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4 unusual facts about Renault 4


Anna Shuttleworth

In 1968 she is approved as an Associated Board examiner and also buys her very first Renault 4, the car that was to become her habitual transport, travelling around the country.

Sovam

In 1964 the manufacturer introduced a “Véhicule Utilitaire de Livraison” (VUL/light delivery vehicle) which used a “fibre-glass” body mounted on the shortened chassis from a Renault 4.

The company’s existing expertise in producing fibreglass vehicle bodies emabled the rapid development of a suitable frame and body to be mounted on the chassis of a Renault 4 with which, as with the “VUL” of 1964, provided the mechanical elements for the car.

Valerio Morucci

According to his declarations during the ensuing trials, Morucci escorted the red Renault 4 in which Moro's corpse was found on 9 May 1978 to its discovery location in via Caetani.


Nick Hewer

In July 2008, Hewer took part in the charity drive event, the Mongol Rally, in a Renault 4, driving from London to Ulan Bator.

Renault Sport

In 1979, the Marreau brothers arrived at second place in the cars category at the Rally Dakar driving a Sinpar-prepared 4L 4x4.


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