1962 Renault Floride S Cabriolet [R1131]

1962 Renault Floride S Cabriolet [R1131] in Le feu follet, Movie, 1963

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Bebert ◊ 2006-04-19 22:51
Bebert ◊ 2006-04-19 22:52	Caravelle ou Floride.
wrenchhead ◊ 2006-04-20 04:21	They look so much alike in pictures that I can't tell the difference.
Junkman ◊ 2006-04-20 11:30	It is a Caravelle. The Floride had fake chrome air intakes ahead of the rear wheel arch.
Bebert ◊ 2006-04-20 12:45	Pour moi, c'est une Floride. Les "Caravelle" n'existent qu'à partir du Salon 1963, modèle 1964. Cf sixcyl: /vehicle_17865-Renault-Caravelle-1964.html . Donc compte tenu de la date du film, ça colle pas trop...
wrenchhead ◊ 2006-04-20 17:13	I have to agree with Junkman. All of the pictures of the Floride I could find show chrome strips on the air intake. See: http://www.verdensnavle.dk/car/floride.jpg -- Last edit: 2006-04-20 17:13:46
sixcyl ◊ 2006-04-20 17:30	junkman wrote It is a Caravelle. The Floride had fake chrome air intakes ahead of the rear wheel arch. Indeed first editions of Floride had this fake chrome, but before the Caravelle Cabriolet 1100 appeared in production in 1964, there was the Floride S 1962-1963 with new rims, no fake chrome and new engine 956cm3...so Bebert is right it is a Floride S 1962
sixcyl ◊ 2006-04-20 17:33	...of course I'll try to send a picture of a Floride S asap...but I haven't time at the moment (a TGV to take at 19H15)
wrenchhead ◊ 2006-04-20 20:01	I am certainly not going to argue with frenchmen over a french car I just didn't find a picture that didn't have the chrome.