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Notice : In 64 Renault said R4 and R8, in 71 it is Renault 4 and Renault 8.
Only people will continue to say R4 and R8 ... and even 4L for the Renault 4
The 4L, most popular version of the early R4, here a pre-serie model shoted in August 1961.
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I come back to the Renault Rambler seen above in Renault catalog 1964 :
For the Frégate stopping in 1960, the national régie has no more up'market car in its range. To go quickly and to save some money, it is decided to sign some agreements with the American constructor AMC. In November 1961, Renault has the license for assembling one of its models, the Classic Six, in Belgium at Haren Renault factory.
Model 1962
Model 1963
The engine is a 6 aligned cylinder 3.2 liter
Model 1964
Model 1965
New engine 3.2 liter for 1965
As you can notice it, the American car body is changing nearly every year according the fashion. Not very cool for the customer who spends some money for a car that is never up to date. Simca did the same thing in France.
For the Frégate stopping in 1960, the national régie has no more up'market car in its range. To go quickly and to save some money, it is decided to sign some agreements with the American constructor AMC. In November 1961, Renault has the license for assembling one of its models, the Classic Six, in Belgium at Haren Renault factory.
Model 1962
Model 1963
The engine is a 6 aligned cylinder 3.2 liter
Model 1964
Model 1965
New engine 3.2 liter for 1965
As you can notice it, the American car body is changing nearly every year according the fashion. Not very cool for the customer who spends some money for a car that is never up to date. Simca did the same thing in France.
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Model 1966
Model 1967
AMC replace the Classic Six by the Rebel 3.8 Liter (always aligned 6 cylinder).
Last Rambler Renault stand at Paris motorshow 1966. With years this car is more and more big, too big for the average european customer. The market become too small and the fabrication in Belgium is stopped, two years before Rambler US itself.
An armoured Rambler for General de Gaulle?
After the attack of "Petit Clamart" in August 1962, Roger Frey, responsible of the President de Gaulle security, wanted to order an armoured car for him. The bodyworker Henri Chapron was chosen to create this armoured Rambler (the Citroën DS was barely impossible to armour).
Surprise of the general standing on the Elysées gate : "Where is my car?" he asked. It was finished!
Everybody knew that he hated the armoured cars and the vehicle was however ordered! He will never get into.
Armoured indeed but where is the room for the General de Gaulle legs? The wheelbase is 38 centimeter shorter than the one of the DS.
Model 1967
AMC replace the Classic Six by the Rebel 3.8 Liter (always aligned 6 cylinder).
Last Rambler Renault stand at Paris motorshow 1966. With years this car is more and more big, too big for the average european customer. The market become too small and the fabrication in Belgium is stopped, two years before Rambler US itself.
An armoured Rambler for General de Gaulle?
After the attack of "Petit Clamart" in August 1962, Roger Frey, responsible of the President de Gaulle security, wanted to order an armoured car for him. The bodyworker Henri Chapron was chosen to create this armoured Rambler (the Citroën DS was barely impossible to armour).
Surprise of the general standing on the Elysées gate : "Where is my car?" he asked. It was finished!
Everybody knew that he hated the armoured cars and the vehicle was however ordered! He will never get into.
Armoured indeed but where is the room for the General de Gaulle legs? The wheelbase is 38 centimeter shorter than the one of the DS.
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August 1967 : Citroën present the Dyane.
This drawing published some weeks before the launch seem far from the reality.
2 CV 1/2 because just between 2 CV and Ami 6 (3 CV)
"It is fixed... but badly" : Obviously Jean-Paul Thévenet, tester-journalist at "L'Automobile", don't like the Dyane 6, a Dyane equiped with the Ami 6 motor. This muscled version appear only 5 months after the original model that had a too weak engine derived from the 2CV one.
This drawing published some weeks before the launch seem far from the reality.
2 CV 1/2 because just between 2 CV and Ami 6 (3 CV)
"It is fixed... but badly" : Obviously Jean-Paul Thévenet, tester-journalist at "L'Automobile", don't like the Dyane 6, a Dyane equiped with the Ami 6 motor. This muscled version appear only 5 months after the original model that had a too weak engine derived from the 2CV one.
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