Cobra Steve and Howard, J.C. Whitney and Warshasky (spelling?) A compact car, it was just 4.17m long, with an ovoid one-box body shape similar to the lines of the 1991 concept car that heralded its future design. A great car for Europe; for the U.S. not so much! A specially prepared Vel Satis was used by the President of France until 2009. 56 with a sunroof in a similar color. Assembled alongside the R30and R16 at Sandouville between 1976 and 1984, the R20 was sold in more than 600,000 examples. Rebadged Dacia Sandero. The last of the base-model Dauphines was produced in Models like the 4CV and the Dauphine werent viable on dirt roads, where the Citron 2CV reigned supreme; they were too low, yet buyers were beginning to look for a daily driver they could take hunting, or to a family picnic, on the weekends. Cars must no longer be just four seats and a boot. content with the Dauphine's handling, but by 1960, Motor Trend had this Very cool. . Rebadged third-generation Dacia Logan. Must have been a long two weeks waiting for that head gasket to arrive from J.C. Whitney. The Renault 8 ( Renault R8 until 1964) and Renault 10 are two rear-engined, rear-wheel drive small family cars produced by the French manufacturer Renault in the 1960s and early 1970s. A range of heavy duty trucks for construction. could be reclined, the luggage container was lined, the trim was enhanced, and Not sure how that works here. (across the street for the Chicago PD) I have been there many times in the past. Immediately adopted by families, the car was such a success that its name was quickly changed from Mgane Scnic to just Scnic. Brought some speed parts back from France, added spiked tires, and ice raced it. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Cheerful and practical, Twingo shipped in a range of bright colours, reflecting the personality of its customers, even in its interior. could -- and they were swiftly proved wrong. Iconic family vehicle of the 1980s, the R21 Nevada was even renamed Renault Nevadabetween 1993 and 1995. monetization_on Do you have a Renault 4CV for sale? It had been running for nearly 10 years with no style changes, and, This new hatchback featured an original body shape: a two-box design with a tailgate for accessing the boot. It had a wide range of safety features, including seatbelts adapted to children, ABS with automatic transmission, and a drowsiness detection function that broke new ground in active safety. Entry-level B-segment hatchback sold in emerging markets. The different layouts tested during the 1950s included a transversely-mounted, water-cooled four-cylinder engine borrowed from the 4CV and an air-cooled, two-stroke two-cylinder. If its factories had not already been sabotaged by French resistance fighters, they were regularly pounded by U.S. Army Air Forces and British Royal Air Force bomber sorties. Rolled it on two separate occasions letting off in the middle of a corner with a large berm on the outside. Sinpar gave it four-wheel-drive (and tried selling it to the French military), Sovam alchemized it into a low-slung coupe, and E3D later sold a kit that let DIYers build a Jeep-like off-roader called Chipie on a 4 chassis. For the sporty driver, the main advantage was that when only It was even a race car, placing second in the 1979 Paris-Dakar, behind a Range Rover. Renault released one final limited-edition model named Bye-Bye in 1992. Renault Renault 4 prototype, 1960. Sub-4 meter three-row mini MPV mainly destined for the Indian market. this one should be stored in a vacuum flask. My, and my brothers 1st car, was a 59 4CV. I am sure there are some speed parts they added to the engine for that and what fun to track them down and add them to this. On top is a removable filter (lifts straight up) which kept dust and debris from entering the box and ultimately the passenger compartment. It was a busy place. (this car listed does not have one as evidenced by only having 1 voltage regulator) A family friend owned one that had a faulty clutch regulator and could not afford the $65 dollars required for a replacement. Mark Track recent comps for the classic or exotic cars you own - or the cars you want. He offered it to me for free, with title. to say: "There is nothing in the handling at normal speeds to indicate We made a basic frame out of pipe, a small propane tank refitted for gasoline that sat far in the front, and took old fog lights and turned them into headlights. benjy they were a great little car fun to drive . . They were assembled in England and in Australia (Sydney and Melbourne); there was a van