Classic: Renault 17
Posted on 24-10-2015 at 18:20 by larssb – 39 Comments”
Get Michel Vaillant in our typical Dutch polders. Glamour with bintje. It is almost real with the beautiful, long-forgotten disused Renault 17.
Or the 177 in Italy, this coupe and Renault 177 sold as 17 as an unlucky number is considered. After pizza 16, join us for pineapple, inevitably, to Hawaii, linked, number 18, to follow on the menu. With 4 cheeses. Exactly the same number as the number of headlights from Renault’s stunning 70s design.
This was on the 17 of its close sibling, the Renault 15. It had 2 rectangular headlights, larger side windows in the rear and was a bit small than the 17. The motorization of both models overlapped partly: the 15 in TL or GTL trim had a 1300 cc four-cylinder engine with 60 HP, the 15 TS 17 TL a 1600 with a 90 HP and the 17 TS has a 1600 with 108 HP. Thus layers the top speeds of between 150 and 185 km/h. You did so not to lie awake of a T-coding on your tires.
Both models were based on the Renault 12. Both the chassis as a large part of the drive and subcutaneous technique came from Renault’s success in those days. In 1971, the 15 and 17 was introduced, funnily enough repte Renault Netherlands with no word on the 15 during the launch in our country. In the 8 years that the 15 and 17 were available, there were just over 4,000 on Dutch plates, in total, left a thick 300,000 copies in its factory in Sandouville. The design of Gaston Juchet was in 1972, even almost car of the year, but had the Fiat 127.
At the traffic light, also, by the way. At least, in the weakest motor 15 TL-version. The 17 TS came with 108 HP is significantly better forward. With a weight of more than 1000 kg he got just inside the 10 seconds to 100 km/h. The USA version is just not: that had to 4 up to 10 HP hand because of the applicable environmental requirements. And by the ugly finger in the porridge of the hideous-safety-bumpers-lobby had to be there to make matters worse, also of that thick bottom lip. Because Renault also made with the 17 the big crossing, in the hope of the American market to conquer with a sporty image. That image was in any case a modest boost because in 1974, Jean-LucThérier and Christian Delferrier with their Renault 17 Gordini the Press-on-regardless Rally managed to win. The what?
The 17 Gordini. Especially the Gordini sounded promising increased and in the case of, for example, a Renault 12 Gordini was the case. But the 17 Gordini in burgertrim was actually the regular TS implementation with a Gordini badge. Nothing more. But also nothing less, is technically still exactly the same and also the equipment did not differ from the existing top model in the series. No penalty, the TS was already good in his specs and wore the crown in this series. When the 12 Gordini of the stage disappeared baptized Renault 17 TS to 17 Gordini, that bekte quite as delicious. Just as delicious as he smoelde.
Because he did. Early 70’s futurism in his lines, the unseemly of doors, the chrome bumpers that grill and headlights are fully enclosed and the chrome grilles in the achterstijlen gave him his distinctive and attractive to prevent. Also the interior was special with the 4 kokertjes as instrumentbehuizing in a more nearly horizontal surface as a dashboard, the tweespaaks sports steering wheel and the high-sport seats with fixed head restraints. With a large open roof because of the strings he would also in the hit series Thunderbirds certainly not look out of place. Klapkaakjes Are Go!
That was in fact a real possibility, an open roof: he was also available as a découvrable. In that version, he had a huge pop-up roof. With the roof fully open and the windows down drove you almost in a convertible. In any case, very targa. Also after the facelift in 1975 it was still possible, the découvrable remained in the price lists. At the top, it was quite an expensive car. He took a small 20.000 hard guilders more than a Manta with similar specs or a Fiat 124 Sportcoupé.
That facelift was due mainly to the front and achterpartij. The headlights and grill were now in separate sections, separated from each other, and the top running part of the bumper was replaced. The taillights were now connected with each other by means of a reflectorstrip and the rear window was completely flat in the valve, instead of something to within. The characteristic dashboard was replaced by a more conventional version and looked very much like the klokkenwinkel of the Renault 30. Were there particular shaped sports seats fitted, the so-called petals. That verwelkten finally, in 1979, the special model went in that year permanently out of production and was a year later succeeded by the Fuego.
That last one is with some effort still to find, but a beautiful 17 is here now as rare as a Chevron gas station. Where your middle of the 70’s temporarily a Michel Vaillant album, the gift was given when you 50 litres of petrol debunked. Ce sont les jours.
Gallery: Renault 17 classic
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