at the right time, when France's economy was picking up well, and when the
Cobra Steve and Howard, J.C. Whitney and Warshasky (spelling?) Classics. It was trashed- and from that day on it started right up and ran perfectly. (I tried in vain to post a photo, but kept getting error message! IMHO once they started down the improved/modern program, their service and parts availability went way down hill.
1960s Cars - Supercars.net You took the very words from me. The front-hinged trunklid, in which the headlights
Grabbing the shift lever AND/OR letting off the throttle. It became the best-selling car in France in 1962 (233,000 units were sold in 1963) and Renault built the millionth example in February 1966. The rear wheels were driven
I still own three: the aforementioned 56 Convertible, an all original 48, and the 59 I bought in 1963. The Renault 16 was styled by Gaston Juchet. 1956 Renault Dauphine The Glamorous Dauphine 1957-1959 Renault Dauphine Renault Dauphine of the Sixties 1956-1968 Renault Dauphine Specifications 1956 Renault Dauphine Renault's "princess" -- the 1956 Renault Dauphine -- made her public debut in March 1956, and the French were enthralled. You can probably tell that its a rear-engine car by the vented hood/bonnet in the back, or would that be a boot even though the engine is in the back?
A range of medium duty trucks for distribution. body-corrosion problems that came on with age were now well known, and the light
For a time, a Floride was the car
The centre was undergoing extensive modernization at the time, and the Renault 20 therefore became its first vehicle to be designed on a computer, using CAD techniques. One was my daily driver for 14 years, and carried me from Florida to North Carolina, then Texas (with a side trip to Mexico City), Colorado , upstate New York and finally Ohio, courtesy of the Air Force. Many gave their chassis to a trailer, and a handful donated their engine to pumps used to water crops. Sign up for the latest automotive news and videosin short, everything for people who love cars.
Different times! If the heavy engine and gearbox were mounted in the
The Clio is sold as the Renault Lutecia in Japan because Honda retains the rights to the name Clio; after the Honda Clio in 1984. Sub-4 meter three-row mini MPV mainly destined for the Indian market. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1960's Renault Cars Advertising stick Pin Badge Aluminium 21 x 13 mm at the best online prices at eBay! New
Probably more than you wanted to know about 4CVs, but to know em is toif not love emat least appreciate em. 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. For an even more enjoyable drive, passengers at the rear could also take advantage of the trays fitted on the backs of the front seats. Got her running a few weeks ago after a complete overhaul/balancing done by yours truly and presently sorting out detailsbut the 845cc engine is running like a Swiss watch! The four-cylinder
Several new variants joined the range during the 1970s, such as a long-wheelbase van (June 1975; called F6 starting in 1977) and a pickup made by coachbuilder Teilhol (July 1978). Keep me in the conversation via email. manufactured by IKA-Renault in Argentina. Some were turned into trailers; others became chicken coops. spring units (mounted inboard of the conventional coils) at the rear. 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. The seller says that its 100% rust-free and 100% original. The Renault 16 underwent a number of changes during its fifteen-year career, including a phase II version in 1971. Cars must no longer be just four seats and a boot. The R5 was sold in the US as Le Car, from 1976 to 1983. Less
teeming with these little four-seaters. We went into a new era with completely different cars. pressures --15 psi at the front and 23 psi at the rear -- could completely
The Dauphene had a push button automatic transmission. platform, albeit with a more powerful engine. At launch, the range included two basic models. Thats the one I saw. ", The Renault Dauphine's unit-construction bodyshell was really that of a
That must have been the same guy took the 4cv around the world posting online almost daily. Note he first cars with an average 105,9 kn/hour over 1597km all over Italy with mainly mountain roads. Find Your Car's Value. Classic. This rust-free all-original 1960 Renault 4CV has been off the road for 38 years and it looks like it has been saved from the ravages of decades of normal wear and tear, and also the blazing Arizona sun. Then, at the
The suspension, let's now be honest about this, was a
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. Launched with a 55 hp 1470cc engine, it moved upmarket with a 1565 cc version developing 85hp on the arrival of the TS version in 1968. Renault's "princess" -- the 1956 Renault Dauphine -- made her public debut in March 1956, and the
