The Renault Caravelle is another rarely seen-on-the-road French pile of parts that competed with Volkswagen's Beetle and Karmann Ghia with a rear-mounted engine and basic accouterments. However, the Caravelle didn't use an aircooled pancake engine and instead zipped & zoomed around with a watercooled inline-4. Find this 1966 Renault Caravelle offered for $8000 in Paradise, CA via craigslist. Tip from Sean S.
Collecting orphan oddball cars usually starts with honest intentions. Perhaps someone gives you a neglected classic and you mean to restore it and sell...but then you get 2 or 3 more...and the next thing you know is that you are the neighborhood cat lady for neglected French cars. Find this Collection of French cars offered whole or parts located in Denver, CO via craigslist. Tip from Zach Z.
Remember when you could pickup "barn find" classics for pennies on the dollar, and restore them to glory with your hard earned cash? It seems these days that folks think that some patina on a car builds character, and they want more for the rusted hunks-o-junk, but today's car is a beaten up example of an interesting/rare auto offered for a rock-bottom price. Find this 1960 Renault Caravelle offered for $2,000 in Camino, CA...(wait, there is a placed called Camino? Awesome...). Tip from Lou.
The Renault Caravelle was a convertible version of the Dauphine, a French built Volkswagen Beetle-esq economy car. The Caravelle eschewed air cooled flat-4 for a conventional watercooled inline-4, the engine was mounted in the rear and the styling pegs the Dauphine closer to a Karmann-Ghia (Type 14). Find this 1967 Renault Caravelle Convertible found here on eBay
currently bidding for $2,900 with a few hours to go, located in Phoenix, AZ.
The Renault Carvelle was a small convertible from French automaker Renault based on their low cost Dauphine sedan. Whereas the Dauphine was a competitor to the VW Beetle, the Caravelle sight its sights a bit higher and did a decent job of competing with the Karmann-Ghia. Find this 1961 Renault Caravelle offered for $1200 in Denver, CO via craigslist. Tip from aLostDawg.
If the Dauphine was Renault's answer to the Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle, and the R8/R10 the answer to the Type 3, then the Caravelle is the french equivalent of the Karmann-Ghia. Like the Volkswagen offerings, the Renault product was powered by small rear mounted 4-cylinder engines, but the similarities stop there. Find this 1967 Renault Caravelle Convertible with removable hardtop offered for $2200 in San Jose, CA via craigslist. Tip from Fueltruck.
The Renault Caravelle is another seldom seen French export that competed with Volkswagen's Beetle and Karmann Ghia with a rear-mounted engine and basic amenities. The last Caravelle featured on these pages was a clean looking but rally stickered example, but today's feature is a bit more...special. Find this 1967 Renault Caravelle for sale in Knoxville, TN for $2,500 via craigslist. Tip from Timothy C.
The Renault Caravelle was a small convertible from Renault based on the Dauphine. It was marketed around the world as the Renault Floride, except in the US where this would have been confused with a dental hygiene product, but it was actually named after the sunshine state, Florida. Find this 1966 Renault Caravelle located in San Jose, CA and currently bidding on ebay for $3,349 reserve-not-met with 1 day to go. Tip from Scooter.