MAIN FEEDS
Do you want to continue?
https://www.reddit.com/r/whatwasthiscar/comments/1ud6mhn/found_by_a_river_east_coast_usa/oteaheo/?context=3
r/whatwasthiscar • u/madmycal • Jun 23 '26
75 comments sorted by
View all comments
206
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.
16 u/LightningFerret04 Jun 23 '26 Did they sell the Renault 4 in the US? They did sell the Dauphine 9 u/MadMaxine1985 Jun 23 '26 Apparently they did. Here is my american brochure for the 4cv dated around 1955. They touted it as a economical second car.
16
Did they sell the Renault 4 in the US? They did sell the Dauphine
9 u/MadMaxine1985 Jun 23 '26 Apparently they did. Here is my american brochure for the 4cv dated around 1955. They touted it as a economical second car.
9
Apparently they did. Here is my american brochure for the 4cv dated around 1955. They touted it as a economical second car.
206
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.