fashionable Floride models -- called Caravelles in the USA -- with styling by Frua, and bodyshell manufacture by specialist The Dauphine has the same unit. Ran across one at Yellowstone Park in 2010 traveling around the world. The suspension, let's now be honest about this, was a We lived out in the boonies where at the ripe age of 11. Check out this cool 1985 Renault Alliance DL convertible with only 2 . Want to join Renault Group? Probably more than you wanted to know about 4CVs, but to know em is toif not love emat least appreciate em. Originally marketed as "a higher-range alternative to the Twingo and Clio", it is targeted at people who want the practicality and versatility of the larger Renault Scnic but without the added size. Call it the blue-jeans car, Dreyfus wrote in 1956. Builder's Guides. from the main body structure. -- the package world was still looking for really modern-looking cars, the Dauphine was soon a All passengers had their own folding, removable, swivel seat. Hello Girls & Boys, 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. Some were turned into trailers; others became chicken coops. ( oh boy, 30hp, but some had up to 55hp) Originally for the Dauphine, one could have been installed. Im guessing its a one speed? Its presence was indicated by an Automatic badge on the tailgate. Neighbors daughter bought one as her first car. This ultra-rare 1960 Henney Kilowatt is the perfect restomod EV Commercially, none of this seemed to matter very much. There was also a large mechanically conventional 2-litre 4-cylinder car, the Renault Fregate, from 1951 to 1960. Learn more! Not benji, the car! 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). Renault - Wikipedia For many years, only hardcore fans cared enough about the 4 to preserve it. How could such a car be built in a nation devastated by war as recently as 1945? We are working on four major areas of innovation in order to develop the mobility of the future. Maybe it all looked technically elegant, and maybe the We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Sign up for the latest automotive news and videosin short, everything for people who love cars. I didnt start paying for my 4s until about 2017, which is when values began to rise. 4 CV 4CV (R 1060) - discontinued in October Normale / Luxe berline (R4 cyl, 760 cc, 18 ch) Dcapotable (R4 cyl, 760 cc, 18 ch) Grand Luxe berline (R4 cyl, 760 cc, 21 ch) Commerciale (R 2070) (R4 cyl, 760 cc, 18 ch) 4CV (R 1062) - new model in October (Paris) Normale berline (R4 cyl, 748 cc, 17 ch) Luxe berline (R4 cyl, 748 cc, 17 ch) . gasoline (petrol) engine with displacement: 845 cm3 / 51.4 cui, advertised power: 19.8 25 kW / 27 34 hp / 27 34 PS ( DIN SAE ), torque: 57 59 Nm / 42 44 lb-ft, more data: 1960 IKA-Renault Dauphine (man. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. The seats were cheap hard plastic bucket style chairs from a discount drug store. It was a competitor for the likes of Opel Ascona/Vauxhall Cavalier/Ford Sierra in Europe, and Holden Calais/Toyota Corona in Australia. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Although the Dauphine was soon outshone by the new Irony of ironies, Porsche himself even played a hand in the new small Renault. I own a Renault 4CV Ghia Resort Special (AKA Jolly). cars, particularly in the U.S. (The Dauphine further proved its performance (I think that started when they went for BK reorganization) It used to be, you could depend on them to have anything you needed in a couple of different quality scales. During World War II, France had been under Nazi occupation for four years. Without the Beetle, maybe, there might not have been a Chevrolet Corvair, a Renault 4CV -- or the Dauphine. When youre dealing with under 25 horsepower, wearing your lighter, summer toupee can make a real difference in merging. In 2013 I learned that one project on the table was a modern-day version of the 4, which has never been shown to the public. manufactured by IKA-Renault in Argentina. We can remenber the class win in the 1954 MILLE MIGLIA, and the 5 first places in the category tourism cars. The more volume-oriented variant was the 4, which used a 747-cc four-cylinder tuned to develop 26.5 horses. Howard A, I grew up (and survived) in Gary, IN, and also made trips to JC Whitney on Archer. Classic. Yes, I have owned a 4CV. I raise my cold stein of beer (not a wine drinker) to you and propose a toast to the Little Car! A very cool car IMHO ( but there again I own a Thing, had a Moke and love Citroens too!). And it worked! IMHO once they started down the improved/modern program, their service and parts availability went way down hill. The shift linkage consequently went straight through the dashboard, over the engine, and down into the transmission at a 90-degree angle. The Renault 16 offered versatility to a degree previously unknown beyond estate cars. Unveiled at the 1965 Geneva Motor Show, the Renault 16 surprised visitors with its offbeat styling. 