Posts Tagged ‘hatchback’

Fire! 1984 Renault Fuego Turbo

September 25, 2013

Sometimes it’s hard to remember how many options were out there in terms of sports coupes in 1984. You could pick up an Isuzu Impulse, a VW Scirocco, an Alfa Romeo GTV6, a Ford Mustang fastback, Mitsubishi Starion or Tredia, or a Renault Fuego. And that’s not even a complete list! Granted, these cars were not always in the same consideration set, but the diversity of options available in 1984 was quite remarkable compared to what is on the market in 2013 (Scionbaru BRX/FR-S, Scion tC, are there any more? Anyone? Bueller?). Providing some turbocharged Gallic passion in the market was this 1984 Renault Fuego Turbo, available for $3500 in Ottawa, ON.

1984 Renault Fuego Turbo left side

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Again! 1985 Renault Encore

September 24, 2013

Sold as the Renault 11 in the rest of the world, the Renault Encore was introduced in 1984 to compete with other hatchbacks like the VW Golf, Ford Escort, and Chevrolet Chevette. While there were over 600,000 Alliances and Encores sold from 1983-1987, very few remain since they were budget cars. Of those, very few Encores remain, to the extent this seems to be the first one available for purchase in several years. You can find this 39,000-mile 1985 Renault Encore with bidding at $1526 and about one day left to go in San Luis Obispo, CA.

1985 Renault Encore left front

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Saturated – 1985 Merkur XR4Ti

September 20, 2013

When you work with creative people, you get an interesting perspective on color, font, spacing, and other design-related characteristics. One interesting little tidbit is that Americans tend to have a preference for photography with more saturated colors – perhaps this dates back to the days of Technicolor movies and pictures? If you’re wondering what the heck this has to do with cars, or what saturated means when it’s not related to fat, take a look at this red 1985 Merkur XR4Ti, with bidding at $2200 and 4 days left to go in Fullerton, CA.

1985 Merkur XR4Ti right front

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