<VV> Model name question (Non-Corvair)

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/19/2005 1:49:29 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
emills5 at cfl.rr.com writes:

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.

Cecil Mills
Cocoa,  Fl.



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