4-door sedan body type. It was a cranky little thing. Rode many places with them in them. For the sporty driver, the main advantage was that when only Ohter Renault Cars List Renault Clio Renault Kangoo Renault Laguna Coupe Renault Koleos Renault Master Renault has several famous vehicles. Either way, this fact-based list can be a resource for you as a car enthusiast or a shopper in the market for a Renault. It was 4.64 meters long, 18 centimeters longer than the vehicle on which it was based, enabling it to carry objects of up to 2.10metres in length. At the same time the fierce faster, and more sporting models. 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. existing small cars from Rambler and Studebaker on the market for 1960, all the imports -- even Volkswagen -- suffered to some degree. Small van under the Kangoo, heavily based on the Dacia Dokker. Renault cars during this time period had two model lines; the economy four-cylinder engine models that in the 1930s became the suffix "Quatre" and the luxury six-cylinder models that were initially sold with the suffix "-six" that later became the suffix "Stella". 120 Renault 1950-1980 ideas | renault, classic cars, vintage cars Before long, 700 Renault Dauphines were being built every day, the Renault organized the 4s press launch in southern France during the summer of 1961, and it publicly unveiled the model at the Paris auto show that same year. Despite its clearly unconventional looks, Pierre Dreyfus gave the Renault 16 his approval, stating that it would be a car for families attracted by modern consumer society. The You can actually see a bit of the fan, just to the left of the heater box. 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. Instead, designers sketched the outline of a two-box, four-door car with a tall rear hatch and a low loading floor. introducing a new Dauphine suspension system, called Aerostable. He offered it to me for free, with title. Dauphine. New options for the year included The Renault Caravelle is a sports car manufactured and marketed by Renault for model years 1958-1968 in a single generation as a rear-engine, rear-drive open two/four-seater designed by Pietro Frua of Carrozzeria Ghia, using the floorpan and engine of the Renault Dauphine.. Outside of North America and Britain it was, until 1962, marketed under the nameplate Renault Floride. But how could such a pretty and appealing little car as the Renault Dauphine come from a company that had lain in ruins only 10 years earlier? In 1965, Renault introduced the Renault 16, the ideal car for enjoying The current bid price is $3,250 but the reserve isnt met. Even Many were built on a tight budget and ended up in the local wrecking yards after something failed. In early 1965, the brand unveiled an innovative new vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show: the Renault 16. 1956-1968 Renault Dauphine | HowStuffWorks Renault Car Models List | Complete List of All Renault Models 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. It also included central locking and inertia reel seatbelts, innovative features that contributed to quality of life for Renault 16 owners. The idea was to design a sort of family nest. Nearly 62 percent of the Dauphine's weight was carried by the 1956-1968 Renault Dauphine Specifications, Special Offer on Antivirus Software From HowStuffWorks and TotalAV Security, 1st-3.70:1; 2nd-1.81:1; 3rd-1.07:1; reverse-3.70:1, independent coil-spring-and-wishbone with antiroll bar and tubular shock absorbers, independent swing axle with coil springs and tubular shock absorbers. windshield in no time at all), and it wasn't long before customers discovered Tank you! payload increased. "1956-1968 Renault Dauphine" Although somewhat vague, these simple directives shaped the 4. 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. . Below you'll find a list of all the Renault cars & models on the road. fashionable machine. 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. 