Peugeot J7 van road test! Zut alors!
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2016
- Getting behind the wheel of a 1979 Peugeot J7 van, with a 1.8-litre petrol engine and considerable noise! Apologies for the wind noise. Driving with the door open just HAD to be done.
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"Don't tell trendy people about them" Honestly I can't tell you how many Citroën HY's have been turned into coffee or 'frozen yoghurt' bars in my city. Breaks my heart. I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking this :D
I'm an engineering student and I can't help but notice how flimsy the panels look on this thing, unimaginable that kids were transported in there. Then again it's way cooler than the buses kids get to travel in today.
Ive never seen a non converted Citroen H van.
I don't think any millenials will have, that's a darn shame
I have - it was one being taken to be converted ha ha
I've got a 1974 Renault Estafette van,and it's definitely staying as a van,no coffee/gin bar bullshit...…..
I don't mind seeing the h vans being used for exactly what they would have been used for back when they were new.
Zut alors indeed ❤️ lovely. You look very happy 😍
Assuming the 2.5 diesel version is the XD3, I had the same engine in my LDV 400 series home converted camper van. Its a peach. Lovely cloppy sound and all the torque in a narrow range at the low end. Loved it.
When I first moved to France 22 years ago, I remember the local bus company had a long wheelbase version of the minibus you are driving. Looked a little odd, but I loved seeing these on the roads and in old French films.
i love watching your video's as i love all classic cars especially the disabled one you are fixing up great job
Thank you! Variety is the spice of life.
it sure is
I remember seeing loads of theses vans as a child on family holidays in south of France these vans also look simular to the British leyland Austin j4 van which also had the sliding front doors
Me too! They always seemed to be carrying bread from what I can remember.
That reminded me of my dad's Austin J4 van. He had a body shop specialising in commercial vehicle accident and contract repairs. It wrapped up in 1972 when I was 3 years old but I still remember clearly riding round in the bouncy bouncy roly-poly Austin with the doors open, no one bothered with seatbelts back then because they weren't mandatory and my perch was on the engine cover between the seats which was raised and I could see out of the windscreen. Health and safety? Naah, because 1972...
Paul Bennell the good old days
Don't glorify Mercedes too much - the hundred-series vans were buckets! In 1999 my dad rented the Mercedes equivalent of this, a 1976 MB 207 school bus. That thing flat-out refused to go more than 80 km/h on the flat and I distinctly remember crawling up a hill at 40, pedal to the floor board! Very hard suspension, made our 1988 Mitsubishi L300 van feel downright luxurious in comparison. 207 means 70 HP Diesel engine, the same as the Mitsubishi but the L300 feels like a rocket compared to the Merc. I suspect the 207 is MUCH heavier but that can't be the only difference.
I do think I saw an uncoverted H-van in Vienna, Austria just a few years ago!
I've never seen one of these but the shape reminds me of the Barcas B1000 2 stroke van.
Going to say this is the first time I have ever seen one of these, totally agree do not tell the trendy people or it will become a mobile overpriced chip shop or coffee bar!
Love this! But as you say I hope it doesn't end up becoming a coffee bar!
still see quite a few of these at the french markets, usually mobile bread or fish sellers
That reminded me a bit of the ex GPO Dodge Spacevan my Dad owned in the late 80's. Sadly his didn't have sliding doors.
Nice. Puts me in mind of a Gallic version of the Commer FC/PB/SpaceVan :)
It also has a warning for the kids not to talk to the driver over your shoulder....
As well as a pedobear sticker on the back door window...
we used to have a 504 sedan. A great car, sun roof, very comfy...too bad American dealers wanted it to be more like our own Detroit rubbish :)
I think the revs were at 3600-3800 mark at 50mph. The gearing is probably short due to its weight and power of the engine. Make the gear ratios longer the engine would struggle. It really needed a 5th gear.
Early hubnut found nice 👌
I'm really playing with the thought of getting one of these, probably a long J9 though. Needs revisiting.
A hotel I stayed in, in Turkey had a pair of these to run people around in still
Excellent!
HubNut there are still loads in Turkey . Spent many hours travelling around in them .
Does anyone know what tyre pressures to run on a 1971 model please??
Not sure if you're reading comments to old videos but since you have to change the camera angle to get the open door on; There's wide angle lenses available that you can clip onto your phone like a clothes peg. They work brilliantly and shouldn't cost you more than a fiver.
The Rolling Troll Nice tip. Thanks!
It.reminds.me.of.primary.school.days..I'm.so.glad.I'm.not.passenger.with.you
Not seen one of those before.
Was that just not like the commer van I remember them in turkey
it'd probably go faster if you closed the door
Is the J7's van engine under a cover like it was on the Citroen H-van?
On the H van, half the engine was in the stumpy bonnet. On this, the engine is more in the cab. Both have a removable cover. Both are pretty noisy!
HubNut VW Lt's also had a removable engine cover but they were fairly quiet. If Citroen or Peugeot sold the J7 and H-van in the UK Would it have been a success?