’s showing a bit of wear here and there, but the overall presentation is still good for an affordable classic. The driver’s floor pan has been replaced, and the passenger side looks like it may need a bit of patching in the future.

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