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10-20-23, 05:16 AM

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Peugeot 504 Estate. A neighbour had one in the 80s for their large brood of children. These things were/probably still are, massively popular in North Africa, being capable of traversing poor roads and desert, lasting for years.

They are popular on rough roads because of their extremely soft suspension, long suspension-travel, and Cush-Cush seats.

10-20-23, 05:29 AM

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Close but no cigar...

The 505 - basically the same but tarted up a bit.

10-20-23, 03:07 PM

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I agree it's a 505, but, perhaps from the camera-angle or lens-distortion, at first, it looked somewhat longer than a 504/505...I initially thought it was maybe a 604.

10-20-23, 07:16 PM

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My late brother had a 505 sedan and loved it. Very comfy ride.

10-21-23, 05:59 AM

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OK...What's this one?

10-21-23, 07:06 AM

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On the theme "badge engineering"....

10-21-23, 07:51 AM

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OK...What's this one?

Saab 9-3 Aero, AKA Subaru WRX.

10-21-23, 12:47 PM

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Saab 9-3 Aero, AKA Subaru WRX.

No, it is not a 9-3....but I'll give you partial-credit, since you (correctly) said it is a Subaru-derived Saab.

It is actually a 9-2X Aero. The nickname for this car, BTW, was "Saabaru". I did a write-up on it some years ago. There was also a non-turbo version.

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10-22-23, 03:19 AM

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Well GM/Saab did a few "quick'n'dirty" badge engineering jobs on their way to the crash ( well they did one "quick'n'dirty" back in 1980 too, for the nordic countries, ses the older picture, any ideas of its real name?)