1955 Renault Frégate Amiral

1955 Renault Frégate Amiral in Beauregard, Movie made for TV, 2010

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
130rapid ◊ 2010-01-24 16:29	Some better equipped version of Renault Fregate.
sixcyl ◊ 2010-01-24 16:31	Well, a normal Renault Frégate Amiral 1955
francisharley ◊ 2010-01-24 16:33
130rapid ◊ 2010-01-24 16:36	sixcyl, I'm curious how Fregate behaved on a road?
DynaMike ◊ 2010-01-24 16:46	I just read in Rétroviseur #88 (dossier Frégate) that handling was quite good, suspension even very good (only Citroën being better), but gearshifting was a nightmare... I agree that the Frégate shown here looks like a 1955 version, by the bumper. But the chrome trim of the windscreen and the chrome (not painted) oval framing of the grille would rather point to a 1956 model. So I'd go for a 1956 with non-original bumper. The car does look quite upmarket because of the (aftermarket) Robergel hubcaps.
sixcyl ◊ 2010-01-24 18:08	The '55 had a thin chromed oval frame too. The '56 model had a bigger bar across the grill, I really do believe this beeing a '55.
sixcyl ◊ 2010-01-24 18:12	130rapid wrote sixcyl, I'm curious how Fregate behaved on a road? Well, it was quite confortable, but heavy and under-powered in my opinion. Mine was a "Transfluide '59" , which made it more anemic