Solved TGF-80: Renault R2061 Charbonneaux for Letourneur & Marchand, 1952

[targhediferro]

To all rookies: I decided to leave my quiz in your section for three days only.  Then, if nobody will try to guess and show to walk on the right path, I'll move them to Experts.

Can you identify this commercial?  Make, model, coachbuilder, year, and would be nice to know what it was used to advertise.

[targhediferro]

lemon effect for this commercial.

[als15]

Fiat 615 with a body by Boneschi?

[targhediferro]

Not Fiat 615 and not Boneschi.

[als15]

Fiat 1100 T and Fissore?

[targhediferro]

Not Fiat 1100 T and not Fissore.

[kwgibbs]

Inspite of the steering, being left side location,it has a bedford look?

[Hiawatha]

French?

[targhediferro]

It is french...so, not a Bedford.

[frederick59]

is it a Citroen base?

[targhediferro]

Not a Citroen.

[nicanary]

Looks like an ice-cream van to me - Delahaye?

[RayTheRat]

Renault Tour de France promo caravan vehicle?

[targhediferro]

Renault - yes.
Tour de France - yes.
Locked for 24 hours to add model and coachbuilder.

[RayTheRat]

Go ahead and unlock it.  I haven't made any progress at all.

[targhediferro]

Ok, thank you. Unlocked.
A little clue: the coachbuilder is well known and he dressed a lot of beautiful cars.

[richard cuyler]

I guess everyone has the occasional off-day!  ;)

[targhediferro]

I agree with you.  ;D

[Hiawatha]

Pourtout?

[targhediferro]

Not Pourtout. A little less flamboyant.

[RayTheRat]

I guess everyone has the occasional off-day!  ;)

Well, it wasn't completely off.  I found this photo of an autograph-seeker amongst the hundreds of TdF photos I searched.   ::)

[targhediferro]

I wonder which of the two bodies is the ugliest one!

[Hiawatha]

Million Guiet?

[targhediferro]

not Million Guiet.

[Hiawatha]

Chapron?