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![If you’d asked me to name the least likely car I’d stumble across while passing through Kearney, Nebraska, a Renault Encore would certainly be close to the top of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_0501-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Find: 1985 Renault Encore GS – Bonjour, Suckers!")
CC Find: 1985 Renault Encore GS – Bonjour, Suckers!
Posted on August 10, 2024 | 31 CommentsIf you’d asked me to name the least likely car I’d stumble across while passing through Kearney, Nebraska, a Renault Encore would certainly be close to the top of the […] -
![(first posted 2/5/2013) So far in this series, we’ve seen only British cars from this storage yard. While most of its inhabitants originated in the UK, there were also a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Renault-4-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: Renault 4 – French Basics")
Storage Yard Classic: Renault 4 – French Basics
Posted on July 3, 2024 | 87 Comments(first posted 2/5/2013) So far in this series, we’ve seen only British cars from this storage yard. While most of its inhabitants originated in the UK, there were also a […] -
![(first posted 7/1/2013) July 1st is Canada Day which is always a good time to get a bit patriotic. If the words “Canadian” and “sports car” were used together, most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Manic-GT-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The French Canadian Sports Car – Manic GT")
Automotive History: The French Canadian Sports Car – Manic GT
Posted on July 1, 2024 | 56 Comments(first posted 7/1/2013) July 1st is Canada Day which is always a good time to get a bit patriotic. If the words “Canadian” and “sports car” were used together, most […] -
![(first posted 4/24/2018) Believe it or not, there was a time when the French automobile industry was the most technologically advanced in the world, the largest producer of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Renault-Alliance-Convertible-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985 Renault Alliance Convertible – Ton Camembert à la Open Air")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Renault Alliance Convertible – Ton Camembert à la Open Air
Posted on April 24, 2024 | 52 Comments(first posted 4/24/2018) Believe it or not, there was a time when the French automobile industry was the most technologically advanced in the world, the largest producer of […] -
![(first posted 3/7/2018) CC’s Yohai Rodin posted shots of this gen1 Renault Espace at the Cohort, apparently shot in Vienna. Roger Carr did a very exhaustive CC on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/25661070497_c338728bc1_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtake: Gen1 Renault Espace – The European Minivan Pioneer Was Going To Be Imported To the US by AMC")
Cohort Outtake: Gen1 Renault Espace – The European Minivan Pioneer Was Going To Be Imported To the US by AMC
Posted on March 7, 2024 | 53 Comments(first posted 3/7/2018) CC’s Yohai Rodin posted shots of this gen1 Renault Espace at the Cohort, apparently shot in Vienna. Roger Carr did a very exhaustive CC on […] -
![Back in September an interesting auction was advertised semi locally which would give an opportunity to see some very rare vehicles. Additionally, we were fresh off a successful Great Beater […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Citroen-Traction-convertible.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Auction: Cache of French Cars on the Prairies – Moizard Auction")
CC Auction: Cache of French Cars on the Prairies – Moizard Auction
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 21 CommentsBack in September an interesting auction was advertised semi locally which would give an opportunity to see some very rare vehicles. Additionally, we were fresh off a successful Great Beater […] -
![(first posted 5/9/2013) The Fuego has become almost mythical in the US. It seems to typify all of the issues that plagued Renault in its final years in the US: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Renault-Fuego-fq.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: Renault Fuego – Invites You To Enter The Turbo Zone")
Cohort Classic: Renault Fuego – Invites You To Enter The Turbo Zone
Posted on October 7, 2023 | 84 Comments(first posted 5/9/2013) The Fuego has become almost mythical in the US. It seems to typify all of the issues that plagued Renault in its final years in the US: […] -
![(first posted 9/30/2017) It’s about time to give this little critter the full CC treatment. Though perhaps unfamiliar to some CC readers, the Renault 4CV was one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_20170813_193431.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Renault 4CV – A Little Car With A Big Impact")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Renault 4CV – A Little Car With A Big Impact
Posted on October 1, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 9/30/2017) It’s about time to give this little critter the full CC treatment. Though perhaps unfamiliar to some CC readers, the Renault 4CV was one of […] -
![(first posted 8/30/2012) The nationality of vehicles can be hard to discern these days, what with manufacturer collaboration, world cars, overseas production and remote design studios. However, the blurring of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1987-Renault-GTA.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Renault GTA – An Alliance Of A Different Stripe")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Renault GTA – An Alliance Of A Different Stripe
Posted on October 2, 2022 | 116 Comments(first posted 8/30/2012) The nationality of vehicles can be hard to discern these days, what with manufacturer collaboration, world cars, overseas production and remote design studios. However, the blurring of […] -
![(first posted 8/31/2014) While driving around Antibes, France, looking for a parking spot after dropping the family off at the beach, I came across this interesting looking vehicle. Once I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/P1000582.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classique: Renault Estafette 1000 – Could Even Its Mother Love That Face?")
