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The Caravelle's performance closely matched that of the contemporary Triumph Spitfire 4 under most headings, though the Spitfire was a couple of mph ahead on top speed. The British car market was still protected by tariffs at this time, but even allowing for that the Renault looks expensive in this company: The Caravelle came with a UK ...
The specific controversy in Aro concerned the replacement of a fabric top portion of an automobile convertible roof assembly. After some years, the tops became torn or discolored, often as a result of bird droppings, [3] and owners wished to replace the cloth part without buying an entire new convertible top assembly. [4]
Renault marketed numerous variants of the Dauphine, including a luxury version, the Renault Ondine; a decontented version, the Dauphine Teimoso (Brazil, 1965); [13] sporting versions marketed as the Dauphine Gordini and the Ondine Gordini, and the 1093 factory racing model; as well as a prominent derivative, the Caravelle/Floride, a Dauphine ...
A Carson top is a one-piece, padded, upholstered, removable top for a car. The design was invented by Bob Houser in 1935 when he worked for Amos Carson at Carson Top Shop in Los Angeles . The first Carson top was likely made for a Ford Model A convertible and nowadays it is mostly used on hot rods and customs .
Other materials are also used in the convertible top. By 1955, the most popular materials were latex and butyl rubber fabrics that each accounted for around 35% of the convertible top's weight, with others included vinyl (12%), jute (8%), along with rayon and acrylic fibers (Orlon), amounting to about 1% each in the compositions. [38]
Peugeot 302 Eclipse Décapotable (1936/1937); Peugeot 401 Eclipse Décapotable (1934/1935); Peugeot 402 Éclipse Décapotable (1935); Peugeot 601 C Eclipse (1934); Chrysler Thunderbolt concept car 1941
The Renault 4CV (French: quatre chevaux, pronounced as if spelled quat'chevaux) [5] is a car produced by the French company Renault from August 1947 through July 1961. [2] It is a four-door economy car with its engine mounted in the rear and driving the rear wheels .
1961 California elections (1 P) L. 1961 in Los Angeles (7 P) S. 1961 in San Francisco (6 P) 1961 in sports in California (1 C, 44 P) Pages in category "1961 in ...