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In love with a Major - Renault R8 Major from 1964

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Created on January 23, 2012

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Bruno von Rotz

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - Kantig und ohne Firlefanz

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - Glänzt dank Heckmotor und -Antrieb auch auf schlechten Wegen mit viel Traktion

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - da scheinen plötzlich auch engere Strässchen breit zu sein

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - nur 1,49 Meter breit ist ein R8

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - auf kleinen Landstrassen zuahse

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - bereitet viel Spass eim Fahren

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - spritzig und sparsam

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - Kantiges Desgin

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - Gut 44 Pferdestärken treiben den R8 Major an

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - Kantig und ohne Kühlergrill vorne

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - Zeitlos sollte das Design sein - das ist gut gelungen

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - die Kühlrippen zeigen den Heckmotor an

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - rollt auf schmalen aber relativ grossen Rädern

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - schlichte, durch das versetzte Anbringen des Markenzeichen asymmetrische Front

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - die Insassen sind wohl beim Picknick

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - vier weit öffnende Türen laden zum Einsteigen ein

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - einfaches Cockpit und Vinylsitze

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - der stilvolle Bandtacho von Jaeger

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - Bandtacho bis 150 kmh und Tankanzeige

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - Blick in den Motorraum

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - das Renault-Zeichen rechts auf dem Bug

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - Charakteristische Heckleuchten und Typenzusatzbezeichnung

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Renault 4 CV (1955) - macht auch in Paris eine gute Figur

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Renault 4 CV 'Sport' (1961) - den Heckmotor sieht man dem kleinen Renault nicht an

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Renault 4 CV 'Affaires' (1961) - eine praktische viertürige Limousine

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Renault Dauphine (1956) - der Kofferraum sitzt vorne und nimmt einiges auf

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Renault Dauphine (1956) - Am Grossen St. Bernhard

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Renault R8 (1962) - ... da gibt es auch noch was zu sehen, fahren wir hin

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Renault R8 (1962) - am Meer

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Renault R8 (1962) - braucht trotz vieler Pferdestärken nur unwesentlich mehr Platz als ein Reittier

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Renault R8 (1962) - der Wagen für Reisende

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Renault R8 (1962) - Dank Heckmotor war kein Kühlergrill nötig vorne

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Renault R8 (1962) - Heckansicht

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Renault R8 (1962) - Interieur mit offener Türe

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Renault R8 (1962) - alles, was man zum Fahren braucht

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Renault R8 (1962) - die praktischen Kleinigkeiten

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Renault R8 (1962) - der geräumige Kofferraum

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Renault R8 (1962) - Während die Männer die faszinierende Technik begutachten ...

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Renault R8 (1962) - im vorne liegenden Kofferraum findet erstaunlich viel Platz

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Renault R8 (1962) - Blick in den Motorraum

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Renault R8 (1962) - Werbung für den R8 in Deutschland

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Renault R8 (1964) - Werbung in Deutschland

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Renault R8 (1962) - ein Fahrzeug für die Familie

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Renault R8 (1962) - Ferien zu Viert - kein Problem mit dem R8

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Renault R8 (1962) - fertig gespielt, Juan, komm heim, es gibt Abendbrot

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Renault R8 (1962) - im Alltag

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Renault R8 (1962) - kantiges Karosserie-Design

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Renault R8 (1962) - modernes Auto vor altem Gemäuser

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Renault R8 (1962) - nein, diese Koffer müssen nicht stehen bleiben

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Renault R8 (1962) - R8 als Stier in der Arena

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Renault R8 (1962) - Testwagen-Armada

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Renault R8 (1962) - vier weit öffnende Türen

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Renault R8 (1962) - vor schöner Kulisse

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Renault R8 (1962) - was soll denn diese Pferdeanalogie

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Renault R8 (1962) - Werbeillustration

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Renault R8 (1963) - als Teil der Renault-Palette von 1963

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Renault R8 (1963) - das Modell 1963 lässt sich vom Vorjahresmodell kaum unterscheiden

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - das originale Interieur des R8

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Renault R8 (1963) - viel Platz im Fond, nicht nur für kleine Kinder - Fotos aus Verkaufsprospekt

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - der Fotograf und das Modell bewiesen Humor mit dieser Darstellung

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - der R8 war keine Abweichung von der Normalroute

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - die Zweckform ist zeitlos

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - wirkte moderner als manche seiner Konkurrenten damals

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - was sich wohl besser gehalten hat, der R8 oder die damals moderne Architektur

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - auch der 'Major' gab sich schlicht

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - mehr als ein Hauch von Paris

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - mit diesem Wagen war man gut 'angezogen'

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - der Major unterschied sich vor allem unter dem Blech vom Vorgängermodell

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - so sieht der Major von hinten aus

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Renault R8 Major (1965) - klare Gliederung der Form

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Renault R8 Major (1965) - war auch auf engeren Strassen zuhause

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - Durchsichtszeichnung des heckmotorisierten R8

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - Armaturenbrett im Stil der Zeit

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Renault R8 Major (1964) - mit praktischen Ablagefächern

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Renault R8 Gordini (1967) - angeboten als Lot 102 an der Artcurial-Versteigerung von Paris vom 30. Oktober 2011 (Automobiles sur les Champs)

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Solitude Revival 2011 - Jubiläums-Corso - Renault R8 Gordini (1965)

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Summary

The Renault R8 was built from 1962 to 1973 as a relative of the 4 CV and Dauphine models. With its compact, no-frills body and advanced technology, it won over more than 1.3 million buyers. This report covers the Renault R8 Major, which was offered from 1964 with an enlarged engine and additional comfort. Many pictures, original brochures and sound samples show the compact French car from all its sides.

This article contains the following chapters

Over 25 years of evolution instead of revolution
The Renault R8 as a pacemaker
Big slogans
Reliable and confidence-inspiring
Inexpensive, but not cheap
Comfortable and hot variants
Really lovable
From cheap to very expensive today
Further information

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

"Four seats for family travel with maximum comfort, two special-class club seats at the front, a wide, plump, soft bench seat at the back invites passengers to enjoy the ride....", read the sales brochure advertising the Renault R8 in 1962. Yes, the Renault R8 needed a bit of a marketing push, because it was neither revolutionary nor spectacular. In principle, it was a modernized and enlarged Renault Dauphine, but that was no bad thing. And so it enjoyed an astonishingly long life. In 1947, Renault presented the 4 CV (also known as the Renault 'Heck'), the brand's first post-war model, equipped with four seats, four doors and a water-cooled rear engine. In 1956, the Renault Dauphine appeared at the same time, adopting the proven design of the 4 CV but already offering five seats and a four-speed gearbox.

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