100,000th car being produced in March 1957. Rebadged and restyled Dacia Dokker produced in Argentina and sold throughout South America. Cool little car. In 1969, the Renault 16 became the first French car to feature a French-built automatic gearbox, for an easier driving experience. (Even in 1956 Road & contact me at mike7353ataoldotcom. We agreed on $5. With R-Space, Renault set its sights on the future with an approach to mobility that is both dynamic and positive. The history of Renaults family cars started fifty years ago in France during the post-war boom. The Renault 5 is a supermini produced by French automaker Renault. Renault chose to use a longitudinally-mounted drivetrain, but it flipped it around. When I married my soon-to-be-Bride, her daily ride was a Dauphine, so that bit of trivia has stuck w/me . Auction update: this 4CV sold for $6,500. We took the head off, soaked the cylinders in oil, got them all to turn but one, popped the liner out of the block, we pounded it down with a baseball bat( stupid kids), new head gasket from JC Whitney, who had all the foreign car parts at the time, and got it running. 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. Rebadged Dacia Dokker for Middle East, African and South American markets without the presence of Dacia. mere hundreds per year in the early Fifties, shot up in the decade's latter Manage Settings 56 with a sunroof in a similar color. It stood proud as the best-selling car brand in France thanks largely to the 4CV economy car, introduced in 1947. Gordini was good for 0-60 times of around 20 seconds and a top speed of about CLASSIC.COM is a trademark of CLASSIC.COM LLC. 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. that the engine is stowed in the rear but push up to some high-speed (across the street for the Chicago PD) I have been there many times in the past. Israel: Kaiser-Frazer in Israel manufactured the Renault Dauphine 845 cc between 1957 and 1960 later in 1963 also the Hino Contessa 900 with the Dauphine's platform. Espace was the first vehicle to ship with Renaults celebrated 1980s slogan: les voitures vivreor "There's more to life with Renault". I do remember Warshawsky had the adjacent street address. At least the Dauphine had frugality going for it. abandoned Grand Prix racing, and was looking for work. Renault Classic Cars | Renault oldtimers for sale at E&R Classic Cars! Radiator is right in front of the engine, to the rear of the back seat. mixture of the sensible and the bizarre. 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. In the mid 1960s, Renault Australia was set up in Heidelberg, Melbourne. So, if one wants exclusivity, this car is for you! They were assembled in England and in Australia (Sydney and Melbourne); there was a van version as well. 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. As a fellow member of the 1-2-4 club (something missing), I must confess I have been working on my Dauphine for the last couple of years. My stepfather was fixing it up and tore part of the engine down and put the parts on top of the garbage cans in the garage. It's the 250 GTO, one of the most desirable and expensive cars on the planet. At launch, the range included two basic models. 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. When it hits home, even better. They About 90 minutes away, we made many trips there. Named 3, the entry-level variant was powered by a 603-cc four-cylinder engine that developed 22.5 horsepower. My first car was a 4-CV. 1960s Cars - Supercars.net It took a long time to get the new R1090 project car ready for sale. Would love to hear from you. 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. four-speed gearbox, too. There will always be the haters out there, but the cool factor of this car is undeniable. Must have been a long two weeks waiting for that head gasket to arrive from J.C. Whitney. lights (0-60 mph in about 31 seconds), one that couldn't afford to dispute the Longer than the Renault 16, it kept the tailgate and 96 hp 1647cc engine fitted on the TX version. It must be viewed as a volume. Selecting front-wheel-drivea solution already in the works for the Estafette vancleared up valuable space in the cabin. Car Models ListRelease: All ideas written on our website are for informatory designs only. The rear wheels were driven But this is another story. It was 1970, I didnt have my license yet, my brother did, and Im not sure how we found it, but was in the back row of the now defunct Milrace Motors, in Thiensville, Wis. Keeping pace with social trends, the brand has extensive expertise in the design of family vehicles. The qualities of this industrial venture were also recognized by the automotive industry. this one should be stored in a vacuum flask. Required fields are marked *. 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. Sub-4 meter three-row mini MPV mainly destined for the Indian market. Renault built the five millionth 4 in December 1977, but sales nose-dived in the early 1980s as more modern rivals, such as the Fiat Panda, arrived on the scene. I thought at the time this was clever as to give folks the impression they were two separate companies when in fact it was the same one! The price was right at $1,700 on average, and the gas mileage was a very impressive 39 mpg combined. In normal mode, you would just gas the engine and as the voltage came up from the generator the clutch would automatically engage. 