1961 Renault Dauphine

1961 Renault Dauphine in Look at Life: The Jet Folk, Documentary, 1964

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Made for: USA

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Author	Message
rjluna2 ◊ 2014-03-28 12:52	Renault?
HWJOE ◊ 2014-03-28 13:22	rjluna2 wrote Renault? YUP Dauphine
dsl ◊ 2014-03-28 14:02	59-60 plate but LHD - so not UK made??
chris40 ◊ 2014-03-28 14:55	Dauphines never were made or assembled in the UK, always imported.
atom ◊ 2014-03-28 15:01	That bar on the bumper is usually seen on US cars. Maybe other export markets too but I'd guess we could assume that it's a US import?
dsl ◊ 2014-03-28 15:09	^^ Glass's says UK assembly from April 61 of at least Dauphine Gordini [R1190] but unclear if/what other versions and how long for. If this is a US spec car, it may not have been to US yet - more likely supplied new to UK, then taken to US after tour of duty finished.