<VV> Model name question (Non-Corvair)
Bob Lindsey
rlindsey at pa.net
Fri Apr 22 09:24:24 EDT 2005
Cecil Mills Wrote:
> Back in the late 50's and early 60's Renault sold a couple of different
> models of cars. One was called a dauphine (sp) or something like that.
> What
> was the other one, and which one was the larger of the two. If I
> remember
> correctly the larger one was a four door and the smaller one a lower
> powered 2
> door. Both rear engine.
>
Seth Racer Responded:
> The Dauphine ( Larry Claypool called his the Dope Fiend!) was the larger
> (relatively) 4-door Sedan. The nice looking 2-door was the Caravelle. Both
> had
> pretty much the same drivetrain and swing axle rear suspension. I
> delivered
> drugs for Crow Pharmacy in Palo Alto (Not dealed, just delivered!) with a
> Renault Dauphine. It had a 4-speed shifter on the floor. A true
> guess-a-gear model
> that trained me well for shifting loose bushing Corvair floor shifters. It
> had a roof mounted sign that swung around with the pivot point near the
> front
> of the roof. I got good at setting the sign spinning so that I could just
> about cold-cock any passenger getting out of the car, not that I was
> supposed to
> carry anybody else during work. I'm damn lucky I didn't kill myself. A
> far
> cry from that one to Fernando Alonzo's F1 ride! - Seth Emerson
I owned a Dauphine in the late 50s, anyone drive one with the electric
clutch? Not as bad as it sounds.
Bob Lindsey
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