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To: GingisK

No.

Had a pal in 1966 who had one and could tell by vents, lights and so on for models later on.

I had a Renault Dauphine 1964-1968 with so many problems day after day with it that I had no time to learn other cars. Once a little hole blew through the side of the white ceramic housing of a spark plug. Mechanic had never seen that happen before. And the replacement for the heater failure took 2 months to arrive from France-—no warehouse in US—before the official business system of “just in time” manufacturing we suffer through now. The $70 part then would be $697.66 before labor. Couldn’t afford it then as a college student but had to have it in cold Michigan.


49 posted on 07/11/2026 12:21:39 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: frank ballenger

Foreign cars are a blast, so to speak. My 1963 VW Beetle and I were always mystified with each other. I loved the way it shifted. Perfect ratios for each gear.


50 posted on 07/11/2026 1:08:47 PM PDT by GingisK
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