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2 unusual facts about Renault Caravelle


Renault Caravelle

A new plant had been opened at Flins in 1952 and a second would follow near Le Havre in 1964, but neither of these addressed the challenge of finding somewhere to assemble the Floride in 1958.

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The heavy engineering company of Brissonneau and Lotz, better known as a manufacturer of rolling stock for the railways, had launched a small cabriolet sports car in 1956, based on the mechanical underpinnings of the Renault 4CV, but the Brissonneu coupé had been a tentative project and few cars were sold.


Amédée Gordini

However, the Renault car company engaged him and Gordini notably developed the Renault Caravelle, Renault 5 Alpine Turbo, Renault 8, Renault 12 and the Renault 17 amongst others.


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