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! Ok, some of you guys (and gals) may have heard this story before. "Our [earlier] cars were not fully prepared to meet the demands of The Renault Clio is a supermini car, produced by the French automobile manufacturer Renault. Los Angeles, 1960s | Hemmings 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. mettle by winning the punishing 1958 Monte Carlo Rally.). 1985 Renault R5 Turbo II . spring units (mounted inboard of the conventional coils) at the rear. My college friend had one. fourth-place car having survived a tumble into a ravine along the way. Unhappily for Renault, at that stage, it knew no more than Dr. Whoever buys this oneI bought out the USs largest Renault dealership when they folded in 1974 and have lots to NOS stuff in my basementand in Europe parts for 4CVs are like parts for Model As in the USalmost everything is available. Renault and the familiy cars : 50 years of history since the Renault 16 I still own three: the aforementioned 56 Convertible, an all original 48, and the 59 I bought in 1963. It worked like a pre-selector activating the clutch and selecting the next gear. in the extreme tail with cooling outlet vents in the engine lid -- I nearly Later carsespecially GTLsmake excellent daily drivers. When new domestic compacts from Ford, Chrysler, and Chevrolet joined Should dogs put their heads out car windows? The car's name, 4CV, is the abbreviation of the French quatre chevaux or 'four horses,' referring to the engine's tax classification, i.e., four taxable horsepower. It does run and having such an original car would be fun. Renault sold its R4, R8 and R10 models from 1961, replacing them with the popular R12 in 1968. . In 2021, rumors suggest the 4 will be reborn as an EV, inevitably, in the 2020s. In the end, about 2 million of the little sedans were built, which made this a Cars were equipped with range of engines of 1289 - 1397 cc (78.4 - 85.1 cui) displacement, delivering 38 - 44.7 kW (52 - 61 PS, 51 - 60 hp) of power. 3) Horsepower/Torque Curve. Hope I have transmit to you that feeling and it will make your day.. Dont know anything about these, but it looks like a VW Bug and a 48 Plymouths love child, Dont know anything about these, but it looks like a VW Bug and a 48 Plymouths love child, A few more 4CV facts and answers to some of the comments posted: Renault, never likely to miss too many publicity tricks, We had one when I was a kid. semi on the Interstate, and the skittish way it crossed high exposed The Scnic concept car was unveiled the 1991 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was in beautiful condition and really surprised me. It is essentially a taller version of the Clio and, as such, shares its platform and much of its engine range with the Clio's latest incarnation. bridges -- was true. in basic form, with very little improvement in performance. Led by the Dauphine, Renault sold 91,073 cars in the States in They had 3 speed, non-synchro 1st transmissions, and was aimed squarely at the VW. It joined the range of Renault MPVs in 1996, slotting in between Twingo and Espace. called it a "trunklid," though that was at the front -- and neat air intakes (some said fragile) construction was sometimes criticized. With more than 200,000 Dauphines being built every year, and this setup gave a softer ride in most conditions, it firmed up rapidly as the They had a walk up counter, the building was like 5 stories high and a conveyor belt. The next owner of this car will definitely be the only one at the local car gathering as so few have survived. Renault did outsell VW for at least several months in 1958/59. He also indirectly spawned one of Frances most popular cars: the Renault 4. My brother painted it in my parents garage with an electric sprayer, and turned out okay, took it to school couple times, but after the 2nd time it ended up on the school steps, we left it home. But it fits the story line. Many of its factories had been flattened, and up to one third of its machinery destroyed. 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. 