Random # 299: Renault 10
There's a bit of circularity happening with today's post, the 299th in the U M P H Random series, only one shy of the triple century edition. The second ever car to be featured was also a Renault 10, photographed way back in January of 2016 (https://uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com/2016/01/random-2-renault-10.html).
I've only seen and posted about one, maybe two, other Renault 10s in the intervening four years - a sky blue, slightly modified one on display on the lawns of Tasmania's Parliament House, Hobart, during the French Car Club's annual Bastille Day celebrations and standard version of a similar colour at Le Weekend in Cygnet. Either way, they're getting rare.
The one shown here looks a treat with its tricolour themed paint job, ancillary lighting and motorsports style stickers, one of them being for Gordini. I'm not sure where Gordini sits within the pantheon of Renault sports editions, but I believe its relationship to the parent company is not dissimilar to that of performance-orientated Abarth and how it operates as a division of Fiat. (How this fits with Alpine is yet another question ... .)
Today's car is in great nick, with glossy duco, shiny chrome, straight panels and a very tidy interior. The after-market tacho and other gauges are a nice nod to the overall rally theme, too. It looks to be owned by a real enthusiast.
You might note that the car's for sale. UMPH is not a sales site, I don't know the owner and make no comment on the mechanical condition of the the vehicle. However, I am a huge classic car fan and have included the above for sale sign as a courtesy for anyone that might be interested.
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(uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au)
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