I know, Saturn was on the right track, but.. Ok, shake it off, Scotty G, back to this great looking Le Car. - Front Phase 2 upgrade all with orig, RENAULT 4 CV SPORT-1957 CODE REN00021 MORE INFORMATION SOON AVAILABLE We offer logistics and hom, Renault 4CV | Restored | Very good condition | 1960 Highlights: - Restored - Azure blue paint - Two-, *Same Family For 54 Years! Horrible cars. But with plenty of rust visible and many years of inactivity, the price tag likely still has to come down by about half to be a realistic purchase. One of such relics is one of the smallest cars homologated for Group B: the Renault 5 Turbo. This era produced some lame econoboxes, all pretty generic, except the LeCar. The best in Gallic ingenuity and Space-Age thriftiness! Its hard to believe that they actually could be had more, Wow, a Renault LeCar, I havent seen one of these in years and honestly didnt think it was possible for one of these to last 36 years, but here it is. I doubt it. no results. As turbocharging was the winning technology of the day, the R5 Turbo was as its name implied with a boosted 1.4-liter four-cylinder making about 160 horsepower and 163 pound-feet of torque in the road-legal Turbo 2. Find it here on Craigslistin Greenwood, Indiana for $1,259. I thought it handled well and was a good city car. Only new car I ever bought. Never heard the woman cuss until she got behind the wheel. No rot issues when I finally let the car go. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Still in the woods behind the house to this day. Show Car Styling: Craigslist Renault Caravelles | Barn Finds Auctions Ending Soon 1951 Frazer Standard 2 days $6,000 Bid Now Kaiser-Frazer Grille And Trim 2 days$100 Bid Now 1953 Kaiser Special 2 days $6,200 Bid Now Assorted Automotive Literature 2 days$65 Bid Now View More Auctions Also, parts availability. CL. *Saved From TX Roadside In 1969 *Renault 4CV Resort Special - 1 of 50 Bui . I drove a customers Encore alot, because it broke alot. Whether it is because a sale fell through or whether a new owner has more, One look at the baked paint tells you that this 1980 Renault Le Car has experienced plenty of UV exposure. One day I got it into an amazingly small spot. One that I would really like to have is the Le Car Van! Coldwarmotors could have this as a parts car for his R5 ! And so we set off. Become a member to add images to your comments. I love the styling. My first car was a Renault 5, first cars are always going to leave an impression mine is good, economical and fun to drive (no frame of reference to judge) however it did eventually fall victim to rust. One of the best cars ever. Production of the Renault 5 Turbo continued until 1984, before it was superceded by the Second generation R5 in 1985. no hidden . Hemmings Motor News has been serving the classic car hobby since 1954. . Still in the woods behind the house to this day and probably in better shape than this one! If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. One of the most obvious choices was to get the population mobile and more, The Renault 16 or R16 is a car that is rarely seen in the United States and they were only officially sold here for the 1969 through 1972 model years. Those days are behind me mostly as its just too much work to nurse oddball cars back to life, and usually for more, With a crisp, modern design unlike many cars from the early-1970s, Renault created what was, in my opinion, a very nice-looking car. DAA Industry Opt Out This 1978 Renault Le Car, or Renault 5, or Renault R5 is on Craigslist for $3,500 or theyll trade for a clean, first-generation Toyota 4Runner. You had to use a dial indicator to confirm you had the right gaskets. 1,041 USD. Available now is this excellent example of a Renault Alliance two-door convertible finished in black, Eastern Shore Classic Cars is excited to present this rare 1958 Renault Dauphine "Gordini". These cars were great fun and well put together for the era. A luxury version of the Dauphine was also sold, and was known as the Ondine. Wanted mazda rotary cars. DeGualle airport. I doubt they could have solved Renaults U.S. problems, but they would have kept me as a customer. I drove it quite a bit and enjoyed it. The Le car enthusiast went and looked in the car and said it is absolutely solid all over! If it was, itd run the full length of Le Hood. I would rather ride a horse than ride in this Le Turd. New listings are added daily. Although the R5 relied on borrowed mechanics from its predecessors, the body was a welded monocoque that was an advancement on the previous model and represented a considerable saving in weight. 2016, 2017 and 2018. LeCar, ooh, la,la,, These began rusting the day they came off the truck, and didnt help AMC one bit with the up and coming Alliance. The car was originally blue in color, which is hidden pretty well other than under the hood below the engine level. Sold for $7,250 on 8/22/21 110 Comments View Result Make Renault Era 1980s Origin French BaT Essentials Seller: AutoTechnicLLC Location: New Milford, Connecticut 06776 Listing Details Chassis: VF1FD36B0F2010676 53k Miles Shown 2.2-Liter Inline Four Five-Speed Manual Transmission Silver Paint Grey Cloth Upholstery w/Red Stripes Air Conditioning David smoked a lot of weed so I had to (as opposed to got to) drive it several times. A few tricky service issues aside, the real Achilles Heel were the rear brakes, adjusted manually by means of an eccentric cam Mine were almost constantly in need of a slight tweak. Worst piece of scrap metal ever produced up until the Yugo. The engine is free but the rear brakes are locked up; good luck to anyone who has to move it out of this barn. I wonder if that ever happens today in any industry, let alone