1989 Renault Extra [F40]

1989 Renault Extra [F40] in Father Ted, TV Series, 1995-1998 Ep. 3.05

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin: — Made for: IRL

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
datsunZ ◊ 2006-11-23 16:06	Based on 1985 R5 "Superfive"("east-west"engine),early ones dates back 1986 and known at home as Express;by grille seems a pre-1992 model PS But Extra was denomination for British or Irish market???
antp ◊ 2006-11-23 21:51	Rapid for Germany and Extra for UK. I do not know for Ireland.
datsunZ ◊ 2006-11-23 23:12	antp wrote Rapid for Germany and Extra for UK. I do not know for Ireland. I 've asked that 'cause the vehicle had Irish plates(88=1988;C=Cork--or Corcaigh,in Irish--County) -- Last edit: 2006-11-23 23:18:25
Zilog Jones ◊ 2007-01-28 22:51	Yes, they were sold as the Renault Extra here. They were very commonly used by An Post (the post office), replacing the old Renault 4 vans. The yellow colour of this and the ladder rack suggests it may be ex-ESB, as they probably had a lot of them as well.
Kazimann ◊ 2007-09-11 22:43	It's actually a 1989 Renault Extra (the year on the reg. is more visible on another picture on this site). I checked the reg. on Merlin (http://www.benchmarkcars.ie/auctions/reg.php) and it came up that this car was last taxed in 2004. I also had a 1.6 Diesel engine too! -- Last edit: 2007-09-11 22:44:01
kudos ◊ 2014-01-29 19:54