version as well. Probably more than you wanted to know about 4CVs, but to know em is toif not love emat least appreciate em. The price was right at $1,700 on average, and the gas mileage was a very impressive 39 mpg combined. If you havent guessed, Im a big 4CV fan! fashionable machine. B-segment SUV based on the Clio platform. One of the best-selling French cars was soon to be born. abandoned Grand Prix racing, and was looking for work. Buyers who selected the 3 got a car with no chrome, a dipstick instead of a fuel gauge, no door panels, and one sun visor. faster, and more sporting models. was, could swallow an impressive payload of people and luggage, and One of the groundbreaking vehicles that have marked the history of Renault, the R16 brought together two schools of thought that gradually moved apart in the 1980s: a conventional approach to prestige executive vehicles, and the idea of family cars, as embodied by Renault, a brand that draws upon conceptual innovation to support social trends. The family cars approach was subsequently embodied by the Renault 21 Nevada as well as by a completely new automotive concept called Espace. By the mid Sixties, however, time was running out for the Oh well, Im not a car flipper, just another kindred spirit like yall, and the fun Ive had making a silk purse from a sows ear has been an interesting journey. cooling demand for the Dauphine. no separate clutch pedal. Thats longer than a lot of Barn Finds readers have been alive so its nothing to sneeze at, as nobody that young says, ever. The more volume-oriented variant was the 4, which used a 747-cc four-cylinder tuned to develop 26.5 horses. 608005198: Vehicle Title: Clear: Item location: Los Angeles, California, United States: 1960 Renault Other Additional Info: 1960 Renault Mini Van Petit-Panel aka Renault Estafette. Class: Supermini Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY Renault Dauphine Longevity? (some said fragile) construction was sometimes criticized. From the start, the Renault16 was designed as a family car, fundamentally different from the competition. It is best to stick with the manuals, which by the early 1960s were fully synchronized. Mar 21, 2022 - Explore 's board "Renault Across the Years", followed by 2,594 people on Pinterest. of the 4CV. this setup gave a softer ride in most conditions, it firmed up rapidly as the pressures --15 psi at the front and 23 psi at the rear -- could completely The wheels themselves were really no more Just 1.78m long, the cabin boasted record-breaking space. Thats the one I saw. windshield in no time at all), and it wasn't long before customers discovered The GTL, from its launch in78, gave sales a healthy initial boost. Not even a weird combination of recommended tire The project was ambitions but Pierre Dreyfus felt that it was lacking the features that could set it apart from the competition: We have to do things differently. The Renault 5 achieved, like the original Mini, a cult status. AND it did not dent the roof! While discussions about the 4CVs successor started echoing through the firms headquarters in 1952, developing and launching the bigger Dauphine sedan was a far more pressing matter. It also includes vehicles badged as Renault Trucks, which are commonly known as Renault. Luckily for Renault, when the Dauphine was would swish along France's tree-lined Routes Nationales at more than 60 Tank you! whitewall tires were standard. The Renault 16 contributed to Renaults international expansion. Combining functional qualities with elegant looks and no fewer than six windows, the Renault 16 adapted the principle behind the success of the city-going Renault 4 to upmarket family vehicles. And a 4 speed all synchro transaxle from a late Dauphine (4.37 final drive) or an early R8 (4.11 final drive) will bolt up giving comfortable cruising speeds of 60-65 mph (original top speed was 70 with the factory 4.87 final drive). In the end, about 2 million of the little sedans were built, which made this a Well aware of the specifications -- and the potential -- of Germany's "peoples' car," Renault told his engineers in 1940 that he wanted something like it. than sturdy rims with five mounting lugs to match up with the hubs, the space Export sales accounted for almost half of the total with, for example, a special version tailored to the US market. The R5 was sold in the US as Le Car, from 1976 to 1983. Does Scotty have a knack for the unusual, or what? coil-spring/telescopic dampers sitting atop the swing tubes (Renault called teeming with these little four-seaters. We lived out in the