Three-quarter front view of a Beige, 1955, Renault 4CV on display in Pall Mall, during the 2024 St James Motoring Spectacular

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The Renault 4CV is a car produced by the French company Renault from August 1947 through July 1961. It is a four-door economy car with its engine mounted in the rear and driving the rear wheels. It was the first French car to sell over a million units, and was superseded by the Dauphine. The 4CV was of monocoque construction, m (11 ft 10 in) in length with front suicide doors. CV is the abbreviation of chevaux-vapeur, the French equivalent to "horsepower" as a unit of power. The name 4CV thus refers to the car's tax horsepower. designed covertly by Renault engineers during the World War II German occupation of France,

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Size: 4943px × 3457px
Location: Pall Mall, St James's, London
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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