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Renault Floride Cabriolet Red Norev 1:18

Renault Floride Cabriolet Red Norev 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Renault
Model Manufacturer
Norev
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
185175
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5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
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About the Renault Floride Cabriolet Red Norev 1:18

TL;DR: Norev's 1:18 diecast Renault Floride Cabriolet reproduces the 1959 red convertible, the stylish drop-top companion to the mechanically related Caravelle and Dauphine. Diecast opening features suit its compact, rounded convertible bodywork.

Named after a French resort rather than an engineering concept, the Floride made clear from the outset that style, not speed, was the entire point.

Diecast Charm on a Compact Convertible Body

The Floride's smooth, rounded convertible lines share their basic silhouette with the later-renamed Caravelle, and Norev's diecast construction reproduces that shape with genuine care. The zinc-alloy body carries real weight, and the folding soft top along with opening doors let a collector display the car with its roof stowed, exposing the trimmed cabin the Floride was specifically built to showcase. Panel gaps sit within typical diecast tolerances, and the red finish is applied evenly across the convertible's rounded wings and compact bonnet, a colour that suits the car's cheerful, resort-holiday character particularly well. The model's proportions capture the Floride's genuinely compact footprint accurately.

Style Built on Humble Mechanicals

Renault built the Floride from 1959 using the rear-engined Dauphine's mechanical underpinnings, wrapping genuinely ordinary engineering in styling designed to appeal to buyers who wanted a French Riviera image without French Riviera prices. It was later renamed Caravelle for most export markets, but the original Floride badge carries a distinctly earlier, more optimistic identity. For a collector building a 1950s French convertible or Renault heritage display, the Floride adds a genuinely charming, style-first entry that stands apart from the more mechanically focused classics that usually dominate such collections.

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