It started for Rense with mopeds and some of them still have an important place in the garage: A Zündapp, a Sparta and a Yamaha. It takes him back to his childhood, when everyone had a moped. What's great about classics? Rense has no preference for a particular […] More
The regular readers of Auto Motor Klassiek will recognize the car in the image accompanying this article. AMK 1-2016 featured a nice report by Thomas Touw. He described the Peugeot 504 Coupé V6 TI of Adriaan Kikkert. The former owner certainly restored the beautiful French coupé in a cosmetic sense, which left the factory in Turin in 1980. Former owner? Yes, because nowadays the beautiful coupé is also owned by Pieter Fokkema, the driving force behind the 2015 and 2016 editions of CLASSICSNL in Leeuwarden. More
In 1968 Peugeot showed the 504 to the world. It immediately became Car of the Year. The refreshing design was one of the decisive factors for the honorary title. The independent suspension and disc brakes all round also played an important role in the selection of this beautiful mid-sized car, which had a long European career. From 1968 to 1983 it was available on our continent as a Peugeot 504 Berline. More
Associate cars with music. I have always done that myself, and mostly unconsciously. It sometimes led to curious combinations that were given new impetus thanks to the program The Best of 50 Years of TopPop. More later, and as said: in the magazine. Now I was thinking, among other things, of an adventure with the Alfa Romeo Alfatta, […] More
I walk through the grounds of a special French museum. The motorized France of that time comes no closer than in Salviac-Pepy. Patina from before and after World War II bears different names and emblems. And those names are mostly French. The historical forms charm and enchant, especially in combination with […] More
The Peugeot 504 celebrated its fiftieth birthday on September 16 in a leafy setting around Jachthuis Beukenrode in Doorn. Together with the Peugeot Club Nederland and Peugeot Nederland, Register 504 organized an event at which just under 300 visitors brought 120 cars to the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. The longest built car in the […] More
Technological developments and fifty years of design evolution today demand completely different cars than before. Naturally. Peugeots' brand new interpretation in the time-honored 504 segment offers enough reason to enter it rubbing your hands. We leave the 504, where photographer Pieter Fokkema and I just drove, with a sense of melancholy. We […] More
On September 16, the Peugeot 504 was put in the spotlight by Peugeot Netherlands and the Peugeot Club Netherlands. Landgoed Beukenrode in Doorn was not only the base to celebrate the 50-year-old 504 with a beautiful event. Peugeot Netherlands also took the opportunity to present the new 508. […] More
1968 was a special year. Not only socially, but also in terms of the launch of new cars, the year was controversial. In a triptych we look back at a number of cars that came on the market at the time. Today we present you part one of the selection of special newcomers from the memorable year. Peugeot 504 In […] More
In 1977 Autotest organized a survey, in which 2.727 participants cooperated. The questions were divided into several categories. The degree of brand loyalty and the pros and cons of the car were discussed. Of course, the survey also included questions about matters that a subsequent car had to meet. The […] More
It is one of those moments that you undoubtedly recognize. You have ordered a book via the worldwide web. Or you bought a beautiful classic book at the local bookstore. Can't wait to take it out of the cellophane. Or the moment the book is well packed with a […] More
After my grandmother passed away I suddenly had money for my dream car. A Peugeot 504. In terms of inheritance, I was lucky that Peugeots 504 were shipped to Africa on a large scale. Also by Nefkens Utrecht. The prices were therefore also at the African level. And the offer was large… My then almost brother-in-law […] More
