It was a busy place. The name combines the French word "Avant" and the English word "time", with the latter using the English /tam/ rather than French pronunciation /tim/. The
4s were so cheap and disposable that French students started organizing raids in Africa, like the 4L Trophy, whose routes were often better suited to a Land Cruiser than to a front-wheel-drive hatchback. When I bought my Decapotable many years ago I got in touch with an owner on a 1956 Decapotable who said he could only find 5 in the US, my car was the 6th, pretty cool. The R5 was sold in the US as Le Car, from 1976 to 1983. December 1966, though the higher-powered Gordini types carried on until 1968. Renault faced more than a sudden spate of Yank competitors,
If its got wheels and runs lets race it! There was also growing disenchantment with its service support in the
The result of this creative thinking was cars like the Renault 4CV. The large black unit on the passenger side of the engine compartment (right of the engine) is the heater box. Front seatbelts became standard in April 1970, September 1970 brought a 12-volt electrical system, and a bigger 782-cc engine arrived in September 1971. Launched in 1987, the Renault 21 Nevada was based on the R21 family hatchback. Everything you have
Youd tell the person what you wanted, and lo and behold, it came down the belt. conventional body under which a pair of perimeter-shaped longitudinal box
They had a walk up counter, the building was like 5 stories high and a conveyor belt. true or not. But wait, theres more, my first car was one of these vehicles! (we only had gravel and dirt) So it was rev up the engine and let go of the shift lever and let the tire spin. Shortly after its debut in 1956, the Dauphine transformed Renault into a true global player; it was remarkably popular in America until quality-related problems torpedoed its career, and it was even built and sold by Alfa Romeo in Italy. Later carsespecially GTLsmake excellent daily drivers. What blast! world was still looking for really modern-looking cars, the Dauphine was soon a
The Scnic concept car paved the way in 1996 for Mgane Scnic, the first ever compact MPV. The series, which entered production in 1961 and would be produced for over 30 years, was a successor to the Renault 4CV which had been produced .