the most adorable movie you're likely to see soon, Mrs Harris Goes To Paris (1958 book)- has two adorable leads and great 1950s cars like this Renault, and Vespas

the main character goes to Paris to buy a Christian Dior dress, and meets one of the models and quickly becomes her friend... she drives this great choice for a movie car, a drop top Renault Caravelle

Just my opinion, but the ADORABLE supporting actress looks a bit like Audrey Hepburn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Harris_Goes_to_Paris

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5151570/?ref_=fn_t_1

Rusty old 1968 Renault R8

https://straightspeedphoto.blogspot.com/2026/03/rusty-old-1968-renault-r8.html

in 1917, the Renault factory succumbed to gravity... a lot of people seemed to not understand architecture needs to support the weight of the stuff you put in the building

In 1917, Renault was an industrial concern fully engaged in production for WWI, mostly small tanks. On the morning of June 13 that year, tragedy struck the great factory in Billancourt, near Paris, when an explosion-like noise shook the area at 10:10 a.m., and a cloud of dust rose over the site — Building C4 had collapsed as a result of about 100 lathes weighing 7 to 8 tons each installed on the upper floors of the premises...

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1316008063903174&set=pcb.1316009153903065

Renaults getting driven at Mosport John Sprague/Parnelli Jones in one, another is Jack Armstrong/AJ Foyt per door panel signs ( I'm certain no race car drivers today have as much variety - Indy, sprint cars, midgets, Nascar, Pike's Peak, GP, etc)

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10225224316475244&set=gm.2934437563416141&idorvanity=527146584145263

There's a 2,500-Mile Dakar-style rally in Morocco that’s only for the Renault Twingo and it looks unbelievably fun. It's called the Twing Raid

https://www.mrjakeparker.com/blog/2024/8/9/when-the-twingo-goes-wild  

https://twing-raid.com/

another vehicle that is from Mexico, that they can't sell in the US, but somehow, can legally drive here anyway? Makes no sense to me

 A Renault Kangoo

Renault, has made the Filante Record 2025, an ultra-efficient single-seater EV to break records for power consumption and range

pays tribute to three vintage Renaults created to smash land speed records. 

The round headlights take after 40 CV des Records from the mid-1920s, 

the wheels pushed outward of the body are a nod to the 1934 Nervasport des Records, 

the arches are inspired by the gas turbine-powered 1956 Etoile Filante.

https://www.motor1.com/news/749034/renault-filante-record-2025/

It's always very intriguing to learn more about a car, and this morning I read a good article on the Renault from SEMA that was the absolute standout

For the third straight year, Pit+Paddock and ENEOS Oil joined forces with Dai Yoshihara to award one lucky project car builder with a feature vehicle spot at the SEMA Show.

This year, Justin Cashmore stunned the judges with his 1960 Renault Dauphine, which he rescued from the California desert and transformed into a one-of-a-kind creation.

Justin was in the Navy for over 20 years, stationed in Japan, Italy, and Florida. Through his experiences and travels, he developed a unique skill set and style, working on vehicles of various makes, models, and eras while soaking in car culture first-hand from three different continents. The result is a man who lives in Simi Valley, California, where his job is to wrench on his buddies’ cars while dedicating his spare time to creating individual masterpieces.

https://pitpad.com/2024/11/12/mid-engine-renault-with-carbon-fiber-widebody-wins-2024-sema-show-car-contest/

A race ready widebody Dauphine! Amazing!

 

Here's one you've never heard of, National Union Electric Company who owned the Henney Motor Company, and the Exide Battery Corporation, bought Renaults, and made them electric in 1960! (thank you Paul Z!)

Initial marketing of the vehicle was to electric utilities. The start and stop feature of an electric vehicle fit with certain industry jobs such as meter readers and bill collectors. It also was a good runabout for workers at large utility plants.

The 1960 model had a little more oomph, said Kemp. It had 12 six-volt batteries, a top speed of 60 mph, and a range of 60 miles.

The sticker price was $3,500

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-04-04/mchistory-rivian-is-not-the-first-electric-automaker-in-bloomington-normal

in France there is a thing about nougat, a museum of Route 7, and cars

Musée de la Nationale 7, l'Ere N7

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/montelimar-nougat-history

https://palais-bonbons.com/musee-de-la-nationale-7/

https://www.facebook.com/palaisdesbonbons/posts/pfbid02r1ihv9wMTXH9CChgUqCYYdhSP1i2BzYV3UaMtdgdj6ctFuJMtoKLgS1nobdwr51xl

Renault rebadges Nissan Frontiers built in Argentina as Navarros, and sells them in Colombia as Alaskans

they chose the name Alaskan, because it's the last frontier, says so right on the license plates

Nissan Frontier, to Alaska... the last frontier, get it? That's pretty clever

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/meet-alaskan-pickup-truck-engineered-in-japan-built-in-argentina-and-sold-in-colombia-by-french-company/

Renault 1905 Carrosserie Landaulet childrens pedal cart found in a French castle

it's the coolest most unusual wheeled vehicle I've seen in a while

https://www.facebook.com/groups/197491484165115/posts/1200867497160837/

Artcurial has some interesting cars coming to auction

https://www.artcurial.com/fr/vente-4284-automobiles-sur-les-champs