My sister had a Dauphine. It was one of the "program cars" that GM execs got when my Dad was working for GM in the late 60s.
I was always amazed by the pushbutton transmission it had. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Feb 2, 2015, at 1:48 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Renault Dauphine - now there's a blast from the past. Parts are still > available: > http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_armrs=1&_dmd=1&_mPrRngCbx=1&_ipg=50&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_from=R14%7CR40&_sacat=0&_nkw=renault+dauphine&LH_PrefLoc=3&_sop=3&rt=nc > > > On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Folks >> >> I have come onto many interesting cars. When i was about 15 or 16 i bought >> a Renault 4CV (looks like a morris minor with suicide doors in the front) >> that was sitting behind a house in Aiken SC. >> >> I got the title and the car showed only about 20,000 miles. >> >> I paid $20. I STILL have the car in a garage here in Athens, GA. We >> managed to lose the engine along the way, but i do have a dauphene engine >> that fits it. >> >> Another project. The car is complete less engine. >> >> In about 1976 i bought a VW bug …. an old one, not a split window, but i >> think a 54 or 55. It ran and we drove it around a little and then parked it >> in a garage. It had a replacement engine that was a 36 hp rather than the >> original 20 or whatever it was. >> >> I kept it till about 1990 and sold it for $1000 which was good money in >> 1990. >> thanks, >> >> xx rick >> Rick Hawkins >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner >> has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
