Tag: French
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Beautiful Brown Citroen HY Van
This awesome example of post-war French styling is fittingly for sale in Roswell, New Mexico. As was often the case with post-war European vehicles, this H van had a very long life cycle. Given it’s a commercial vehicle, this one pushed the limits with production from from 1947 to 1981. The original design used a…
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Non-Gordini Renault R8 in Los Angeles
The R8 is one of the most unusual-looking (or least usual looking?) small sedans, which means we love them! This example awaits you in Lawndale, CA and has been upgraded with a 1.1L engine. Yes, that’s an upgrade vs. the base 0.956 liter unit… French with a rear-mounted engine – what’s not to love? With…
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One and a Half Citroen Meharis
As is often the case with true Oddimobiles, this is a package deal with a rolling chassis (with title) and a donor car with the mechanical bits. If you really love Citroen Meharis – like us – this could make for a great project! The reddish one has a title and the white one has…
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Nearly Ideal: 80s French Turbo Diesel Wagon
Someone donated this awesomely odd 1986 Peugeot 505 diesel wagon, probably because it doesn’t have a clutch pedal. Could their tax write-off become your project? This Peugeot 505S turbo diesel wagon has about 240K on the odometer, which means the engine is barely broken in, but the car around it might have some issues. The…
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70s Peugeot Flagship Sedan
The Peugeot 504 was to top of the Peugeot range for many years and, like so many unusual European products, was in production – in one form or another – for over 30 years and on various continents. Of course, it wasn’t in the US for long, as the entire brand pulled out in the…
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French Family Hatchback
Today’s feature car is a Renault 16 (R16), which was Renault’s large family hatch from the mid 1960s until 1980. After all, it wouldn’t be a European car from that period if it wasn’t built for fifteen years… The seller claims this one runs and it certainly appears original. What’s the downside? It has been…
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Hopefully, This Car is Only Figuratively “On Fire”
Here we have a Renault Fuego Turbo with manual trans and claimed sub-58K mileage. What’s not to love? Yes, this was an odd attempt at a sports coupe by Renault and was made in the days when they were a state-owned enterprise. Like all other period Renaults, these had poor reputations for reliability and, in…
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Citroen: Keeping France Weird Long Before Austin
Any Citroen is quite a sight, but this adds the strangeness (for the US market) of right-hand drive! The seller recently imported this car from the UK and claims it is registered in Oregon. Given it is from the 1974 model year, one might even be able to register this in California! Don’t get too…
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Rare In USA: Peugeot 304 Sedan
Okay, ALL Peugeot 304 variants are rare here, with the sedan likely the most common among them. Still, have you ever seen one? This apparently humble little sedan features an all-alloy engine equipped with a single overhead cam and also features four-wheel independent suspension. This and the 504 launched the “angry eyebrows” look which would…
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RHD, Manual Renault Avantime
The Avantime was a strange MPV sold by Renault, but engineered and manufactured by Matra. It is sometimes known as the vehicle that killed Matra. Continue on to find out more! No, this car isn’t in the US – it is in the UK, which was originally blessed with new Avantimes. Sadly, Nissan never rebadged…