Puzzle #294 - Solved! Renault Rambler by Chapron

Started by Otto Puzzell, May 03, 2007, 04:52:48 AM

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May 03, 2007, 04:52:48 AM Last Edit: January 07, 2021, 05:06:01 AM by Oguerrerob
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Please, respond below and let us know the make, model designation and coachbuilder of the car posted here.

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Tifosi

#1
May 03, 2007, 03:50:03 PM
One of those Rambler-Renaults of the early '60's?


Dan
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Otto Puzzell

#2
May 03, 2007, 04:51:31 PM
I need the make, model designation and coachbuilder of the car posted
You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

grobmotorix

#3
May 03, 2007, 05:03:52 PM
Basis: Renault AMC Rambler

Coachbuilder: Henri Chapron

Model: Rambler Chapron "de la presidence"

Year: 1962

built for General de Gaulle, the former french president

Otto Puzzell

#4
May 04, 2007, 05:03:41 AM
Quite right.
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sixtee5cuda

#5
June 09, 2012, 06:01:35 PM
(reviving an ancient thread)

If you haven't seen it, check out the front view:

Carnut

#6
January 25, 2013, 07:53:27 AM
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"!
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nicanary

#7
January 25, 2013, 08:12:12 AM
Why the Renault diamond on the grille?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

Otto Puzzell

#8
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.
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Carnut

#9
January 29, 2013, 05:25:45 AM
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?
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Otto Puzzell

#10
January 29, 2013, 05:57:00 AM
Yes - a dark day, indeed.  :D
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Carnut

#11
January 29, 2013, 07:29:05 AM
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...
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Otto Puzzell

#12
January 29, 2013, 08:59:30 AM
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.
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sixtee5cuda

#13
January 29, 2013, 09:10:28 AM
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.
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