A thing rarely seen

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 05/22/2017 at 05:56 • Filed to: Renault, 18

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One of these things, confirming the status of France as one big open air motor museum.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin 05/22/2017 at 06:00

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whoa, haven’t seen one of them in years.

Flavien Vidal > Cé hé sin 05/22/2017 at 06:00

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I’m gonna go ahead and guess that there is a 100% chance that this picture was taken in Bretagne lol

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Cé hé sin 05/22/2017 at 06:09

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We parted one of those out a few years back. It took about 20 minutes to have the complete front end (bumper, lights, wings, hood) removed. it was perfect to work on

Cé hé sin > Flavien Vidal 05/22/2017 at 06:19

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Mais oui! Livré-sur-Changeon, pres de Fougères.

Cé hé sin > pip bip - choose Corrour 05/22/2017 at 06:20

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Me neither!

Flavien Vidal > Cé hé sin 05/22/2017 at 06:23

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Yeah, I actually wanted to say there was a 100% chance that it was in Illes et Vilaine too but didn’t want to take the risk haha

kanadanmajava1 > Cé hé sin 05/22/2017 at 07:00

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During our largest classic car show, I saw one rough looking 18 in the parking lot. It had some “Tour de France” decals and it was carrying a vintage French bicycle on the roof rack. I have a picture, but not with me currently.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Cé hé sin 05/22/2017 at 07:16

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Hey!

We

have

modern

cars

too!

Jobjoris > Cé hé sin 05/22/2017 at 07:22

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When in college I drove on of these for a few months. Exact same color. Exact same non-existing shine. Exact same beige interior. I moved a bag of concrete dry mix in it but the thing was full of holes so after a pretty heavy rainfall the somewhat tore bag got all soaked up creating a pretty straight concrete floor in the trunk. From that moment on every car accommodating on the road at night gave a light signal for my beams pointing all the way into their face. Epic times. What a car.

duurtlang > Cé hé sin 05/22/2017 at 08:12

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With some of the cars you select I something think it might be more due to the Irish tendency of disposing cars prematurely (?). This type of Renault however is something I haven’t seen in a very, very long time.

Also, 3 bolt wheels on a car that (relatively) large.

fintail > Cé hé sin 05/22/2017 at 09:21

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These were actually sold in Murka for a few years during peak malaise. I doubt the ownership experience helped the brand remain viable.

Cé hé sin > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 05/22/2017 at 09:52

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Les Laguna comme ça, elles sont partout. Les 505, malheuresement, sont (sauf les vôtres...) disparu.

Cé hé sin > fintail 05/22/2017 at 09:55

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They used to sell a model called the 18 American which was American spec in so far as it had the same colour scheme and wheels. Not the sealed beams and battering ram bumpers obviously.

fintail > Cé hé sin 05/22/2017 at 12:00

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I prefer to call them park benches. I bet they could take a bump, and I bet depreciation on these things was catastrophic. Haven’t seen one in probably 15 years.

Cé hé sin > fintail 05/22/2017 at 12:12

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I’ve driven one (R18 automatic, it was a specific model as per Renault policy of the time) in the distant past. It went well enough as I recall.

Cé hé sin > duurtlang 05/22/2017 at 12:17

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Other than the most recent - 5, 19 and 21 - you don’t see numbered Renaults even in France now.

I had hoped something interesting like a DS might appear but they’re too old - and worth too much - to be daily drivers. Plenty of 2CVs though.

fintail > Cé hé sin 05/22/2017 at 13:04

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I think those were sold on this side of the pond for model years 1980-83, maybe some into 84. The complex shape of the fuel filler flap catches my eye. I am sure for the time, they weren’t particularly bad.

We also got the Fuego, an 18 wagon, and of course the 5/LeCar.

Cé hé sin > fintail 05/22/2017 at 15:38

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Oddly, you also got four studs per wheel.

fintail > Cé hé sin 05/22/2017 at 16:10

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I am pretty sure the average North American car shopper in 1980 would have freaked out over only 3.