boonies where at the ripe age of 11. We got Renault parts, Volvo parts, Alfa Spyder, even a complete exhaust system for my brothers A-H 100-6. This is how/ where I learned about swing axle rear suspension! world was still looking for really modern-looking cars, the Dauphine was soon a Classic cars for sale / Renault / 1960 Renault Mini Van Petit-Panel aka Renault Estafette. Limited editions like the Jogging and the Sixties were launched to spur interest in the car, and the TL and the GTL became the Savane and the Clan, respectively, in 1986, the same year that production of the sedan dipped under the 100,000-unit mark for the first time. Many were not, and they were utterly destroyed in about a week. he drove it as a work car smoking every where it went. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Swappable bodies proved a no-go, and the idea of a two-door hatchback was canned due to a perceived lack of demand from buyers. Those early Dauphines were pretty terriblelots of rust problems, and mechanical stuff on em brokethe identical parts were used on 4CVs with no problems at all; no one has ever figured that out. We agreed on $5. During World War II, France had been under Nazi occupation for four years. While the 3 and the 4 were fundamentally the same car, major equipment differences ensured they didnt overlap. I want a versatile car, one thats urban and rural at the same time, and one that suits the needs of everyone. (I tried in vain to post a photo, but kept getting error message! be expected, but there was none of that at the Rgie. the 1 millionth car being produced in 1960, a bit of midterm complacency might Someone down the way from me on Orange Grove Road (west of Chapel Hill/Carrboro by about 5 miles) has 3 or 4 of these parked alongside a couple of 53-54 Fords. Los Angeles, 1960s Daniel Strohl. The Renault Dauphine enjoyed a long run -- 2 million of the little sedans were built between 1956 and 1958. Everything you have Join millions of people using Oodle to find unique used cars for sale, certified pre-owned car listings, and new car classifieds. My son and I were driving past the other day and he asked what they were. Some were adequately prepared for the adventure, and they survived. Check out this cool 1985 Renault Alliance DL convertible with only 2 . In 2021, even later cars with a plastic grille are relatively sought-after. bhp in the standard Dauphine and 40 bhp in the Gordini (the latter now picking I was allowed to blast (toughen in cheek) down the fire roads. fashionable Floride models -- called Caravelles in the USA -- with styling by Frua, and bodyshell manufacture by specialist The 4CV's replacement, the Dauphine, sold extremely well as the company expanded production and sales further abroad, including Africa and North America. Could that be true. limited-edition Dauphine R1093 (R for "Rally") made its appearance. It launched a two-door van in October 1961, and in March 1962 a range-topping model called 4 Super with a 32-horsepower evolution of the 747-cc engine and a tailgate instead of a hatch. Both engines were water-cooled and they spun the front wheels via a three-speed manual transmission. He was appointed CEO in 1955 after his predecessor, Pierre Lefaucheux, rolled his Frgate in icy weather and was killed when his briefcase in the rear seat became a deadly projectile. New Cutting across the hatchback and commercial vehicle categories, the Renault 16 was exceptionally versatile for its time. Although the 4CV was a cute little rear-engined four-door machine that helped to revitalize French private motoring, it looked nothing like what would follow. 3) Horsepower/Torque Curve. (YOU HAD TO KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR!) in which to be seen in Paris, or in French seaside resorts. Early road tests in U.S. publications were quite Yes, I have owned a 4CV. And, WW Warshawsky (spelling?) Ran across one at Yellowstone Park in 2010 traveling around the world. The Dauphene had a push button automatic transmission. What blast! On the bright side, enthusiasts who wanted a 4 (either as a project car or as a daily driver) had plenty to choose from, and many were even given away for free. Renault marketed variants of the Dauphine, including a sport model, the Gordini, a luxury version, the Ondine, the 1093 factory racing model, and the Caravelle/Floride, a Dauphine-based two-door convertible. Renault even seriously considered letting motorists buy and swap different bodies; in theory, customers could have configured the 4 as a two-seater van during the week and turned it into a four-seater