Product Description
[Renault Ligne Fresh (France, 1963)]
- [Colbert] was born in America at Chevrolet in 1960.
- Until then, car designs had been characterized by curves, but these suddenly changed to horizontal lines, resulting in an overall elongated, slender, and low form.
- The front and rear ends were perfectly balanced.
- Many experts considered the Corvair's design a new era in automotive design.
- Several car manufacturers around the world adopted this design and further developed it.
- French designer Robert Breuer objected to this development.
- He criticized flat, straight lines for lacking dynamism.
- So the idea matured in him: how to reintroduce dynamic design, and how to maintain speed at the same time.
- This young designer racked his brain to find design solutions for the [post-Colbert era].
- The answer was the shape of an arrow, [ligne flèche] (shape of an arrow in French).
- A distinctive feature of his concept was the front end rising towards the front, which in combination with the bonnet could certainly be considered an arrowhead.
- Subsequent designs of passenger cars based on the size of the Renault 4 more or less reflected this design pattern.
- Breuer's design was eventually adopted for the Renault 12.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Only 333 pieces are to be manufactured.
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Product Specifications
- Item code
- 06058
- JAN code
- 4907981679729
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 3 per household.