From Jonathan Welsh: The Renault 5 helped define the supermini category in Europe in the early 1970s. It arrived in the U.S. as the Le Car in 1976 and made a mark after Renault struck a deal to sell it through American Motors dealerships. Front-drive hatchbacks were still novel in the states and the Renault's high gas mileage endeared it to buyers during the 1970s energy crises. This one turned up in Montclair, N.J. Still stylish today.
AL: In Montreal c. 1976, driving the Cinq was almost mandatory, if you were a Québècois nationalist. Which was weird, since they were all built in Europe whereas le Camaro, for example, was built at the Ste-Thérese, Quebec assembly plant. Plenty of chic, not famed for reliability.
That's back-to-back Renaults here on AL--did you see yesterday's post from Paris?
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