1977 Peugeot 504 V6 Cabriolet
Offered directly from its one owner from new!

Registration No: YEL 863S
Chassis No: Z608676
MOT: May 2026

• 1 of fewer than 1,000 V6-engined 504 Cabriolets produced
• Offered for auction by its one and only owner, former Dealer Principal of Peugeot distributor Pilkington Motors
• Collected by him from the factory in Paris and driven back to Britain
• Matching chassis, engine and gearbox numbers
• Used on several Continental tours throughout the vendor's ownership

At Peugeot, coupés and convertibles derived from sedans are a tradition. After the 203 and 403, Peugeot called upon Pininfarina for the 404, which created a bodywork different from that of the sedan, with well-known success. With the 504 in 1969, the Sochaux manufacturer confirmed the rule and transformed a sturdy four-door saloon into an elegant convertible worthy of the best Italian exotics. In 1974, the top-of-the-range V6 engine versions appeared, making it the first Peugeot to benefit from this 2.7-litre engine developed jointly with Renault and Volvo. Combining power with reliability and elegance, fewer than 1,000 were produced, making the V6 504 Cabriolet highly collectable in today’s market!

Working in the motor trade in the 1970s certainly had its perks. If you were the principal of Pilkington Motors, for example, and the distributor of Peugeots to eight counties, you might have found yourself in a position to cruise around in Peugeot’s own flagship, which at the time was the gorgeous 504 Cabriolet; if you were an enthusiast and could afford the privilege, you would certainly specify it with the V6 engine and four-speed manual. The principal of Pilkington made the most of his position, as he purchased this superb 1977 Cabriolet with V6 and four-speed new, and was evidently extremely pleased with it as he has owned and enjoyed it ever since. Possibly, he knew that he needed to get in quick – the fuel crisis had harmed sales of the V6 model and it was discontinued in the Cabriolet at the end of 1977, with all subsequent versions powered by a two-litre four. This example was registered for British roads on 28th April, 1978, after the vendor had travelled to Paris to collect it – he must have been very much looking forward to the drive home. He had already owned two 504s previously, so he obviously had confidence in the Cabriolet’s credentials as a smooth, comfortable and trustworthy machine for long-distance drives.

The vendor proceeded to enjoy it primarily as a weekend pleasure car and for summer touring, taking it on a variety of driving holidays across countries including Scotland, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. This sort of use has meant that the Peugeot has survived as a very original example, despite being in mostly continuous use across the course of its life. It now shows 158,500km (approx. 98,500 miles) on the odometer, but it should not be assumed that the car did all its touring only in its early life – between 2007 and 2020, its annual mileage several times exceeded 5,000km, though it has been used much more sparingly since 2020.

The Peugeot’s excellent state of preservation, with its matching-numbers engine and gearbox, can only be attributed to the vendor being so meticulous and attentive in his maintenance. Across his 47 years of ownership, it has been serviced annually and has only ever needed one replacement clutch, and some subtle upgrades have been made when appropriate. These include a conversion to electronic ignition and fitment of a twin-choke downdraft Weber and a stainless-steel exhaust. The vendor has also opted for some cosmetic enhancement in the form of later alloy wheels, which were introduced for the 504 Coupé in October, 1981. The interior benefits from a modern radio-CD player.

After all this time, the vendor reports that the Peugeot still drives “excellently,” and with power steering fitted as standard, it could be as enjoyable for short runs round town as it undoubtedly has been for long drives across Europe. It truly is a remarkable end-of-production survivor, being so highly original and unrestored. As is surely to be expected with any car from single, long-term enthusiast ownership, it boasts a very rich history file, with the V5C showing one former keeper (Pilkington Motors), period sales literature, the original sales invoice and French export papers, the owner’s handbook and service book, and a long run of MOTs from the early 1990s onwards. Elegant and modestly exotic, this 504 still appears in excellent shape for runs to the Riviera and other grand-touring routes.

PLEASE NOTE: The registration number shown in the images is not included in the sale.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452