sleeves in the tail, and swathed it all in pretty and curvaceous
(some said fragile) construction was sometimes criticized. The standard 4 offered a similarly basic level of equipment and the bigger engine, while the upper-trim 4L (the name that continues to stick in the 2020s) got third side windows, chrome trim, and an ashtray, among other features. true or not. If you havent guessed, Im a big 4CV fan! The Dauphine has the same unit. the 1 millionth car being produced in 1960, a bit of midterm complacency might
The result of this creative thinking was cars like the Renault 4CV. Should dogs put their heads out car windows? Gordini was good for 0-60 times of around 20 seconds and a top speed of about
heard about Dauphine handling -- the nervous way in which it might pass a
The Renault 5 is a supermini produced by French automaker Renault. And, WW Warshawsky (spelling?) Twingo also featured a sliding rear seat, an innovation based on a historic patent filed by Louis Renault himself and inherited from the Renault16. up the R8's four-wheel disc brakes for 1964. It was Porsche who suggested changes to improve the weight distribution and roadholding, and for a time he toiled in Renault's own engineering workshops. A more powerful model, the 8 Major, was released in 1964, featuring an 1108 cc engine . Thanks Mike. AND it did not dent the roof! This thing is older than I am, believe it or not. It stood proud as the best-selling car brand in France thanks largely to the 4CV economy car, introduced in 1947. fourth-place car having survived a tumble into a ravine along the way. The Clio is one of only two cars, the other being the Volkswagen Golf, to have been voted European Car of the Year twice, in 1991 and 2006. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'barnfinds_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_13',148,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-barnfinds_com-large-leaderboard-2-0'); The engine should be Renaults 747 CC inline-four with 21 horsepower, give or take. You can find Renaults on best inexpensive cars as well as worst cars ever. The Renault 5 is a supermini produced by French automaker Renault. They had 3 speed, non-synchro 1st transmissions, and was aimed squarely at the VW. My college friend had one. fashionable machine. My best childhood friends mom owned a 57 and later a 61 4 CV. 1959. The Renault Dauphine enjoyed a long run -- 2 million of the little sedans were built between 1956 and 1958. In Australia they competed in the Redex Trials. Also just a few years ago I had a Dalphine pass me going a little over 70 mph toward the Canadian border on I5. ( oh boy, 30hp, but some had up to 55hp) Originally for the Dauphine, one could have been installed. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. the car was also under attack from within Renault itself: from below by the new
One competed in all three (it was also successful in hill climbs); it was one of only 2 cars to do so (the other was a Standard Vanguard). To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. . His engine was stuck and he managed to get it free and running. Class: Supermini Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY Renault Dauphine 131, Hyundai built the modern-day Pony we didnt even know we wanted. In these images kindly sent by Renaults archives department, we can trace the path the 4 took as it transitioned from a prototype to a production model. It took a long time to get the new R1090 project car ready for sale. You can actually see a bit of the fan, just to the left of the heater box. The Scnic concept car paved the way in 1996 for Mgane Scnic, the first ever compact MPV. Except for
While in French custody in 1946, the authorities sent him to look over the drawings of the impending 4CV model. 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. In the end, about 2 million of the little sedans were built, which made this a
The R5 was sold in the US as Le Car, from 1976 to 1983. Lets call it the engine cover until the angry comments roll in and Ill make a mental note of it for next time. RWD (rear-wheel drive), manual 3-speed gearbox. One of the options on these cars was an electric clutch. It combined the bodywork of the Renault 30, launched the previous year, with engines and equipment designed to make it far more affordable. A brand new Renault, the 760cc 4CV, went on sale in 1947. Entry-level B-segment hatchback sold in emerging markets. four-speed gearbox, too. Entry-level B-segment SUV mainly destined for the Indian market. Renault Renault 4 prototype, 1960. no separate clutch pedal. 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. Foot note: The lug wrench doubles as an engine crankjust in case the starter motor fails. There will always be the haters out there, but the cool factor of this car is undeniable. Unveiled at the 1965 Geneva Motor Show, the Renault 16 surprised visitors with its offbeat styling. introducing a new Dauphine suspension system, called Aerostable. Export sales accounted for almost half of the total with, for example, a special version tailored to the US market. Commercially, none of this seemed to matter very much. Could they really have
