Renault 900

The Renault 900 was a prototype car from the French maker Renault, conceived as a car that looks back to front, with the steering wheel placed where the boot visually appears to be. It was presented in 1959 with a 1,700 cubic centimetre V8 engine mounted at the rear, under what looked like a bonnet at the back. The so-called Project 900 covered a series of prototypes that imitated a vehicle travelling backwards, a kind of people carrier with a rear boot in which the driver would sit even ahead of the front axle.