10% off your first order — create a free account

Create free account

Renault 4CV Green Solido 1:18

Renault 4CV Green Solido 1:18
Current price: £45.00
Out of production

This model is currently sold out. Enter your email and we'll let you know when it's back in stock.

Browse Renault models
Pay securely with
Specifications
Car Brand
Renault
Model Manufacturer
Solido
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
8047
Genuine articles Sourced from manufacturers
5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
Hassle-free returns 14-day no-quibble returns
Secure payment Bank-level encryption

About the Renault 4CV Green Solido 1:18

TL;DR: Solido's 1:18 diecast Renault 4CV in Green reproduces the compact rear-engined saloon that became France's first car to pass a million sales. Diecast construction suits its small, rounded post-war shape, appealing to collectors of European people's cars alongside the VW Beetle and Fiat 500.

France's answer to the Beetle came in a genuinely compact package, and the 4CV's rounded, rear-engined body did as much to motorise post-war French families as any single car of its era.

A Compact Shape Suited to Diecast Weight

The 4CV's small, rounded proportions give Solido's diecast casting a genuinely compact footprint at 1:18, noticeably smaller than the American saloons that often share a shelf with it. The zinc alloy body carries a reassuring density in hand, and doors open onto a simply detailed cabin that reflects the car's utilitarian post-war brief rather than any luxury pretension. Green paint covers the rounded wings and bulbous roofline evenly, and the panel gaps sit in line with the diecast standards typical of this model's production, an honest reflection of period tooling. The 4CV's distinctive rear-hinged rear doors, a genuine period detail, add a small but recognisable quirk to the casting.

France's First Car to Sell a Million Units

The Renault 4CV became the first French car to exceed one million units sold, a genuine milestone that placed it alongside the Volkswagen Beetle and Fiat 500 as one of post-war Europe's defining people's cars. Its rear-mounted engine and compact dimensions made it cheap to build and simple to run, exactly what a recovering post-war economy needed from an affordable family car. For a collector, this model represents an important chapter in European motoring history rather than a performance icon, and it sits naturally in a themed display alongside its German and Italian contemporaries, each telling a similar story of post-war recovery through affordable mobility.

0