{"product_id":"preorder-busch-ho-46571-1958-renault-4-cv-convertible-assembled-blue","title":"PREORDER Busch HO 46571 1958 Renault 4 CV Convertible, Assembled, Blue","description":"Renault 4 CV Cabriolet, blue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven during the German occupation of France, Ferdinand Picard and Edmond Serre of the Renault design bureau had ideas for developing a new automobile: economical, affordable, and fuel-efficient, although the Vichy regime, loyal to the occupation, forbade the development of civilian vehicles. A first prototype of the later 4 CV, painted light green, was built as early as 1942 during the occupation. In November 1945, another model was launched. At the request of Pierre Lefaucheux, this lightweight vehicle was designed with four doors, the front ones opening forward. Pierre Lefaucheux, a trained railway engineer, was an enthusiastic supporter of the 4 CV project. He died on February 11, 1955. The new automobile had a revolutionary rear engine similar to the KdF (Volkswagen), which Edmond Serre had already seen at the Berlin Motor Show in 1939.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the war, Professor Ferdinand Porsche was even briefly released from his house arrest as a prisoner of war in Zell am See, and he conducted some tests and trial drives. On October 3, 1946, the new Renault 4 CV was presented to the public at the Grand Palais during the 33rd Geneva International Motor Show. Production was planned to reach 170,000 units over the course of five years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn that memorable Tuesday, August 12, 1947, the first 4 CV rolled off the production line at the Île Seguin plant in Billancourt. It was the first of a series of 300, painted sand yellow using paints surplus from the former German Africa Corps. In those years, there was one car for every five citizens in the USA, one for every 50 in England, and one for every 80 in France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne million 4 CVs were shipped from the Renault factory in Billancourt to countries all over the world. A total of six foreign assembly plants assembled the mechanical engine components and body parts themselves, which came from Billancourt, and around 6,000 Renault dealers worldwide ensured the maintenance of the 4 CV. All of them maintained a complete stock of genuine Renault spare parts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTechnical details of the car affectionately nicknamed \"Cremeschnittchen\" (Cream Slice):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- 5.7 liters of gasoline per 100 km\u003cbr\u003e- Rear-mounted, four-stroke, 4-cylinder engine\u003cbr\u003e- Total displacement: 747 cc\u003cbr\u003e- 26.4 hp\u003cbr\u003e- 3-speed gearbox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Busch model in 1:87 scale is based on the 1958 version. The differences between the 1958 and 1946 models lie in the design of the radiator. The radiator of the first vehicles was adorned with six chrome trim strips, which were reduced to just three a few years later. The first model with three radiator grille strips and a round emblem appeared in 1954, which reverted four years later to the familiar diamond-shaped Renault logo. 71,068 units of the Renault 4 CV Decopotable (convertible sedan), presented at the Paris Motor Show in October 1949, were manufactured until production ended in 1957.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe model impresses with its precise reproduction of the car's shape, sharp contours, and various chrome details. The exquisitely detailed, chromed radiator grille is particularly noteworthy.","brand":"Busch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43071495372863,"sku":"BUS-46571-PRE","price":3.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/7461\/7663\/files\/477062_c.jpg?v=1775544520","url":"https:\/\/factorydirecthobbies.com\/products\/preorder-busch-ho-46571-1958-renault-4-cv-convertible-assembled-blue","provider":"Factory Direct Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}