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. More than a new car, it was a new automotive concept, designed in cooperation with Matra: the MPV. . We went into a new era with completely different cars. Renault In these images kindly sent by Renault's archives department, we can trace the path the 4 took as it transitioned from a prototype to a production model. The Renault Avantime is a coup multi-purpose vehicle marketed by the French manufacturer Renault, designed and manufactured by Matra, between 2001 and 2003. PU ready for the move to Nevada in 1983) If you old like me, then you remember the old squeaky wooden floor hardware stores where if you knew where to look, or the employee knew where to look, they had anything AND everything you needed. were mounted, flipped up to reveal a seven-cubic-foot cargo hold. This line of thinking is fundamental for Renault, which will continue to pursue its approach based on family cars. Since Dauphine parts bolt right inand its a wet liner engineone can up the cars performance by using larger Dauphine pistons and liners, or even aftermarket sets thatll boost the displacement to 904cc. One of the best-selling French cars was soon to be born. But for sure a wonderful bottle LA PORTE DU CIEL chateau la Negly from Languedoc Roussillon, will be as exotic as the 4CV but definitively boost your imagination and open to you the French Horizon. 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 .. 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. From 1968 with the TS version, for Tourisme Sportif or sport tourer, a range of innovative new features became standard, including a defrosting rear window, additional quartz halogen headlights, two-speed windscreen wipers with four-jet washers and an interior rearview mirror with day/night settings. Renault considered resurrecting the 4 in the early 2010s, as a replacement for the Modus. excited, though; this was not a replacement for the agricultural swing-axle Dauphine an all-synchromesh three-speed gearbox. I know that there are but even a Subaru 360 seems fancier inside than this 4CV does. . 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. gordini valve cover? The Dauphene had a push button automatic transmission. They have typically French engineeringwhich isnt necessaryily bad, just different. The original 4CVs were 19 hp, upped to 21, then 26 as octane ratings in Europe improved. The condition of this car appears to be rock solid, even the underside looks solid. Put into perspective, this car was manufactured a mere 15 years following the war! a price cut instituted for 1961 couldn't help the Dauphine. In America specifically, some other factors were at work Rebadged third-generation Dacia Logan. A range of heavy duty trucks for long-distance. motor, a Billancourt(?) We got Renault parts, Volvo parts, Alfa Spyder, even a complete exhaust system for my brothers A-H 100-6. It was previously revealed in 1998 as a concept-car, although the following production model does not have very much in common with it. 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. When he joined Renault in 1958, Gaston Juchets first job was the renewal of Frgate, or project 114. Then, at the Nameplate was revived in 2021, previously the predecessor of the Kangoo. Since Dauphine parts bolt right in-and it's a wet liner engine-one can up the car's performance by using larger Dauphine pistons and liners, or even . the next few years, it never again produced anything that looked quite as cute. that was 845 ccs, and a bit more hp. For the 1960 model year, Renault astonished everyone by Its owners gained access to modern consumer society and a new automotive experience. magazine advertising when it introduced the R8's successor, the 10, for 1967. Thats the one I saw. From the start, the Renault16 was designed as a family car, fundamentally different from the competition. Blue jeans are still everywhere, and sixty years after its launch, the 4 endures in its own way. In the space of four years, they designed a vehicle of original architecture combining an array of technical and practical innovations with a functional design. A brand new Renault, the 760cc 4CV, went on sale in 1947. The vast 410 dm3 boot could be accessed either via the tailgate or the rear window. Before French law allowed for a third week of paid leave, Renault already gave its workers this extra break (1955), and later even gave them a fourth week off work (1962). Mar 8, 2014 - Explore Jean-Marc's board "Renault 1950-1980", followed by 546 people on Pinterest. Keep me in the conversation via email. had ever taken heed of criticism over the handling problems -- if Porsche could Crucially, it needed to be offered in several variants, including a hatchback and a van, so Renault opted for body-on-frame construction early in development. The Renault 5 achieved, like the original Mini, a cult status. This new hatchback featured an original body shape: a two-box design with a tailgate for accessing the boot. . The electric clutch disengages 2 ways. at the right time, when France's economy was picking up well, and when the Saloon version of the Mgane predominantly sold in Eastern Europe and other markets.