8 thoughts on “Renault Recognition Guide”

  1. I fit better in a Dauphine than I do an Alpine…really! Either way, I screw up the power-to-weight ratio sumpin’ *awful*…

    >:)

  2. The Dauphine (with aerostable suspension -at least that’s how the jingle went) must hold the record for being the most tinworm-susceptible car in the history of automobile engineering. On the other hand the Alpine-Renault 110 has a fibreglass body. Oh, drive you say…?

  3. MD, as I’m sure you know, the Dauphine is often referred to as “Dr. Porsche’s Revenge,” due to a good deal of its quite clever designs being of the Ing. hisself. Perhaps the good Doktor *intentionally* built in tinworms?

    🙂

    That being said, the assemblies on Dauphines are *incredibly* light/thin/minimal; for instance, the brake rotors are LESS than a 1/4″ thick! That delicate nature is the reason tinworms loooove to take up residence in these cars…but this one is nearly rust-free!

    (Thanks, Colorado Climate!)

    Truly astonishing, then, is the fact that one I’m working on is nearly perfect, and a bit of a mystery!
    However, I think the Chevy Vega (urp, ooomph, gurgle, throwup-in-mouth noises) is even more rust-prone than these cars were.

    It’s purportedly a ’60, yet it has the 4-wheel discs, a Gordini engine, and the proper 90 MPH speedo.

    The owner is chasing up some of the parts I need to get it running but all in all, this is a solid car.

  4. Correction: This is a 1962 Dauphine which was the first year for the 4-wheel disc brakes. There were VERY few cars in 1962 with 4-wheel disc brakes….and the lowly little Dauphine was one, along with the *much* more expensive E-Type! Side by side, the rotors have as much swept area as the Jag! Bet it’ll outstop the XKE!

  6. Exactly: It’s a liquid tote. I picked it up cheap, to modify it to hold my coal for the winter. I have very little room in my wee shop for storage and coal doesn’t burn quite as well, covered in snow!

    It was damaged (didn’t care) and it was cheap (10 bucks, on craigslist) so I’m cutting off the top, hinging it, then next year will store my two tons of coal in it, just outside the shop.

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