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1982 Renault Fuego [R136]

1982 Renault Fuego [R136] in Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose? (F.B.I. Frog Butthead Investigators), Movie, 2012 IMDB

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: FR — Made for: USA

1982 Renault Fuego [R136]

Pos: 00:17:40 [*][*][*][*] Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time 

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antp BE

2013-04-15 18:12

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In a scene they are supposed to be in the Fuego:
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But it is another (more modern) car

However here it seems the right interior:
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Another one he has in a Flashback:
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But he ate it:
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Later in the movie, the restored version:
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Extra appearances:
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From Allociné :
Quote

"On n’a même pas eu besoin d’importer la voiture de France parce que là-bas, il existe des clubs de Fuego !", explique Kad Merad. "Dans les années 80, 20 000 Fuego ont été fabriquées aux États-Unis et des gens sont même venus nous voir sur le tournage avec leur Fuego. Je ne plaisante pas ! Ça m’a tué ! Les mecs sont aussi fans que ceux qui vouent un culte aux Mustang dans notre pays."

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Approximate translation:
"We didn't had to import the car from France because there are Fuego clubs there!" explains Kad Merad. "In the 80s, 20,000 Fuego were made in USA and people came with their Fuego the filming set for seeing us. I am not kidding ! This killed me ! The guys are as fan as those who worship the Mustang in our country."

Some of the US-set scenes were filmed in France, so they keep changing between US-specs and the original-specs cars.
Also, the scenes set in France (and filmed there) with a supposed US-specs car are actually using a car found in France, of course.

-- Last edit: 2013-04-15 18:20:21

dsl SX

2013-04-15 18:20

antp wrote Dans les années 80, 20,000 Fuego ont été fabriquées aux États-Unis = In the 80s, 20,000 Fuego were made in USA

Were they actually made in US? Is this a new fact for us?

antp BE

2013-04-15 18:21

Good question. It may be an error from the director. Or the journalist wrote "made" instead of "imported".

Ingo DE

2013-04-15 18:29

dsl wrote
Were they actually made in US? Is this a new fact for us?


According the German Wiki yes! http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Fuego See details at "Produktionsstandorte" For the North American market the assembling proceeded by AMC in Kenosha.

-- Last edit: 2013-04-15 18:33:18

dsl SX

2013-04-15 18:32

Just looking at the wheels, there are two different yellow Fuegos. Plus the flashback and the restored have two more wheel styles. And the one he "ate" appears to have yet another format. Does eating a Fuego count as fast food?

antp BE

2013-04-15 18:37

They used at least five cars
- silver
- yellow
- US-yellow (less rusty btw)
- black
- US-black
The one eaten is most likely not a Fuego wheel :D

-- Last edit: 2013-04-15 18:38:12

CarChasesFanatic ES

2013-04-15 19:13

Cool! Shouldn't the one in the main picture be labeled as Made for USA anyway? The headlights have been replaced but it's a US spec model, ins't it?

antp wrote The one eaten is most likely not a Fuego wheel :D


It's a Renault Alliance wheel.

Ingo DE

2013-04-15 19:17

CarChasesFanatic wrote Cool! Shouldn't the one in the main picture be labeled as Made for USA anyway? The headlights have been replaced but it's a US spec model, ins't it?


"Built in USA" plus "made for USA" or "made for CDN" would be correct, and that for all North American-spec Fuegos, we have here (if Wiki is not wrong)

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2013-04-15 19:54

Link to "www.facebook.com"

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cl82 DE

2013-04-15 20:33

@dsl:Were they really that fast? All I know is they rusted quite quickly.

antp BE

2013-04-15 20:48

CarChasesFanatic wrote Cool! Shouldn't the one in the main picture be labeled as Made for USA anyway? The headlights have been replaced but it's a US spec model, ins't it?

Yes, sure. Even if a mix of US and non-US were used.

antp BE

2013-04-15 20:50

cl82 wrote @dsl:Were they really that fast?

Compared to other food types (beef, chicken, etc.) they are pretty fast

CougarTim US

2013-04-16 01:27

[Image: mqartpr_002954_c20.jpg]
Intersection of Virginia Avenue NW and C Street NW in Washington, DC; building on the left is the headquarters of the Department of the Interior. The Fuego is driving east on C Street-- which is a one way street going west in that location.

