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Article: Chic devil in disguise
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 9, 2007
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classic cars renault dauphine
The Renault Dauphine looked elegant, but its idiosyncratic
handling was not for the faint-hearted, says Andrew Roberts
'A penny farthing a mile and you travel in style - the new
Renault Dauphine!" Yes, the British motorist of 1957 was being
offered family transport that came complete with a heater, twin
courtesy lamps and an automatic choke, plus that all-important white
steering wheel with which to complement the tasteful choice of
pastel finishes.
The Renault Dauphine certainly possessed an undeniable sense of
elegance, apart from that distinctive smell of baked rubber familiar
to nearly every rear-engined Renault, Fiat and VW of this era.
Unlike the solidly ...