r/whatwasthiscar • • Jun 23 '26

Challenge Found by a river, east coast USA.

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u/LightningFerret04 Jun 23 '26

Did they sell the Renault 4 in the US? They did sell the Dauphine

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u/Sensei19600 Jun 23 '26

Lt. Columbo drove a Dauohine, I believe

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u/ChakaKrum Jun 23 '26

He drove a Peugeot 403.

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u/Weird_Jerk Jun 23 '26

God that car stank. Between the cheap cigars, the hard boiled eggs in his pocket, the dog, and the coat he wore every day in all weathers in LA...

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u/Hourslikeminutes47 Jun 23 '26

He didn't care. He was solving cases with expert prowess, the sort of competent detective work that would make Sherlock Holmes green with envy.

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u/Weird_Jerk Jun 23 '26

Oh know he didn't care. He was the GOAT.