The first Dangel: Henri Dangel’s four-wheel-drive conversion of the Peugeot 504 pick-up and break, developed with Peugeot’s own engineers from a 1976 prototype shown to the company in 1978 and taken into the Peugeot range in 1980 — a transfer case, raised suspension and a driven front axle on the standard car, sold through Peugeot dealers.
MODEL LINEDangel 4x4 conversionsBUILT BYPeugeot, Sochaux, Automobiles Dangel, SentheimPRODUCED1980–86PRODUCTIONPart of Dangel’s 22,000-plus conversionsLAYOUT4 wheels · 110.2″
The record
Dangel of Sentheim in Alsace had built competition cars since the late 1960s; the 504 conversion became a catalogue Peugeot and started a business that has converted more than 22,000 Peugeots, Citroëns and Fiats since. The 504 4x4s went to French rural services, African fleets and overland travellers.
ENGINE2.0-litre XN petrol four; 2.3 and 2.5-litre XD diesel fours
PRODUCTION RUNPart of Dangel’s 22,000-plus conversions
COUNTRY OF ORIGINFrance
STATUSreplaced by the 505 Dangel
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINEDangel 4x4 conversions
FAMILYDangel 4x4 conversions
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE110.2″
BODY STYLEPick-up
VARIANTS2
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Body styles & colours
Body style
Factory colours
Blanc Meije
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Imagery
Un Peugeot 504 pick up quatre roues motrices "Dangel" rouge et blanc de 1984. Le véhicule appartenait à l'origine aux Sapeur Pompiers de l'Isère (France) d’où lTheMalsa · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