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Renault Floride Black Norev 1:18

Renault Floride Black Norev 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Renault
Model Manufacturer
Norev
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
185183
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About the Renault Floride Black Norev 1:18

TL;DR: Norev's 1:18 Renault Floride in Black reproduces the 1961 open-top coupe with opening doors and bonnet. This is a new model in a new box. An elegant, distinctive French convertible piece for a classic Renault display.

Renault built the Floride to prove it could make something genuinely stylish, and Norev's Black diecast lets that ambition speak clearly on a shelf.

Building Elegance Into a 1:18 Casting

This model carries the honest weight of a zinc alloy body, straight from a new box and unhandled since it left the factory. Doors and bonnet both open, revealing a cabin styled with genuine attention to period detail and an engine bay laid out cleanly. Black paint is an unforgiving colour that shows any inconsistency, and here it sits with an even, glossy depth that flatters the Floride's smooth, low-slung bodywork. Panel gaps run to typical mid-tier tolerances, though the car's simple, rounded lines suit that construction level well, since there's little complex surfacing for wider tooling gaps to disrupt.

The Floride's Place in Renault's Story

Renault developed the Floride specifically with export markets in mind, aiming for a lightweight, stylish open-top that could compete with more glamorous European convertibles of the period. It represents a different side of Renault than the utilitarian 4L released around the same time, and pairing the two tells a fuller story of the brand's range in the early 1960s.

Where the Floride Sits in a Display

At a compact length typical of period open-top coupes, the Floride pairs well with contemporary convertibles from other European makers, contrasting the more workmanlike shapes of the same decade. Being new stock, it can go straight onto a shelf without any handling wear to inspect first.

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