Product Description
[Renault 4 Bertin 1969 (France)]
- In the 1960s, Frenchman Jean Bertin was thinking about the future of transportation.
- Inspired by the city's `traffic jam` problem, he, who was in his 50s at the time, devised a compact two-seater car suitable for the city to challenge his theory to the world.
- Could there be a better car than the popular Renault 4 in France to match that idea?
- Bertin's idea was to make an already small mass-produced car even shorter.
- Actual shortening length was just 74cm.
- It was engineer Jean-Simonet who managed to radically shorten this structurally simple car. He ended up removing the middle section of the body and reassembling the rest. was.
- As a result, it was possible to reuse the original doors and the original rear side windows.
- In addition to the unprecedented length of 2.93 meters for the time, the wheelbase was shortened from 2.4 meters to 1.66 meters, and the weight was reduced by more than 50 kg.
- Introduced at the 1969 Paris Motor Show, the Short Renault caused a sensation with its glossy black paintwork.
- Jean-Bertin wanted this project not only to convince people, but above all to make his story heard in politics and Renault.
- However, in December 1973, cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment fell through, and Renault's request to mass-produce the small car was rejected.
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Only 333 pieces are to be manufactured.
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Product Specifications
- Item code
- 03023
- JAN code
- 4907981675363
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 3 per household.