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Intersection of Maryland Avenue SW and 3rd Street SW in Washington, DC; same intersection where Bumblebee hit a police car during filming of Transformers: Dark of the Moon

The Days Inn visible in two of the pictures Kegare provided is located at 2201 Arlington Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia.

carcrasher88 US

2013-04-16 01:55

antp wrote
In a scene they are supposed to be in the Fuego:
[Image: mqartpr_001756_c25.jpg]
But it is another (more modern) car


Looks like the dashboard of a Dodge Charger.

http://en.dodge-club.net/graphics/gallery/full/141_charger-dashboard.jpg

antp BE

2013-04-16 17:33

CougarTim wrote The Fuego is driving east on C Street-- which is a one way street going west in that location.

Yes, that's why I made the capture :D (it was most likely done on purpose)

Ingo DE

2013-04-16 20:37

why "made for USA" and not "made in USA"? [:heink] Or is Wiki wrong?

rjluna2 US

2013-04-16 20:40

ingo wrote why "made for USA" and not "made in USA"? [:heink] Or is Wiki wrong?

Which Wiki did you find this information?

According to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Fuego was not listed for USA assemblies :think:

Ingo DE

2013-04-16 20:44

@rjluna2: see my link to the German Wiki-page about the Fuego, the last sentence at "Produktionsstandorte".
Direct quote: "Für den nordamerikanischen Markt dagegen fand die Montage bei der American Motors Corporation in Kenosha statt."

Ingo DE

2013-04-16 20:46

Above one the page it's said, that only the very first Fuegos -for some European markets (but not said, which ones)- were made directly by Renault, later on by the company "Maubeuge Construction Automobile"
quote:
"Die Montage des Modells wurde für einige der europäischen Märkte bis ins Spätjahr 1985 von Renault in Boulogne-Billancourt und bis Anfang 1986 von der Firma Maubeuge Construction Automobile in Maubeuge durchgeführt. In Argentinien lief die Produktion bis in das Jahr 1995 hinein."

rjluna2 US

2013-04-16 20:51

ingo wrote Direct quote: "Für den nordamerikanischen Markt dagegen fand die Montage bei der American Motors Corporation in Kenosha statt."

According to the Google translation, it spit out: For the North American market were found in the assembly of the American Motors Corporation in Kenosha instead.

Probably mistranslation from: It was marketed in the United States by American Motors Corporation (AMC), as well as assembled in Argentina. :think:

-- Last edit: 2013-04-16 20:54:05

Ingo DE

2013-04-16 20:56

"Montage" means "assembly", not "distributing" or "marketing", so this sentence means, that AMC has BUILT the Fuego.
The sentence about Argentina means "In Argentina the production ran until 1995"

P.S. not "instead" here. The "statt" belongs to "fand statt" from http://www.dict.cc/?s=stattfinden

-- Last edit: 2013-04-16 20:59:09

rjluna2 US

2013-04-16 21:03

Whoever did the translation probably didn't do a good job weeding out the concept of the sentence structure between of those two languages :think:

Ingo DE

2013-04-16 21:07

Well, what's now correct about the coherence with the Renault Fuego and AMC, "assembling" or "distributing"? Was there a Fuego-assembly or not? :??:

-- Last edit: 2013-04-16 21:07:31

rjluna2 US

2013-04-16 21:14

I don't think that AMC did assembled Renault Fuego. All I was able to find this assembly plant located at Kenosha, Wiscosin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_Engine :think:

Here is what I found in the History section for Renault Alliance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Alliance#History
Quote Renault executives came in to run things alongside AMC officials, and the former Nash Motors factory in Kenosha, Wisconsin was retooled to produce an Americanized version of the European Renault 9 subcompact under the Alliance nameplate.


-- Last edit: 2013-04-16 21:23:33

MonsterYuu SE

2020-09-01 19:58

Hi, I made a Lego Renault Fuego project, and I'm interested in making that car replica, too. From which State are these plates? Numbers are clear but I don't see the name of the State.

funzi159 IT

2021-01-15 01:19

I have just watched the movie!! This car definitely deserves 5 stars because she plays a key role in the story! She is often mentioned by name and the characters are seen driving her numerous times, much more than a simple 4 star-vehicle!!

antp BE

2021-01-15 15:29

Bought by Movie Cars Central in April 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH-u8tjNFiY

VIN = VF1136004C0024368


-- Last edit: 2021-01-15 15:41:14

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