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December 29 2020

Wax Your Beret: 1985 Renault Fuego

DailyTurismo Modern Classic French, Fuego, Renault 2

I was wandering through a middle American neighborhood the other day and I passed by a parked Saturn L-something sitting in a driveway. It was in decent shape and the owner probably bought it new and it got me wondering — what would the nicest Saturn L300 (for instance) be worth on the open market today? And would anyone want one at any price? This opened the bigger question as to the market for nice versions of terrible cars (see the Terdcel from the other day), and then this next time came through…and I couldn’t help but feature what is probably the nicest Fuego that isn’t en fuego. Find this 1985 Renault Fuego offered for $9000 in Killingworth, CT via craigslist. Tip from Cory.

December 19 2020

Will Trade For Prius: 1985 Renault Alliance Convertible

DailyTurismo Modern Classic Alliance, AMC, ASC, Convertible, French, Renault 3

The Renault Alliance was the result of an alliance between Renault and AMC, which was less of an alliance and more of a case of AMC borrowing a large sum of cash from Renault. In its day, the Alliance was the French version of the Honda Civic and lived on an Americanized Renault 9 chassis, but was assembled in Kenosha Wisconsin. The ragtop was ‘convertiblized’ by the American Sunroof Company, a custom builder regularly employed on oddball Detroit projects such as the ASC McLaren Grand Prix, Buick GNX, Chrysler Cordoba LS..etc. But, the most striking thing about today’s Alliance is how it managed to survive the last 35 years in such remarkable (and running!!) condition. Find this 1985 Renault Alliance Convertible offered for $4,500 or trade for Prius in Cedarburg, WI via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.

November 10 2020

Green Duck: 1987 Citroen 2CV

DailyTurismo Antique 2CV, Citroen, Citroën, French 7

This next car had me to a double take on the model year. 1987? Surely this must be a typo — it looks closer to 1957 or 1967…but the legendary Citroën Duex Chevaux was sold in a Beetlesque single generation from 1948 through 1990 with only some safety and regulatory changes to keep up with the times. To put this in perspective, imagine if you could buy a brand new 1978 Pontiac Sunbird at a dealer today — that is how old the 2CV was in the late 80s when this example rolled off the factory line. Find this 1987 Citroen 2CV offered for $12,500 in Henderson, TX via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!

October 22 2020

Friend or Faux? 1967 Citroën Ami 6 Berline

DailyTurismo Classic Ami, Ami 6, Berline, Citroen, Citroën, French, Notchback 6

The Citroën Ami Berline (notchback sedan) is a salmigondis of peculiar design elements. Crazy single spoke steering wheel, dash mounted push-pull manual shifter, and crazy flying buttress c-pillar is just the beginning of the oddity that is a front-wheel-drive French machine with an opposed two cylinder engine. One could make the argument that a ’67 Mustang isn’t that far removed from a new Mustang you can buy in the showroom in 2020, but this thing is so different from a modern car that you can hardly compare anything other than it has wheels and an engine. Find this 1967 Citroën 6 Ami Berline offered for $13,900 in Ames, NY via craigslist. Tip from Cory.

August 30 2020

Blister In The Sun: 1985 Peugeot 505S Wagon

DailyTurismo Modern Classic 505S, French, Peugeot, Put A Fork In It, Wagon 9

This next car comes as a tip from Johnny Bouncewell who writes: This state is full of strange old cars that don’t rust away but instead get fried by the sun. This one would take a serious Francophile to restore but hey, how many French five door wagons are still out there with the proper gearbox? Find this 1985 Peugeot 505S Wagon offered for $2,000 in Los Lunas, NM via craigslist.

July 29 2020

Traction Derrière: 1950 Citroën 15C9 Traction Avant Custom

DailyTurismo Antique Citroen, Citroën, French 0

The Citroën (Citroen if you prefer) Traction Avant was launched in 1934 with a crazy independent torsion bar front suspension, unibody construction, hydraulic engine mounts, and a revolutionary alloy transaxle to allow power from the longitudinal engine to be pushed through the front wheels…ergo traction avant!! But 1950 was a long time ago…and this Citreon is now traction derrière and powered by a Oldsmobile V8 pushing power to a stick beam rear end. Sacré bleu cheese!!! Find this 1950 Citroën 15C9 Custom offered for $18,000 or make-offer in Glendale, CA via eBay.

July 1 2020

Fire Sale: 1982 Renault Fuego

DailyTurismo Uncategorized French, Fuego, Put A Fork In It, Renault 4

The Fuego was built by Renault from 1980 to 1986, sold in the US through AMC dealers and featured such innovations as the world’s first keyless remote system…which is funny because this next Fuego is being offered sans keys. And it’s on a trailer….but at least the listed price is low and this appears to […]

June 18 2020

Fausse Gordini: 1970 Renault 8

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 8, Bleu de France, French, Gordini, Italia, R8, Renault 1

The Renault R8 (later just called the 8) was a small sedan for the common man launched in 1962 with boxy styling and a chassis based on the curvy Dauphine platform. The R8 used a Beetle style rear engine / rear drive setup and was slow in stock trim, but Renault released a Gordini version […]

May 8 2020

Save The Fuegos: 1984 Renault Fuego

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 5-speed, AMC, French, Fuego, Renault 7

Few cars elicit the same degree of guffawed snickers as a French built car sold in AMC dealers with the Spanish name for fire. Yeah. The one car that is more Rodney Dangerfield than even Pontiac’s Fiero…the Renault Fuego. It is a car that was loved by a few, misunderstood by many, and is all […]

May 6 2020

Deux Pour Un: A Pair of 1953 Panhard Dyna Juniors

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Dyna, French, Junior, Microcar, Panhard, Project 2

In the world of low volume ’50s roadsters, there are oddballs and then there are complete bizarro world lunatics. This is the narwhal in the room…the twin tusked unicorn that was designed by French car builder Panhard to be sold into the US market — think of it like a poor man’s version of a […]

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