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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.

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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