<VV> Model name question (Non-Corvair)

[Bob Lindsey]

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