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1991 Renault 19 Cabrio – Exterior and Interior – Klassikwelt Bodensee 2025

March 20, 2026

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The 1991 Renault 19 Cabriolet marked Renault’s return to the four-seat convertible in Europe after a long absence. That alone makes it notable. But the car is more interesting than a simple body-style addition: it combined the solid technical base of the Renault 19 with specialist coachbuilding by Karmann and gave Renault a much more […]

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1985 Renault R4 – Exterior and Interior – Retro Classics Stuttgart 2024

March 20, 2026

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The Renault R4 solved practical problems with unusual efficiency. In 1985, that mattered more than ever: the model was already old in concept, yet it remained useful, cheap to run, easy to load, and widely understood by drivers across very different markets. A 1985 Renault R4 therefore represents not the beginning of an idea, but […]

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1987 Renault Bus S 45 R – Exterior and Interior – Retro Classics Stuttgart 2024

March 20, 2026

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The 1987 Renault Bus S 45 R belonged to the final years of a long-running French coach formula that had become familiar on school runs, interurban services, and SNCF replacement work. It was not designed to impress through novelty. Its interest lies in durability, straightforward engineering, and the fact that by 1987 this established vehicle […]

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1975 Renault Alpine A110 – Exterior and Interior – Classic Expo Salzburg 2025

March 20, 2026

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By 1975, the Renault Alpine A110 had already earned its competition reputation, yet it still offered something many sports cars were beginning to lose: very low weight, compact dimensions, and an almost uncompromising focus on balance rather than comfort. Technical Details A 1975 Renault Alpine A110 belongs to the final development stage of the original […]

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1983 Renault R4 GTL 4×4 Sinpar – Exterior and Interior – Classic Expo Salzburg 2025

March 20, 2026

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The 1983 Renault R4 GTL 4×4 Sinpar is one of those cars that looks modest until you examine what it was built to do. Underneath the familiar Renault 4 shape was a specialist four-wheel-drive conversion that gave the car a very different operating range from the ordinary GTL. That combination of everyday simplicity and genuine […]

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1925 Renault NN Torpedo – Exterior and Interior – Classic Expo Salzburg 2019

March 20, 2026

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The Renault NN Torpedo belongs to the phase when Renault was shifting from prestigious, relatively exclusive automobiles toward more standardized and broadly accessible motoring. In 1925, that transition was already visible: the NN was compact, practical, and built in significant numbers, yet it still reflected an era when body styles such as the Torpedo carried […]

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1959 Renault Dauphine – Oldtimer-Meeting Baden-Baden 2019

March 20, 2026

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The 1959 Renault Dauphine shows how quickly post-war European motoring was changing. It was conceived as the successor to the 4CV, yet it was more than a simple replacement: larger, more polished, and more export-oriented, it became one of Renault’s defining international success stories. A 1959 example sits near the center of that story, at […]

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1961 Renault 4CV – Exterior and Interior – Retro Classics Stuttgart 2019

March 20, 2026

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The Renault 4CV was never an exotic machine, which is precisely why it matters. By 1961, its long career was ending, yet the little rear-engined Renault still stood as one of the most important European small cars of the post-war years. A 1961 Renault 4CV therefore captures the closing moment of a model that helped […]

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1975 Renault Alpine A110 – Exterior and Interior – Retro Classics Stuttgart 2019

March 20, 2026

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The 1975 Renault Alpine A110 came at a curious moment. The model was already a rally legend, yet it was also nearing the end of its original production life. That tension makes the 1975 car especially interesting: it still carried the lightness, compact engineering, and unmistakable Berlinette silhouette that made the A110 famous, but it […]

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1974 Renault Alpine A110 Berlinette – Retro Classics Stuttgart 2019

March 20, 2026

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The Alpine A110 Berlinette belongs to a small group of sports cars whose competition record shaped their road-car image directly. By 1974, the model was no longer new, yet it still carried the weight of Alpine’s rally success, its lightweight engineering, and its unmistakable silhouette. That combination helps explain why the A110 remained compelling even […]

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1924 Renault NN Phaeton – Exterior and Interior – Retro Classics Stuttgart 2022

February 9, 2024

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The Renault NN marked the start of Renault’s era as a mass-market brand, supported by Louis Renault’s legacy as an inventor and industrial strategist. With nearly 150,000 units produced between 1924 and 1930, the Renault NN played a central role in shaping both the company’s future and the everyday automotive landscape of interwar France. Technical […]

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1961 Renault Floride – Exterior and Interior – Retro Classics Stuttgart 2022

February 6, 2024

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Sun, chrome, and rear-engine engineering defined the 1961 Renault Floride. Conceived as a stylish export model—particularly for the American market—it combined compact French mechanics with a body styled by an Italian design house. The Floride was Renault’s answer to the growing demand for affordable open sports cars at the dawn of the 1960s. Technical Details […]