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Scale model of an automobile, the Renault 4CV , made by Norev . This example is reference 423395, included in the "Renault Toys – Les P'tites Mythiques" series. It is made in China, I don't know its production period. Metal body painted in cream, with printed details. Black plastic base. Glazing represented in transparent plastic with details molded in the windshield. Interior details in black plastic. Detailed plastic rims with "chrome" finish, plastic tires with molded details. No suspension. The nominal scale is 1:54 and the overall length is approximately 2.7 in. About 1.1 oz. This model represents an automobile, the 1946 Renault 4 CV ¹ , equipped with the rear mounted 760 cm³, 19 hp (14  kW) Renault Billancourt "L4" engine. Top speed around 56 mph. In the mid-seventies, when my interest in vehicles intensified , the heyday of the Renault 4 CV, or " joaninhas " (ladybugs), as I heard them called in Portugal ² , was already a distant...

Scale model of a police car, the Renault Dauphine Police , made by Norev . This example is reference 423395, included in the "Renault Toys – Les P'tites Mythiques" series. It is made in China, I don't know its production period. Metal body painted in black and white (" pie " scheme), with printed details. Emergency lights in amber tinted transparent plastic. Black plastic base. Glazing represented in transparent plastic with details molded in the windshield. Interior details in black plastic. Detailed plastic rims with "chrome" finish, plastic tires with molded details. No suspension. The nominal scale is 1:54 and the overall length is approximately 2.9 in. About 1.3 oz. This model represents a police car  operated by the Préfecture de police (Paris) , possibly the 1958 Renault Dauphine , equipped with the rear mounted 845 cm³, 32 hp  (23.5  kW) Renault Ventoux  "L4" engine. Top speed around 71 mph. I don't know if the first Renault D...

Scale model of an automobile, the Renault Dauphine , made by  Norev . This example is reference 237439, included in the "Renault Toys – Les P'tites Mythiques" series. It is made in China, I don't know its production period. Metal body painted in blue (" Bleu émeraude "?), with printed details. Black plastic base. Glazing represented in transparent plastic with details molded in the windshield. Interior details in cream and beige plastics. Detailed plastic rims with "chrome" finish, plastic tires with molded details. No suspension. The nominal scale is 1:54 and the overall length is approximately 2.9 in. About 1.3 oz. This model represents an automobile, the 1956 Renault Dauphine , equipped with the rear-mounted 845 cm³, 32 hp (23.5 kW)  Renault Ventoux "L4" engine. Top speed around 71 mph.    I've always liked the Renault Dauphine , its rounded lines, its peculiarly friendly and even elegant appearance—its smiling face. The miniature...

Scale model of an automobile, the Renault 4 Parisienne , made by  Norev . This example is reference 423395, included in the "Renault Toys – Les P'tites Mythiques" series. It is made in China, I don't know its production period. Metal body painted in black, with printed details, including the characteristic decorations simulating rattan webbing on the sides and hatch. Black plastic base. Glazing represented in transparent plastic with details molded in the windshield. Interior details in light gray plastic. Detailed plastic rims with "chrome" finish, plastic tires with molded details. No suspension. The nominal scale is 1:54 and the overall length is approximately 2.8 in. About 1.1 oz. This model represents an automobile, possibly the 1963 Renault 4 Parisienne ¹ , equipped with the 845 cm³, 32 hp (23.5 kW) Renault R1123 "L4". Top speed around 68 mph.  Unlike the Renault 4 E-Tech announced in 2021, the original " Quatrelle " offered betwee...