hatchback on the weekend. I guess Im one of the few people who would like to have this car, but I dont have the room for it. When youre dealing with under 25 horsepower, wearing your lighter, summer toupee can make a real difference in merging. pivoting panel below the center section of the bumper. April 1956 at the New York Auto Show. It did not run. Hello Girls & Boys, Multiple buyers have flaked out got to love eBay up for . If I remember correctly they were pretty crummy cars and didnt last very long. It joined the range of Renault MPVs in 1996, slotting in between Twingo and Espace. I would love to drive one again,but not sure that I would want to own one. rear end, but the addition of extra rubber springs up front, and auxiliary air These cars were developed during WW2, hidden from the invaders. It was turned down in favor of the Captur, a small crossover that sells exceptionally well. Classics. plants and sold by AMC dealers. In 1966, the Renault 16 was named Car of the Year, ahead of the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow: quite a performance! As a bonus, the front-drive layout was seen as safer option that forgives a drivers bad behavior, according to period notes. This page was last edited on 2 February 2023, at 03:04. I gave away the car as it sat, never did fix it. Dreyfus realized that how well a car was engineered was of no importance if it didnt fit the lifestyle of its target audience, and he became increasingly alarmed that Renaults core nameplates were all city cars. Entry-level B-segment saloon. . Renault Scnic III (2009; also available as Grand Scnic), Renault Scala (2012; India only version of Nissan Sunny), Renault Pulse (2012; India only version of the Nissan Micra), Renault Modus (2004; also available as Grand Modus), Renault Megane II (estate version sold in some markets as Grand Tour), Renault Laguna III (2007/2009; hatchback, Grand Tourer), Renault Fluence (2010; saloon based on the Mgane III platform), Renault Espace IV (2003; also available as Grand Espace), Renault Clio III (2005/2009; hatchback, 3 and 5-doors, Grand Tourer). Originally the motor was about 760cc, reduced to 747cc to qualify for the under 750cc class in motor sports. Or subscribe without commenting. Ive been keeping a register of 4CV Beach Buggies (the proper name) for many years and would like to add yours to the list; Im wagering the fabrication number is in the 8845xx range I would buy it if I had a place to park it I owned two Renaults a R 16 and R 5 bothe great cars .. conventional body under which a pair of perimeter-shaped longitudinal box negative camber and more grip when cornering. His engine was stuck and he managed to get it free and running. tire was carried on its side under the front of the car, hidden behind a Renault caused a stir at the 1992 Paris Motor Show with the unveiling of a one-box city car with frog eyes: Twingo. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Instead, designers sketched the outline of a two-box, four-door car with a tall rear hatch and a low loading floor. likely to last for decades. Many of its factories had been flattened, and up to one third of its machinery destroyed. Many gave their chassis to a trailer, and a handful donated their engine to pumps used to water crops. Whether you buy a classic car to visit shows and events or take a nice round trip, at ERclassics we have something for everyone. And later, that same friends first car: a 58 4 CV! Have any of you owned a 4CV? Classics. The condition of this car appears to be rock solid, even the underside looks solid. Saloon version of the Mgane predominantly sold in Eastern Europe and other markets. Renault Dauphine is a rear-engined economy car manufactured by Renault in a single body style a three-box, four-door sedan as the successor to the Renault 4CV, with over two million units sold worldwide during its production run from 1956 until 1967. About 90 minutes away, we made many trips there. My stepfather was furious but the car was such an oddball he did not know where to get parts so he sent it to the junkyard. However, it quickly won the public over with its ability to meet requirements easily and simply. 03/04/2016. What a blast! years, a time when more and more Americans were turning to small, economical The front-hinged trunklid, in which the headlights http://www.weinberg.lu/. starting price ($1,645 at its U.S. introduction, or $150 more than a base VW Very dependable and fun to drive. Below you'll find a list of all the Renault cars & models on the road.
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