Peugeot 204 1968 Les Classiques

Brand - Reference

SAI Les Classiques 6250 and 6253

Type

Peugeot 204 1968, resp. Courchevel white and crimson red.

Comments

The Courchevel white colour designation is correct; however, there is no mention of “crimson” red in the Peugeot colour chart. It could be amaranth red (dark) or ruby red (lighter).

Nice model with a very good scale, except as often for the axles (tracks, wheel diameter). The lights and indicators are painted, as well as the Peugeot sign on the rear boot lid and the badge on the front grille, both perfectly legible with a magnifying glass.

The car can be disassembled, as always at Les Classiques, with two small screws, but requires here the prior removal of the exhaust pipe fixed with a tenon glued with a rubbery glue. Photo. We discover a very detailed interior. The steering wheel is too big and touches the driver’s seat, but it is not a big deal… The dashboard is black; the upholstery is light tan for the red model, and red for the white one. Photo.

The windows are too small, especially the windscreen. This is partly due to the thickness of the uprights, partly to the black and silver decoration painted on the glass, which is supposed to represent the seals. All this reduces the glass surface. It would have been better to paint a thin silver stripe on the body edge.

The front end is not very convincing: the sheet metal around the grille is too thick. Moreover, the colour around the headlights is the same as the body, while in reality it is chrome. This contributes to the impression that the headlights are too small. The vertical bars of the grille are too visible.

A final criticism: for a model of this price, the rearview mirror is only represented by a moulded boss. PCX87 does it better.

See Ralf Möller’s article on mo87.de.

History

The Peugeot 204 was manufactured from 1965 to 1976, with approximately 1.6 million units of all types (saloon, estate, coupé, cabriolet, commercial). It was the best-selling French coach from 1969 to 1971.

Specifications (1968 GL model): in-line four-cylinder engine, 1130 cm³, 39 kW (52 bhp) DIN. Tyres 135 × 14. Max. speed 138 km/h. Weight 865 kg.

Documents:

• Article Wikipedia.
• Technical specifications of GL model on Autotitre.com.
• Technical specifications of GL 1968 model on automobile-catalog.com.
• Photos on Wikimedia.
• Article and photos on stubs-auto.fr.