Aceste poze au fost puse cu mandrie pe site-ul primariei Sectorului 2. Arata ultima calatorie a unui Renault Dauphine, zis Gordini pe piata romaneasca. 3,000 exemplare au fost importate oficial in anii 60, fara discutie mai multe au ajuns prin alte metode. Astazi calcul ca mai sunt in viata vreo suta, din care marea majoritate in stare proasta.
Masina din imagine nu rulase de mult si desigur, ocupa un mult ravnit loc de parcare bucurestean. Nu era intr-o stare extraordinara, aceste masini ruginesc si nu au cotatie enorma. Totusi nu putem trece peste faptul ca ce a fost odata piesa comuna pe strazile patriei a devenit rara avis. La un eveniment de masini de epoca (sau chiar pe strada) ai usor mai multe sanse sa vezi un Mustang sau un Cadillac decat o masina, cum se spune in limba engleza, de "bread and butter". Nu pot sa nu regret faptul asta, mai ales ca, pentru mine cel putin, farmecul masinilor vechi este unul nostalgic, si noi nu prea am crescut cu Cadillac in curte.
In plus, nu pot sa nu regret bucuria cu care siteul a semnalat distugerea acestui Gordini - mai ales ca, in aceeasi serie de ridicari, s-au luat (si, punct important, de multe ori fara sau chiar impotriva acordul proprietarilor) alte masini precum doua Opeluri Olympia P2, un Ford Taunus, un Rambler Ambassador, un Lastun, doua Saaburi clasice si o mana de Dacii 1100. Trist.
These photos were displayed with much prode on the website of the Bucharest Sectory 2 mayor. They show the last journey of a Renault Dauphine, sold in Romania as the Renault Gordini. 3,000 of these were officially imported in the 60s, with several more making their way over by other means. These days, I estimate about a hundred have survived, most of them precariously.
The pictured car clearly hadn'd been driven for a long time and was probably occupying a much-needed parking space. It didn't look great; Dauphines rust notoriously; restored, the value's not great. Yet I can't help but feel sad. This car, once common on Romanian roads, has become a rarity. At a show (or even on the street), you're far likelier to see a Mustang or a Cadillac than a bread-and-butter model such as this, which is a great shame because, to me at least, a great part of the charm of old cars is the nostalgia value, and, bluntly, we didn't exactly grow up with Cadillacs.
Again, I am saddened by the glee with which the demise of this old Renault was presented on the website. Esepcailly so because, alongside it (and, crucially, many without or against the owners' wishes) other cars met their end, including two Opel Olympia P2s, a Ford Taunus, a Rambler Ambassador, a Lastun, two classic Saabs and a handful of Dacia 1100s. A shame, that.
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