In a message dated 97-12-01 04:40:12 EST, you write:
> ohn McEwen wrote
>
> All is not lost however, as one of our fellow listees has just announced
> that he has acquired a Renault Dauphine. These cars make TR7 durability
> and reliability look positively wonderful. The very worst car I ever
owned
> was a Renault Caravelle.>
>
> Ah the Renault in all its iterations! What a car for the Canadian Winter.
> A friend of mine had a Caravelle which looked like a sporty beast. Once
in
> pulling up to the Art College he overestimated the stopping power of the
> brakes and a tree had to help zero the momentum. The denouement was
> sliding stop to the curb at the same place. Masterfully done but before
he
> could get out the car broke in half! There was a box beam under the front
> seats that just loved to collect salt.
I bought a Caravelle in college. When I took the removable hardtop off, the
thing sagged like a sway-back horse. Good thing I only paid $50 for it.
>
> The Renault R10 was a car that attracted a certain type of driver. I'll
> never forget the one I saw in Montreal. Both bumpers were removed and
> replaced by 2x10's which matched those bolted to the sides of the car.
>
> My only strong memory of the Rover 2000 was the dash. Exposure to the
> atmosphere would create a chalky white finish on the black plastic. How
> did the British do it! Regular applications of baby oil would keep it
> black.
>
> A fresh shipment of TR 7's on a dealer's lot attracted my attention. A
> closer inspection revealed all the head liners had fallen away, some
> completely and others only half way.
>
Detroit has had it's problems too. My 82 Buick Skylark was a disaster.
After a few years all the interior disintegrated! The headliner and the
visors
were just hanging in tatters. The vinyl crumbled into dust. The paint
cracked and fell off. I figured it was an environmental feature, a
biodegradable
car!
> Thank you for reviving the memories!
>
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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