Car Spot: 1985 Renault Fuego

"A" for effort, but "D" when it came to dependability I remember my dad talking about the growing partnership that American Motors Corp. had with Renault in the late '70s and early '80s while he was working at the National Parts Distribution Center in Milwaukee. After periods of intermittent independent success, Renault acquired a significant... Continue Reading →

January 11, 2026 0

Car Spot: 1932 Helicron

Using airplane technology it takes off...Well not really Inventors have been experimenting with marrying airplane elements into cars since the early 1900s. Take for example this week's spot, the 1932 Helicron I spotted at the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville. We got a chance to look at it up close but not this close when... Continue Reading →

January 17, 2025 0

Renault Dauphine

I have never been a fan of French engineering I have first-hand experience with my mother owning a Renault Alliance and then me owning an Encore. This was the big deal about the partnership with American Motors and Renault. The cars were a hit out of the gate with the Alliance named Motor Trend Car... Continue Reading →