Own a Miata? Cute. Drive a WRX? How original. Park a Tesla in your garage? Congratulations, you and half your HOA.
Here’s your chance to own something so rare and confusing that people will assume you either:
1. Stole it from a museum, or
2. Built it in your shed after one too many IPAs.
In any case, it WILL get more head turns than those modded production cars your buddies drive today... You just won't be able to keep up with them on the freeway.
This is a 1967 Renault R10, one of maybe 300–500 that ever made it to the U.S. It runs, drives, and stops, which is more than you can say about most French cars people joke about. It’s currently a daily driver, which says more about my confidence than yours.
In the mountains, it handles like a twitchy little rally toy. The rear suspension is very similar to a Volkswagen Beetle’s, so you could swap in a VW drivetrain if you need more power—or put a Lotus setup in it if you’re really desperate for attention.
Here’s what else you’re buying with this beauty:
3 spare engines because clearly you’ll blow one up trying to impress strangers. (1.1L, 1.3L, 1.6L)
3 spare transmissions (since you probably can’t drive stick without grinding gears)
A pile of rare French parts that’ll confuse any good mechanic and test your marriage
The turn signals need work
Wipers don't work
The carburetor is jetted for sea level
If that scares you, go back to scrolling through Facebook Marketplace for another Civic with “tasteful mods.”
Oh, and numbers on the block do not match.
This isn’t just a car—it’s a personality test. If you buy it, you’re either a visionary, a lunatic, or both. The real question is: are you worthy of being one of only a few people in the country with one?
$6,000 OBO. Trades welcome if you’ve got something a wee bit more practical as a daily driver.
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