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562 Renault 5L (1st Gen) (1974) AWJ 273 M

Renault 5L (1st Gen) (1972-85) Engine 845cc S4

Registration Number AWJ 273 M (Sheffield)

RENAULT SET

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The Renault 5 is a five-passenger, three or five-door, front-engine, front-wheel drive hatchback supermini. The first series of Renault 5 was unveiled late 1971, and went on sale early 1972 with a production run to 1985, It was launched onto the right-hand drive U.K. market in the autumn of 1972, competing in the Supermini segment against the BL Mini and Hillman Imp. The R5 was styled by Michel Boué who died before the car came into production, Early R5s used a dashboard-mounted gearshift replaced later by a floor mounted gear stick. Door handles were formed by a cut-out in the door panel and B-pillar. The R5 was one of the first cars produced with plastic (polyester and glass fibre) bumpers that have become an industry standard. and the passenger compartment was very spacious compared with its competitors.

 

The lively TX was launched in 1982 as a sporty option, below the very high performance versions.

 

It was one of the first modern superminis, which capitalized on the new hatchback layout which Renault had pioneered on its R16, launched in 1965. Available as a 3 or 5 door the mechanical components came from earlier models, with a monocoque body construction, which although by now was becoming standard, it represented an advance on the mechanically similar Renault 4 and Renault 6

 

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Shot 21.07.2019 at , Ashover Classic Car Show, Ashover, Derbyshire 143-562

 

 

 

 

 

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