"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
02/02/2019 at 18:17 • Filed to: Renault 4, Renault 3
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"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
02/02/2019 at 18:17 • Filed to: Renault 4, Renault 3 | 2
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This is an early
Renault 4. They were everywhere in France at one time and were commercially much more successful than the self consciously weird 2CV. Note the simple ve
ntilatio
n arrangements. Open a flap,air comes in.
This looks to be another example.
It’s not. It’s an R3. Same car, smaller engine so that it could be 3 CV or French tax horsepower. It didn’t catch on because nobody wanted it known that they were so financially challenged that they had to save a few francs on road tax.
I didn’t know that.
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Cé hé sin
02/02/2019 at 19:38 |
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Hmmm...were the bumpers on the 3CV all that plain tube looking arrangement? I sortof like that in a utilitarian sort of way! :)
Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen
> Cé hé sin
02/02/2019 at 19:40 |
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I wonder when they gave up on model numbers equaling tax rating. By the end R4s came with several engines, the largest would have been 8 or 10 CV’s worth.
DipodomysDeserti
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02/02/2019 at 19:57 |
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‘60s era GM vehicles used a similar ventilation system, but they put the flap in the wheel well so a s to not disrupt the aesthetics of the body. Make America Visually Pleasing Again!
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Cé hé sin
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
02/03/2019 at 14:27 |
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I think they were. The R4 was available in the same minimalist spec with tubular bumpers and no rear side windows but not commonly sold that way
. The R3 only lasted a year or so and s
ubsequently the basic R
4 was dropped.