car companies. Especially the one that a previous owner had equipped with the 93-horsepower Alpine engine and a set of Renault Racing antiroll bars. This is one of the cleanest Le Cars that I've seen in a while. It would have been Renaults 1.4L inline-four and there are no photos of it, of course. When these were first brought to the U.S., they were only badged as R5 and didnt sell, but when Renault started an ad campaign and put LeCar graphics on the later ones, people bought them or better or worse. I bought a new one in 1978, one of the things that sold me on the car was the brochure with a picture of the little instrument panel that was captioned Le Flight Deck and since that described my work place I just couldnt resist. Trying to think of something nice to say. Automobiles / SUVS. for sale. ClassicCars.com's first-class Customer Support team with a Stevie Bronze Award in 2019, celebrating the team's skills as exemplary customer support specialists. I saw the Archer Brothers put a can of Whoopass on the field at Road Atlanta in a pair of these. This consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. truly the French know how to make a car not just a staple but a saloon to comfort you and give pleasure to your life. It has changed hands at least once since returning to the west coast, and the price has come down a good bit from the previous listings. CLASSIC.COM is a trademark of CLASSIC.COM LLC. In 1986 I rented one in Paris, it was a little bigger and called the Super 5. Much nicer car. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Manage Settings Due to the engine layout- longitudinal behind the transaxle- they had nicely balanced feel although some repairs like starter motor replacement presented challenges. He dropped the can which then rolled under my Le Car and well you can guess how that turned out. My white 1980 Le Car was my first car, and I could kill myself for letting it go! He removed the rego plates in the middle of the busy M1 and just walked away. California Notice at Collection That is what is on offer with this 1960 Renault 4CV. Zee world owes a debt to France for zee French Fries ! Due to its great suspension travel and tight turning radius we could find a path through obstacles that were stopping the big boys. That kind of money can get you even weirder pieces of Group B history, like a Citron BX 4TC. I rember these turds, three lug wheels, absolutely no power to speak of. You aint blowing smoke about the gasket. Owner should scrap it now prices are still high. Renault sold all sorts of goodies for these: antiroll bars, 5-speed transaxles, the Alpine engine, wider wheels, and much more. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Special thanks to BaT reader Clint M. for this submission! To their amazement, they found dozens of old cars more, If youre a weirdo like me, then you go out of your way to seek out the most bizarre and unique cars you can find. This, or a vaguely similar looking Ford Fiesta? Vehicle production generates further employment within the community, and the now mobile population can more, A group of curious teenagers found an old building in the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil too tempting to leave alone, so they broke in to see what was there. Because of crap like this from Europe. Second Owner R5: 1980 Renault Le Car. didnt run, stuffed a distributer in it, doubled my $200.00 investment. A clean 1st gen 4Runner will run 3x this price. electric cars for sale; pickups and trucks for sale; gallery. The body couldnt handle the Salt used on US roads either. The result was a much stronger engine, no fuel sensitivity (a problem for early stock examples) and it still passed the sniffer test. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Heres where most people have an issue with French cars: the engine. A bona-fide classic! Ill grant you that the turbo-cars I drove both the front-engine Alpine Turbo and mid-engine R5 Turbo were even more fun, and if I could have afforded either, Id still have one. The original hood emblem has been replaced by a drain guard, they tersely note, and Le Drain gets a label too, which makes us wonder whether the factory actually equipped a $150 Le Decal And Handling Premium Cold Weather Platinum Package, or the previous owner simply went mad with a label gun they recklessly purchased from Staples. The interior air flow was genius a selector lever, one per side, sent air either to the windshield or to the feet. Get Started ALL LISTINGS SOLD I absolutely believe that if you ship over the hot-rod version of your econobox, it makes it easier to forgive the ills of the entry-level model. I crashed it in Bratislava, Chechoslovakia and had to be towed to Austria, having no money, I worked off the tow bill by working as a towtruck drivers assistant in Vienna, where it got fixed and finally got back to the states where I had it for years before i rusted away. we used it at our river house which made driving to town for groceries and sunday drives a joy to look forward to. I had a pair of French-spec lights, and was planning to put them on my Alpine-engined car, but that would have required sheetmetal changes I couldnt do myself, or afford to have done. All for off-road use, of course. