A collection of classic cars seen in use on Street View.

The intention is eventually list all pre 1975 cars seen on Street View, not just exotica.
If you find a pre 1975 car on Street View please send the details using the submission form in the column on the right.
Cars must be on the road or in another public place - please, no cars in gardens or private driveways.
Click on the "coordinates" link for each car to see the original Street View - but please note that the image may no longer be on the Streetview Database.

Renault 4L Fourgonnette

Renault 4L Fourgonnette

Coordinates 43.361701,-1.3753034

Picture dated April 2011


The Renault 4, also known as the 4L (pronounced "Quatrelle"), is a hatchback economy car produced by the French automaker Renault between 1961 and 1992. It was the first front-wheel drive family car produced by Renault.

The car featured many new ideas including a flat rear floor and hatchback configuration. La Regie Renault was so convinced that the new model was a winner that the hatched a plan to get the sceptical man on the street of Paris behind the wheel. " Prenez le Volant" offered 200 special cars to the general public to drive at their will and leave for the next person to have a turn - such was the success that by March 1963 sales were strong and 50,000 examples were produced.

With a thirty one year production run the R4 was and still is Frances most prolific car ever and was the 5th biggest selling car of all time with a total of 8,135,424 units produced. A rough calculation as to the any of any vehicle can be made by looking at the radiator grill. Three different front grills were produced: A loaf shaped aluminium grill, an rectangular shaped aluminium grill and an oblong shaped plastic grill.

There was also a Fourgonnette (panel van) version of the R4, which with its "high cube" bodyshell and the unique 'giraffon' (giraffe hatch) at the rear became the idiosyncratic French "Boulangerie" van. The hatch worked by lifting a small section of the roof at the rear of the cube, above the rear doors. It remained on sale in Europe until 1993

For more information see here.

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