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Renault Estafette Saviem Blue Norev 1:18

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Renault Estafette Saviem Blue Norev 1:18 185122 Diecast
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Norev's 1:18 diecast Renault Estafette Saviem comes in blue, with opening rear doors revealing a functional cargo cabin. This front-wheel-drive van shaped French light commercial vehicle design for decades. A distinctive, unusual piece for a French classic or commercial vehicle display.
Renault Estafette Saviem Blue Norev 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Renault
Model Manufacturer
Norev
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
185122
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About the Renault Estafette Saviem Blue Norev 1:18

TL;DR: Norev's 1:18 diecast Renault Estafette Saviem in blue opens its rear doors onto a functional cargo cabin. As one of the first mass-produced front-wheel-drive vans, the Estafette shaped French light commercial vehicle design for years afterward.

Commercial vehicles rarely get replica treatment, which makes a well-built Estafette a genuinely distinctive addition to a shelf otherwise filled with saloons and sports cars.

Diecast Build and a Practical Opening Rear

The zinc alloy body gives the boxy van real substance, and the blue paint is applied with the even, utilitarian gloss appropriate to a commercial vehicle rather than a showroom finish. The rear doors open, revealing the simple, unlined cargo area typical of a period light van, and the flat panel construction throughout the body is cast with genuinely sharp edges, since the Estafette's straightforward, upright shape leaves little room for a die to soften or blur its lines. The narrow track and tall greenhouse are proportioned faithfully, and badging along the flanks is picked out cleanly despite the model's modest scale ambitions.

The Estafette's Role in French Van History

Launched in the mid-1960s, the Estafette was among the first mass-market vans to use front-wheel drive, a layout that improved cargo space and low-speed handling compared with the rear-engined vans common at the time, and Renault kept it in production for close to two decades on the strength of that formula. Saviem's involvement reflects the close ties between Renault and the French commercial vehicle manufacturer during this period. For a collection built around French motoring history broadly, or light commercial vehicles specifically, the Estafette adds a genuinely uncommon and historically significant subject.

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