Monday 13 May 2019

1960, Car spotting: Renault 4CV Brochure / Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris

Photo on the back of the French Renault 4CV brochure from 1960. This photo is quite remarkable as in this promotion for the Renault 4CV there are at least eleven Simca’s, nine Citroën’s and only seven Renault’s.

Bottom to top, left to right

First row
Citroën ID/DS, Renault 4CV, Simca Vedette Versailles.

Second row
Simca Vedette (Versailles or Régence), Simca Vedette Trianon.

Third row
Peugeot 403 Break, Peugeot 403, Simca Vedette (Beaulieu or Chambord), Peugeot 403.

Fourth row
Citroën ID/DS, Citroën ID/DS, Citroën ID/DS, Renault 4CV, Citroën Traction Avant.

Fifth row
Citroën ID/DS, Simca Ariane Taxi, Citroën ID/DS.

Sixth row
Renault Dauphine, Simca Ariane Taxi, Citroën Type H, unidentified car probably Simca Aronde, Simca 9 Aronde, Renault Goélette.

Seventh row
Peugeot 403, Simca 9 Aronde Break, unidentified car, unidentified car probably American.

Eighth row
Bus, unidentified car probably American.

Ninth row
Simca Vedette (Beaulieu or Chambord), Ford Vedette Sedan, Citroën 2CV.

Tenth row
Renault Dauphine, Renault Dauphine, Simca Aronde P60, unidentified car, Renault Dauphine.


1 comment:

  1. Eighth row: 1955 Chevrolet Two-Ten. Ninth row: 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air

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