I raise my cold stein of beer (not a wine drinker) to you and propose a toast to the Little Car! Youd tell the person what you wanted, and lo and behold, it came down the belt. even hoped to sell big numbers in the USA, where the car first appeared in
The next day the car was gone. In early 1965, the brand unveiled an innovative new vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show: the Renault 16. They, at the time, were the king of oddball foreign car parts. The Clio has had substantial critical and commercial success, being consistently one of Europe's top-selling cars since its launch, and it is largely credited with restoring Renault's reputation and stature after a difficult second half of the 1980s. Said Renault of the process, "Arctic conditions were sampled in the North Cape area [of Europe] by one car, another car was sent to work in the Swiss mountains, and a third to the United States. 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. The Renault 16 also marked its time with its modern, avant-garde technical characteristics. Put into perspective, this car was manufactured a mere 15 years following the war! Thats longer than a lot of Barn Finds readers have been alive so its nothing to sneeze at, as nobody that young says, ever. on a car with no less than 55 bhp that could beat 90 mph. cars, particularly in the U.S. (The Dauphine further proved its performance
To keep up with Renault Group in real time. "1956-1968 Renault Dauphine"
This ultra-rare 1960 Henney Kilowatt is the perfect restomod EV The seller has gone through the entire brake system and the fuel tank, and it also has a fresh oil change, a new battery, new plugs, and wires, but it could use a carb cleaning due to sitting for so long. excited, though; this was not a replacement for the agricultural swing-axle
However, it quickly won the public over with its ability to meet requirements easily and simply. And later, that same friends first car: a 58 4 CV! however. lights (0-60 mph in about 31 seconds), one that couldn't afford to dispute the
was the same building with the SAME catalog, but sometimes the pricing was slightly different? In America specifically, some other factors were at work
Hi Mike, How can I get in touch with you? The factory quit installing the manifolds after the 59 model year, but all US-bound cars got the nice valve covers through the end of 61 production. Howard A, I grew up (and survived) in Gary, IN, and also made trips to JC Whitney on Archer. The next owner of this car will definitely be the only one at the local car gathering as so few have survived. Renault released one final limited-edition model named Bye-Bye in 1992. rack-and-pinion steering, on a detachable front cross member. They had a walk up counter, the building was like 5 stories high and a conveyor belt. The condition of this car appears to be rock solid, even the underside looks solid. Same engine and transaxle as this car, I believe. Of course, battery costs will need to come down significantly for any reborn 4 to be more than a mere pastiche of the affordable original. Nearly an automotive deity, the 4 did it all: commuter, farm hand, mail truck, police car. The history of Renaults family cars started fifty years ago in France during the post-war boom. Make: Citroen Model: Citroen DS It is finished in blue with a white roof over brown upholstery . Although the Dauphine was soon outshone by the new
It also included central locking and inertia reel seatbelts, innovative features that contributed to quality of life for Renault 16 owners. sections, with substantial cross-bracing, had been welded. tame that problem. It was even a race car, placing second in the 1979 Paris-Dakar, behind a Range Rover. coil-spring/telescopic dampers sitting atop the swing tubes (Renault called
Don't get too
. With three days to go the bidding is up to $6,500! Radiator is right in front of the engine, to the rear of the back seat. It must be viewed as a volume.
Renault Cars That People Drove In The 80s - In the 1980s B-segment SUV based on the Clio platform. commercial success by any standards. 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.. (Even in 1956 Road &
GTL models stood out with their bumperettes, plastic cladding on the sides, and an extra vent below the grille (requiring the front license plate be moved to the bumper). The electric clutch disengages 2 ways. The car was offered with 3/5-door hatchback body shapes between the years 1977 and 1983. Hello Girls & Boys, Assembled alongside the R30and R16 at Sandouville between 1976 and 1984, the R20 was sold in more than 600,000 examples.