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You got me there.
Renaults are rare birds in this country along with the likes of the French Peugeots.
My uncle had a Renault that he loved to drive but as I remember it got to be too much for him or some reason. Probably wore it out.
He later on went and bought a pimp mobile. It was a 70's Chrysler New Yorker with those white side walls tires! All I needed was platforms and flares!
When I visited him, in my home state of Tennessee, I felt uncomfortable driving it around the neighborhoods to see friends.
Especially, if I park it in front of a pork barbecue stand run by certain locals, if you get my drift. I expected the spoked rims or caps to be gone from all the eyeballing!
But I had to have some of that great, hickory smoked, pork shoulder barbecue.
He was not to gifted in picking cars.
Earlier on he was so proud to buy the Motor Trend car of the year. Might have been a '67 or '87 Buick Skylark. The paint peeled right off! Warranty with GM in those years, Ha! I don't remember his fight, if he did one.
The Americans had the AMC cars with the spacious glass pheasant cage of the Pacers or the Camaro knockoffs called Javelins.
Seen any Chevy Vega's around.
Another brother-law bought one of those. He let it go to repo, it was so bad. He like to never got out from underneath that credit wrecker.
Sometimes I have wondered if the Checker cabs were not made from left over parts of all these American cars.
When I was a young man I heard they were made up from parts of everything.
Say what you want about the 1 & 2 series Volvo box look, back then, (don't look at some cube cars now) but they hung on, over the many years. Especially when compared to the domestic outrageous production numbers.
Phil
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