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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

The Truth About Cars

Taking over the American Motors Corporation in 1979 allowed Renault to sell Kenosha-built Alliances and Encores here (and to create the XJ Jeep Cherokee and very influential Eagle Premier ), but the Dauphine climbed higher in the car-sales charts than any other Renault model to reach our shores. about five years later).