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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

The Truth About Cars

Of all those companies, Renault was the only one to score big-time North American sales success. To make matters worse for Renault and Volkswagen, BMC undercut both the Dauphine and the Beetle on price with the Austin Mini , which made its US-market debut as a 1960 model. It had only two doors, but cost just $1,295 ($13,570 today).