Interesting French luxury barges

Interesting French luxury barges reviews France’s luxury-saloon legacy, highlighting how postwar conditions made profit and true revival difficult until the 1960s. It traces early challenges after World War II, when petrol rationing, a slow economy, and a stiff tax on so-called non-essential goods limited the market. The piece then covers notable models built by French makers from 1960 to around 2020, starting with the Renault Rambler of 1962, assembled in Haren, Belgium using a 3.2-litre straight-six rated at 129 bhp, and noted as selling poorly even in France. It next describes the Renault 16 (1965), featuring a two-box hatch design and front-wheel drive, with over 1.8 million built before ending sales in 1980.