Curbside Classique: Renault Estafette 1000 – Could Even Its Mother Love That Face?
Posted on August 31, 2020 | 46 Comments(first posted 8/31/2014) While driving around Antibes, France, looking for a parking spot after dropping the family off at the beach, I came across this interesting looking vehicle. Once I […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2013) My phone vibrated. It was a text from my brother, with this photo attached. “I’m in Columbus, Ohio, and look what I found!” “What is it?” I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/66Renault-Caravelle1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1966 Renault Caravelle – Drama, Intrigue, A Man Named Exner and Disappointing Sales")
Curbside Classic: 1966 Renault Caravelle – Drama, Intrigue, A Man Named Exner and Disappointing Sales
Posted on July 13, 2019 | 43 Comments(first posted 5/18/2013) My phone vibrated. It was a text from my brother, with this photo attached. “I’m in Columbus, Ohio, and look what I found!” “What is it?” I […] -
![Wanderlust (/’wändərˌləst/) — A strong desire to travel. In my 24 years of life, I’ve been very fortunate to have travelled a lot, both with family and friends. However, I’ve never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/thumb_IMG_6766_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Roadtrip/Driving Impressions: 2017 Renault Talisman Initiale Paris – Eurotripping The Autobahn")
CC Roadtrip/Driving Impressions: 2017 Renault Talisman Initiale Paris – Eurotripping The Autobahn
Posted on September 21, 2017 | 53 CommentsWanderlust (/’wändərˌləst/) — A strong desire to travel. In my 24 years of life, I’ve been very fortunate to have travelled a lot, both with family and friends. However, I’ve never […] -
![Sometimes it seems as if I’ve mined all the automotive finds around where I live. So on a recent family trip to southern Arkansas, I was pretty pumped about what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_0758.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: A Triple Alliance")
CC Outtake: A Triple Alliance
Posted on November 4, 2016 | 75 CommentsSometimes it seems as if I’ve mined all the automotive finds around where I live. So on a recent family trip to southern Arkansas, I was pretty pumped about what […] -
![In this second of two trips down memory lane in the Paris area, we’ll look at some (mostly) non-French vehicles that might have been seen on the streets during the 1990-98 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Opel-Vectra_Astra-Parc-des-Expos-20151111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Reliving the ’90s on a Paris Weekend, Part 2")
CC Road Trip: Reliving the ’90s on a Paris Weekend, Part 2
Posted on November 29, 2015 | 18 CommentsIn this second of two trips down memory lane in the Paris area, we’ll look at some (mostly) non-French vehicles that might have been seen on the streets during the 1990-98 […] -
![The above shot of twin Renault Twingos goes some way toward explaining why one doesn’t see too many older cars in Grey Paree. Although I somehow managed to end up resident there from 1990 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1983-98-Peugeot-205-Bir-Hakeim-20131116.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Reliving the ’90s on a Paris Weekend, Part 1")
CC Road Trip: Reliving the ’90s on a Paris Weekend, Part 1
Posted on November 22, 2015 | 56 CommentsThe above shot of twin Renault Twingos goes some way toward explaining why one doesn’t see too many older cars in Grey Paree. Although I somehow managed to end up resident there from 1990 […]