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. The intrepid winner, by the username usfd301, will receive no radio, no rust, more than its fair share of Le Dents, and a set of Le Weber carburetors to go with said Le Car. Mine were hella fun to drive. We havent seen a Le Car in the wild in five years. Your daily digest of everything happening on the site. The R5 Turbo utilised the same 1.4 L engine with the addition of a Garrett T3 turbo charger, giving a power increase to 110 bhp. Classifieds for Classic Renault Vehicles. drunk logger in the backseat! No, its cos of Caddys doing 8mpg rather than Renaults that do 35. Well, Im guessing surface rust on the body of the car as the wheels are showing some surface rust but thats an easy weekend project. This appears to be a GTL model which was reportedly the top trim level and the seller touts the rare fabric sunroof. or theyll trade for a clean, first-generation Toyota 4Runner. At least they are optimistic ! Fun to drive with a heavy right foot, they had comfortable ride and great handling (if body roll didnt bother you much). RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. The epitome of French automotive engineering. I autocrossed a lot with it,After doing 20,000 miles in the first year, the electric fan relay crapped out and the overheat light came on as the head gasket blew. If it doesnt bother you, my neighbors have some great cars. Same for the 5-speed transaxle, which attached to a different (welded-in) crossmember. No R5 Turbo 2 has gone for less . You did not tilt the seat back up for rear passengers, the whole seat tilted forward. Overall I loved the cars. Mix of memories with these Renaults. Im sure it was parked 37 years ago because of a failure and never fixed, for whatever reason. Very reliable. This example is i, CLOSEOUT PRICE ON THIS COOL CONVERTIBLE its like going back in time!! The R5 was sold in the US as Le Car, from 1976 to 1983. I drove my 2CV Dyane to a cruise night past a cabal of muscle cars and was greeted with Hey fifty bucks which brought a laugh until I fired back No thanks Ive seen your sister.. We had a set of sway bars and Carello lights that I would swap into a new one when my demo got sold. It received new bumpers and arches, improving the overall look followed by a new interior in 1989. That car had the best steering of any car Ive ever driven. Ha. I had a friend who owned one of thesehes still trying to forget. There was a series for for them that was a blast to watch. My ex had one as well, as did two friends. One day my buddy Brent and I were out driving the back roads and ended up at the Stage Stop Inn, which had a great view of Rollins Pass which crosses the Continental Divide. Remember I loved it. This one at least looks to be in fairly good shape inside, certainly better than the crusty exterior seen in the top photo. I even on several occasions put a 28 foot extension ladder (14 feet long) in through the back hatch and up through the sunroof hole with 1 piece of rope to hold it from sliding down out the hatch. In the case of this forgotten 1980 Renault LeCar, the $1,000 price more, One of the best ways to revive a war-torn economy is to get the population moving to commute to wherever they are needed to work. That and the rear wing windows kept the car comfortable year round. Best steering of any car I have ever driven. We may earn a commission from links on this page. Renault made fewer than 5,000 R5 Turbos, 3,167 of which were the more affordable Turbo 2 spec and relatively few were sold in the United States, from which Renault withdrew in 1987. The biggest problem was that Renault NEVER had a clue about the U.S. market. I went with him on the test drive at the dealership. Technology, performance and design delivered to your inbox. We bought it new as our daily driver. Todays, find courtesy of T.J. is more, In the late 1950s, Pierre Dreyfus, head of Renault, was vacationing in Florida. This car would be a lot of stares and gas station chats for $3,500. Become a member to add images to your comments. Sign up for our free daily email and youll never miss another find: Disclosure: This site may receive compensation when you click on some links and make purchases. It looks like the engine has a new head on it but Im just looking from the outside. Weird little car. Yes, this beige 1980 Renault Le Car is a classic, and, some may argue, was always a classic. It's located in Hanover Park, Illinois. And no, you wouldnt want the US version, unless you really like the round headlights. Known to many simply as the R5 Turbo, this car was homologated for Group B's lowest category, which had the lightest minimum weight but also the narrowest tires, and a displacement of no more than two liters for naturally aspirated cars or 1,428cc for turbo cars. While theyre rare to see in the US today, this 1979 Renault 17 Gordini Convertible Coupe can more, Who doesnt like a 2-for-1 deal? For all the times I had the rear in the air; somehow I never found the time to upgrade to calipers. Whatll you give me for them? Only a few haters in all of the comments Makes one wonder how/why AMC couldnt make more of a success out of this vehicle? But, they always say that its more fun to drive a slowcar fast than to drive a fast car slow. I remember riding in these when they were just cheap used cars. no favorites. It was one of the last cars with a manual choke. Great gas mileage. They were sold in the most unlikely places. Scotty Gilbertson. While consuming adult beverages at the Inn, Brent and I decided that the little yellow 5 could best the pass. Yes, this beige 1980 Renault Le Car is a classic, and, some may argue, was always a classic. Auctions Search Auctions Live Now Premium No Reserve Results Submit a Vehicle How BaT Works How BaT Works Frequently Asked Questions Go to My Watchlist Log In Log In Create an Account Shipping Get a Quote My Shipments Makes and Models They were crap back in the day and they are more crap now. The French helped us LARGE during the Revolutionary War. In 2016 The Journal, brought to you by ClassicCars.com, was celebrated as the SECOND MOST INFLUENTIAL automotive blog in the world by NFC Performance.

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