Renault
Renault were pioneering French car manufacturers, their trade mark look being the coal scuttle bonnets and mid positioned radiators, building both small voiturette as well as large cars. Post war the 4CV was popular, ending production in 1961 after over a million had been made. Renault built bigger cars too (such as the all independent Fregate), but 1956 was the start of the rear engined Dauphine, which was the replacement for the 4CV. Then there was the Renault 4 which was the replacement for the Dauphine but with front mounted engine (probably influenced by the 2CV), of which some 8 million were sold by the time production ceased in 1992. In 1962 the Renault 8 (the Big Dauphine) was introduced, which was replaced 3 years later by the Renault 10, the same year the Renault 16 was announced. A larger engined Renault 16 was the 16TS. There was a lot of activity at Renault in 1968 with a new Renault 6, to fill the gap between the Renault models 4 and 16, and in 1969 the Renault 12 was added to the range. In 1971Renault unveiled the 15 and 17 models to try and deal in the market place with competition from the Opel Manta and Ford Capri. Also in 1970 came the ever popular Renault 5, the Alpine and Alpine Turbo versions which went on to become icons.
