And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
They sold millions. It was a successful model for Renault. By the way properly tuned Dauphines would regularly beat large American V8s in racing series (just like Minis did). You can do a lot with a few HP if your vehicle is also light and you know what you are doing.
My dad had one of those for a while between the '49 Ford panel truck and the Valiant station wagon. I thought the Renault was pretty cool. When I put rings in it, the gasket set didn't come with a gasket for the water pump so I made one out of shirt cardboard. I was only sixteen, and my only experience was with a '50 Studebaker so give me a break. The cardboard didn't last but he had traded it for the Valiant by then.
My buddy was given a new one on his 17th birthday, (Yeah, I'm old). 5 teens rode in it from ME to CT for a car show. Great show but the POS couldn't make it all the way back to ME. Wasn't able to take a heavy load for hours on an interstate.
I owned one of those for awhile. It had one blown cylinder, but it still did fine on three. Traded it in for a Renault 12, one of the first FWD cars sold in America.
I remember those prices, Volkswagen in 64 docked a car carrier in Boston, advertised dock side driveaway deal, $1000 cash for a bus and $900 think it was for the beetlebugs. Dad bought a stripped down bus, made it into a custom camp mobile, loaded up, he had to put it in 2st to get over old man of the mountain notch, we usually stopped at the flume to let the engine cool down for the final climb up thru the notch.
Looks like Mr Bean
ReplyDeleteI think they had a rip-roarin' 40hp engine. I wonder how many were sold.
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They sold millions. It was a successful model for Renault.
DeleteBy the way properly tuned Dauphines would regularly beat large American V8s in racing series (just like Minis did). You can do a lot with a few HP if your vehicle is also light and you know what you are doing.
My dad had one of those for a while between the '49 Ford panel truck and the Valiant station wagon. I thought the Renault was pretty cool. When I put rings in it, the gasket set didn't come with a gasket for the water pump so I made one out of shirt cardboard. I was only sixteen, and my only experience was with a '50 Studebaker so give me a break. The cardboard didn't last but he had traded it for the Valiant by then.
ReplyDeleteHa, I remember making gaskets in a pinch in the ‘60’s with grocery bag paper and Permatex. Good times.
DeleteBet the original factory had a shirt cardboard gasket. That guy looks like that fag Macron.
ReplyDeleteMy buddy was given a new one on his 17th birthday, (Yeah, I'm old). 5 teens rode in it from ME to CT for a car show. Great show but the POS couldn't make it all the way back to ME. Wasn't able to take a heavy load for hours on an interstate.
ReplyDeleteSwing axle rear end , hence the nickname "Rollover Renault"
ReplyDeleteI owned one of those for awhile. It had one blown cylinder, but it still did fine on three. Traded it in for a Renault 12, one of the first FWD cars sold in America.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I'd never - ever purchase anything from those cheese eating surrender monkeys.
ReplyDeleteI remember those prices, Volkswagen in 64 docked a car carrier in Boston, advertised dock side driveaway deal, $1000 cash for a bus and $900 think it was for the beetlebugs. Dad bought a stripped down bus, made it into a custom camp mobile, loaded up, he had to put it in 2st to get over old man of the mountain notch, we usually stopped at the flume to let the engine cool down for the final climb up thru the notch.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a submarine commander?
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