• Make (Name) : Renault
  • Model : 5 L \'melanie\'
  • Year : 1974
  • Color : yellow
  • Description : Now, when you see a modern day small hatchback, this is the car that started the revolution. introduced in 1972, it blew away all the competition, because it had front wheel drive, was lightweight, a hatchback with folding rear seats, good visibility, and economy, and even plastic bumpers! at this time the competition was still making stodgy rear wheel drive saloons, with chrome all over them. they quicky became chic, and sexy amoung young people who wanted to be seen to be different, and progressive. but being thin, and cheap, most lasted only ten years. although nearly all have gone, this example luckily survived after the owner lost the keys 25 years ago! it has now been lovingly restored, and now has a very secure future. A testiment to this car\'s modern design, is it still does not look out of place in a modern street, and rarely pulls a sideways glaze from passers by.