Renault in Colombia

I love car spotting in South America. The huge American wrecks in Venezuela are quite something but are much less abundant in Colombia. What is interesting in Colombia (for me, though undoubtedly not for some readers) is that the majority of cars are either from the far east or are Renaults. With a factory in Medellin, Renault has had a big presence in the country for 40 years. There are loads of new Renaults in Colombia but I was more taken with the range of handsome, shiny classic Renault cars that have survived in style in cities and villages across the country. Sadly they must not have produced the wonderful Renault 16 because I failed to spot even one model of a car my grandparents owned and whose distinctive looks I remember fondly.

The Renault 12. Lovely colour. A great car, it was robbed of the 1970 European Car of the Year award by 2 dodgy Italian cars.
The Renault 12 estate
A pair of Renault 9s (1982 car of the year).
A Renault 12 estate action shot.
There is a large number of Renault 4s in great condition on the streets of Bogota
This man loves his brown Renault 18 estate. Who wouldn't?

A mint condition Renault 6 in aqua blue. Special.