The Corgi Renault Floride The first Corgi with Glidamatic spring suspension. Introduced in October 1959. This model was 01mm long.Cost 3/6 available in red, met. green or met. blue. finish. Corgi in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Renault Floride . available in red, white, bronze finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The French Dinky Renault Floride This Renault Floride, first appeared in the 1960 catalogue. Two years earlier, Renault unveiled the car itself as the Dauphine GT, at the Geneva Motor show, but by October 1958, at the Paris Motor show, they had re-badged it as the Floride, only to change the name, again, when the car sold in Britain and the USA. The car became the Caravelle said to avoid alienating buyers in Florida. The 97mm long model had window glass, suspension and spun hubs, but no internal fittings. Renault realised that a beautiful woman, like film-star Brigitte Bardot, photographed with their vehicle would associate her with a beautiful car. Photographing her in St. Tropez, posed on the Renault Floride ensured that internationally the car became a motoring icon. Fr.365 (old Francs), about 7/6, seems to be a realistic estimate of the original price, which was not specified in catalogues.Cost Fr.365 available in gold finish. French Dinky in detail...

The Spot-On Renault Floride Convertible . available in blue, white finish at 1:42 scale. Spot-On in detail...