 | | Renault Caravelle/Floride | | Manufacturer: | Renault | | Production: | 1958-1968 | | Body Styles: | RR roadster | | Engines: | 845cc
956cc
1108cc | | Predecessor: | None | | Successor: | None | | Competitors: | | | Built in: | Boulogne-Billancourt, France | | Number produced: | 117,000 |  | The Renault Caravelle was a roadster automobile produced by the French manufacturer Renault between 1958 and 1968. Outside of North America for its first four years of production it was known as the Renault Floride. Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing small to upper-midsize cars, vans, buses and trucks. ...
1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
In Automobile design, an RR, or Rear-engine, Rear wheel drive, layout places both the engine and drive wheels at the rear of the vehicle. ...
1923 Ford Model T roadster A roadster is a two-seat, open car, traditionally without side windows (possibly with pluggable doortops), so that even with the lightweight convertible top raised the driver and passenger remain exposed to the elements. ...
Boulogne-Billancourt is a city and commune in France, the sous-préfecture (=subprefecture) of the Hauts-de-Seine département in the Île-de-France région. ...
1923 Ford Model T roadster A roadster is a two-seat, open car, traditionally without side windows (possibly with pluggable doortops), so that even with the lightweight convertible top raised the driver and passenger remain exposed to the elements. ...
A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ...
Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing small to upper-midsize cars, vans, buses and trucks. ...
1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west...
The Floride was unveiled at the 1958 Paris Motor Show. A small rear-engined convertible designed by Pietro Frua, it used the floorpan and engine of the Renault Dauphine sedan. The now infamously slow Dauphine running gear was something of a burden for the car however and it was dubbed "a sheep in wolf's clothing" by the media in its early years. A model tuned by Renault performance guru Amedee Gordini was sold, which produced 40 hp as opposed to the standard model's 35. The Floride was launched in the United States and Canada as the Renault Caravelle a year after its introduction in Europe. 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Mondial de lAutomobile (Paris Motor Show in English) is an annual auto show in Paris. ...
World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ...
The car's lack of power was aided somewhat by the replacement in 1962 of its Dauphine-derived running gear with a new 956cc engine from the recently launched Renault 8. The Caravelle name also replaced the Floride name in all markets from 1962 onwards. In 1964 another R8-derived engine of 1108cc was introduced to the Caravelle, producing 55 hp. 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Renault 8 was a small, rear-engined saloon car made by Renault in France and Spain, based on the platform of the outgoing Renault Dauphine. ...
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