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Resin models, hand-assembled and hand-painted, produced in limited and numbered editions.
Dauphine La Brute green with Patina best of show SEMA 2024
- Color
- Green with Patina
- Scale
- 1:18
- Limitation
- 2000
- Vehicle type
- Sedan
- Year
- 2024
- Family
- Youngtimer
- Release date
- 07/2026
- Release year
- 2026
- Materials
- Resin
- Openers
- Without
In the 1950s, Renault launched the 4CV and then the Dauphine in the United States. The second immediately won over the American press and public. But numerous reliability issues weighed down its sales, and its distribution was discontinued in 1966. More than half a century later, Justin, a Navy veteran, stumbled upon an abandoned Dauphine in the California desert. He bought it for the price of a good meal at a diner and embarked on a unique restoration project. The basic look is preserved, but the little French sedan receives numerous custom touches: a wide-body kit, fender flares, a roll cage, golden wheels, massive tires, and much more. For several years now, Justin’s creation has been drawing crowds from all corners of the United States. This Dauphine is one of a kind and stands out, right down to its “rusty” paint job—a hallmark of American custom projects.
