Irish Renault4 club

carchaeologist

Sniffed this one out earlier due to extreme st stephens day boredem:rolleyes:..
http://www.geocities.com/richardirl/

Some say this is all they are good for,but it seems a well put together site

VolvoMan

carchaeologist wrote: »

Sniffed this one out earlier due to extreme st stephens day boredem:rolleyes:..
http://www.geocities.com/richardirl/

Some say this is all they are good for,but it seems a well put together site

The link is not working for me I'm afraid.

carchaeologist

Strange?Its working for me?

unkel

The link is fine now, but wasn't last night when VolvoMan posted. The server was too busy (giving 503 error messages)

peasant

Thanks for the link but that picture just breaks my heart (A Renault 4 was my first car)

VolvoMan

Just looked at it there, quite an interesting and informative little site.

carchaeologist

peasant wrote: »

Thanks for the link but that picture just breaks my heart (A Renault 4 was my first car)

I hate to see any car crushed,its always a little sad.

unkel

VolvoMan wrote: »

Just looked at it there, quite an interesting and informative little site.

It is a good site. I've always had a fondness for the R4, my dad bought a new one back in '70 and it was my first rental car in '86.

carchaeologist

Make your own one...:D

I always got a kick out of how the gearchange shaft went over the top of the engine,through a bushing and around the gearstick on top of the front mounted gearbox:PIt seemed very basic..

And the flat floor was unusual too.(love those seats!)

Sids Not

Used to drive a van for the ESB....I swear it was the best fun i've ever had driving a car.....and that includes ,escorts, alfa's, even an rx7.....:D

G Luxel

What is the oldest R4 in Ireland? As they were produced from 1961, I have never seen an early example. All scrapped?? Mostly 80s models I see.

Gary ITR

A neighbour of ours used to sell fruit and veg from the back of an R4 van.. Seemed a good little work horse even though we could hear him coming about ten minutes before he knocked on the door

He then moved onto a Nissan Vanette which I fell out of when I went to work for him during holidays

carchaeologist

G Luxel wrote: »

What is the oldest R4 in Ireland? As they were produced from 1961, I have never seen an early example. All scrapped?? Mostly 80s models I see.

Good point,there must be some early ones around the place?
This one is in tralee in use everyday

carchaeologist

Spotted this on the emergency services forum..:P

johnf2020

Is it me ,or does that Garda on the right look like Pat Shortt doing another impersonation
na na na na na

carchaeologist

johnf2020 wrote: »

Is it me ,or does that Garda on the right look like Pat Shortt doing another impersonation
na na na na na

yes,i thought it was a p1sstake myself,but it looks a genuine 70s/80s pic!

cronndiesel

great yokes- postman rolled over down an embankment once but all was well and went off again first start:eek: it went on for years after-
easy on juice too 40+mpg

carchaeologist

Interesting how the wheelbase on these,as
on the renault 16 was longer on the right side than the left because of the rear torsion bar setup.

dutchcat

carchaeologist wrote: »

yes,i thought it was a p1sstake myself,but it looks a genuine 70s/80s pic!

looks like NZU ithink thats about 82

carchaeologist

dutchcat wrote: »

looks like NZU ithink thats about 82

Indeed it is,mid april.