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One of those Rambler-Renaults of the early '60's?
Dan
I need the make, model designation and coachbuilder of the car posted
Basis: Renault AMC Rambler
Coachbuilder: Henri Chapron
Model: Rambler Chapron "de la presidence"
Year: 1962
built for General de Gaulle, the former french president
Quite right.
(reviving an ancient thread)
If you haven't seen it, check out the front view:
Quote from: grobmotorix on May 03, 2007, 05:03:52 PM
built for General de Gaulle, the former french president
Who is reputed to have said "Non, je préfère mes Citroëns"!
Why the Renault diamond on the grille?
In the 1960's Rambler and AMC models were assembled in Renault's factory in Haren, Belgium and sold through Renault dealers in Algeria, Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The joint venture was called Rambler-Renault.
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on January 25, 2013, 08:21:12 AM
In the 1960's Rambler and AMC models were assembled in Renault's factory in Haren, Belgium and sold through Renault dealers in Algeria, Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The joint venture was called Rambler-Renault.
And weren't Renaults sold in the US as AMCs?
Yes - a dark day, indeed. :D
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on January 29, 2013, 05:57:00 AM
Yes - a dark day, indeed. :D
Did it really only last a day?!
The Alliance springs to mind: crap car as a Renault; perhaps even crapper as an AMC...
Dark for me, in that I was employed by them, ever-so-briefly.
As I recall, the car was initially well-received, but the luster quickly faded.
I laugh whenever I see an Alliance on Bring A Trailer or ebay, claiming "only 30K miles" or "only 50K miles". A few years back when I attended a lot of abandoned vehicle auctions, Alliances showed up on a regular basis. Most of them had "only 30K miles", and appeared to be in showroom condition. But they were broken in some major mechanical way, and never drove off the lot.
"Only 50K miles" does seem to be the full life of an Alliance in America.