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Trayle D. the real oggfk
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Hope this one didn't stall out... Sweet project.
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GaugeDoisher
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Joined: November 18, 2010
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Location: Coppell, TX
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| Trayle D. the real oggfk wrote: |
| Hope this one didn't stall out... Sweet project. |
I agree, this needs to be finished!! |
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hemifalcon
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Joined: June 15, 2005
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Location: Union Grove, WI
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vwclap
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Joined: April 21, 2004
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Location: Qc, Canada
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Something new? I am waiting anxiously!
Great work!
Claude
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OTO X58
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Blue Baron
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It's obvious you didn't consider what the French would think, but to the French mindset of the sixties this would be blasphemy. Yes, the car looks good as a two-door, but no self-respecting Frenchman would accept a two-door French car. That was the point. French cars had to be different -- and all French cars had to have four doors. Even forgetting the VW chassis, to the French this car would be an insult.
Who cares about the French? The car is a Renault, the Frenchest of French cars. Whether we care or even acknowlege tradition, the fact is French tradition dictates four doors.
(Still a cool car, neat build and amazing talent.)
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Culito
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 9:19 am Post subject: |
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Screw French tradition. Actually, screw France! Let's get this build finished!!!
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OTO X58
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Herbie3Rivers
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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French or not the Dauphine is still a wicked cool little car. This is a great thread.
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jdoisher
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Location: N. Texas
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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The car is locked away in a warehouse for the time being, as you all know I had the car here at work working on it, than came the new boss!! lol, anyway I love this little car, but it the mean time its on the back burner until the end of the year.
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Quintus
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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Real cool project! A shame you have to postpone working on it..
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Rich's 50
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Location: San Diego, CA
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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| jdoisher wrote: |
The car is locked away in a warehouse for the time being, as you all know I had the car here at work working on it, than came the new boss!! lol, anyway I love this little car, but it the mean time its on the back burner until the end of the year.
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clarkssupply
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:48 am Post subject: |
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one of these little cars just showed up at a scrap yard in my town.. 
really hope you finish this one.. been watching it from the start |
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Sham
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 8:57 am Post subject: |
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I've just discovered this thread/project, and I love this build!
Great car, amazing skills, can't wait for an update on this project! Such a pity you have to postpone it for now...
I like the idea of making it a street legal, road driving car, not just a dragster/show car.
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It's obvious you didn't consider what the French would think, but to the French mindset of the sixties this would be blasphemy. Yes, the car looks good as a two-door, but no self-respecting Frenchman would accept a two-door French car. That was the point. French cars had to be different -- and all French cars had to have four doors. Even forgetting the VW chassis, to the French this car would be an insult.
Who cares about the French? The car is a Renault, the Frenchest of French cars. Whether we care or even acknowlege tradition, the fact is French tradition dictates four doors. |
Well, I can comment as French : I don't give a damn, I love the project anyway. I actually think the Dauphine looks way better with two doors. 
But I guess you're right, some Renault enthousiasts may think this is blasphemy... Just the same way some vintage VW enthousiats think narrowing a front beam, or just lowering a beetle, is a blasphemy.
You make a good point about 4 doors french cars : not many of them during the 50s/60s, I never thought about that. They really appeared by the 70s/80s (for example, the R5 "LeCar" which was exported to the US if I'm not mistaken).
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| Screw French tradition. Actually, screw France! Let's get this build finished!!! |
Agree with finishing this build.
The rest of the quote is borderline insulting, I won't even comment about it, let's try to keep this kind of language out of the VW community and TheSamba, shall we?  |
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eddiemoney
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bump.
2013 updates???
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Magic-Tonio
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Location: Paris-FR
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| Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:19 am Post subject: |
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Any news from this exciting project? 
I'm building myself a 2 doors Dauphine.
(I'm Graphic Designer and my project is a 58 Coupe.)
— The first drawings: 
— Tests design with photoshop: 
— Work in progress: It's time to Cutting and shortening the roof.
— Rear fender extension and right door extension…
— Left door extension.
— My Dauphine Coupe will be powered by a 1400 cm3 Renault with a manual 5 speed box.
(Thank you kindly excuse the poverty of my English.) 
I hope your project will continue soon... |
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SBD
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| When I was a kid my dad bought a 1962 Dauphine for my older sister to drive back & forth to the local Community College. I remember one of the first things he did was tell my older brother & sister to pull the seats out of it & hose it out! Always liked that car but it wasn't around long before the transaxle went out & we sold it to some neighbors cheap. Their kids bragged about how they bought a trans at the salvage yard for something like $75 and got it running. Thought they put one over on us. Then the engine went out on it. |
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chickengeorge
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(Thank you kindly excuse the poverty of my English.)
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We don't care about your English...keep posting pictures of that beautiful build! |
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Droptop63
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Joined: February 22, 2006
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Location: Deltona, FL
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| Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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| SWEET!!!! This project is awesome!! |
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jdoisher
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Location: N. Texas
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Its still sitting in the warehouse, I haven't forgot about the car!! I moved, new show, and a ton of other things going on, hoping to be back on it sometime this year!!
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Jason |
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