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Quattre Portes – 1981 Renault LeCar

October 2, 2013

As mentioned here before, the Renault LeCar was a revolutionary car for Renault, in the way the Golf was for VW, or the Mini was for Morris/Austin. And in the feature of this 1978 LeCar, we discovered a LeCar that was actually quite sporting. If you decided to pass on that car because it was a non-runner, or not smog-worthy, we have another opportunity to make your own sporting Renault with the convenience of 4 doors. You can find this 1981 Renault LeCar in Heron Lake, MN with bidding at $1025 and about 7 1/2 days left to go.

1981 Renault LeCar left rear

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Blanc et Noir – Pair of 1987 Renault Alliance GTA Convertibles

September 26, 2013

One of the great forgotten hot econo-cars of the late 1980s is the Renault Alliance GTA. Only built for 1 year as AMC Renault’s sales were suffering from a steep decline, it’s often overshadowed by the VW Golf GTI, Toyota Corolla FX16 GT-S and Honda Civic Si in North America, and the Peugeot 205 GTi elsewhere. While the Alliance was down 15hp versus its German competitor, it still performed quite respectably and had a very well-tuned chassis that could pull .89G in the corners, better than most cars of its time. With Ronal alloys, body color grill, sill skirts and mirrors, and lowered suspension, this car epitomizes 1980s performance just as much as the GTI. You can find the white 1987 Renault Alliance GTA convertible for C$3900 in Montreal, QC.

1987 Renault Alliance GTA white right front

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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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