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"Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'" (otto-the-croatian) 04/09/2020 at 08:41 • Filed to: hour rule

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Renault Project H1 prototype

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 04/09/2020 at 08:50

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Merci Twingo H1

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 04/09/2020 at 09:00

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I which they had gone through with that, then I could lust over one  as a pairing for the 17 instead of a CX (which I desperately want, but have no need for) .

kanadanmajava1 > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 04/09/2020 at 09:18

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I think the name was just Project H not Project H1.

But the car is an interesting one. I think it’s the first one that was planned to be powered the V8 engin e that was developed together with Peugeot . This poor engine was later shortened as the V6 PRV engine. The car  was also rear wheel driven .

“The long hood hid a 3.5-liter V-8 fed by a pair of double-barrel carburetors and bolted to a four-speed manual transmission that spun the rear wheels. Peugeot and Renault both assigned their brightest engineers to the eight-cylinder’s development. While specifications were never released to the public, Project H sounded more like a Mercedes-Benz than a Renault on paper, but it would have cost considerably less. ”

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > kanadanmajava1 04/09/2020 at 10:20

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Yep, sorry the H1 was left in because of the file name. If that V8 was put in something like that, and was successfu l, I think it could have had quite an impact on the European, or at least French automotive future. It would presumably then be stuck in Volvos, as well.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 04/09/2020 at 11:47

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I’m still seeing a little bit of Gen I Quattroporte in those lines... Wasn’t this the period when Maserati ownership was being passed around like the clap?

kanadanmajava1 > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 04/09/2020 at 13:02

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I like how it looks. The proto type was built in ‘ 67 or ‘68. It would have look quite modern in those days.

It did have weird looking hubcaps too but they seem to have gone missing.

While I was searching for more pictures I did found this. Apparently a long wheelbase sedan also existed. The interior looks pretty empty so it doesn’t seem to be a working proto type. The bumpers have similar styling with the fastback but they are not identical.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 04/09/2020 at 15:10

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OK, I am liking that a lot...especially the rear end styling and the way the bumper melds into the tails/turn signals...very pretty!

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > kanadanmajava1 04/10/2020 at 15:16

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Wow what a weird thing.