Renault Caravelle

The Renault Caravelle is a rear-engined, rear-drive sports car that Renault built from 1958 to 1968 in a single generation, as a two or four seat coupe or convertible styled by Pietro Frua of Carrozzeria Ghia. It shares its floorpan and engine with the Renault Dauphine. It was presented at the 1958 Paris Motor Show as the Floride, a name that came from the Florida convention where American dealers asked for a Dauphine coupe, and it was sold as the Caravelle in North America and Britain from a year later and elsewhere until 1962 as the Floride. It was offered as a 2+2 coupe, a 2+2 cabriolet and a convertible with a removable hardtop. It began with an 845 cc engine, received a 956 cc unit in March 1962 and a 1,108 cc unit of 55 hp in 1964, and a magazine test recorded a top speed of 143 km/h.