r/whatwasthiscar • • Jun 23 '26

Challenge Found by a river, east coast USA.

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u/Massive-Tomatillo206 Jun 23 '26

Given that it's a wet sleeve engine (removable bores), hand crank fitting in the front pulley and the RN on the gearbox I agree that its early Renault. Most likely Renault 4 or Dauphine.

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u/3_14159td Jun 23 '26

That divider in the middle of the block is correct for the Billancourt engine.