Mystery French Scappers

[malcolm]

One from the MIG welding forum - anyone fancy a car identification challenge? I reckon the black one has Peugeot written on the instrument panel (maybe a clue). Other one looks Renault but more 4CV like than actual 4CV.

Just been downloading some stuff from my camera and found these that I took in November near my house in France. These are abandoned in a wood close to the road along with all sorts of old farm and domestic junk like old (I mean 1930's vintage!) fridges etc. I think the black one may be a 50's Simca Aronde but I could be wrong and the other one is the remains of a Renault 4cv. Malcolm might have a better idea being a fan of French rust buckets sorry Renaults! LOL I also know where theres a 1930's Renault KZ8 cut down into a pickup. Amazing to see this sort of stuff lying around as its so rare in the UK now. There used to be an ancient bus with trees growing through it near me over there but that went last year.

 

[mr-reno-139]

hi think its one of these
http://www.renault4.co.uk/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/306/ppuser/840
but il let some one else identify it

 

[paulandpat]

The smaller of the two was a Renault 4cv at one time.
The other could be a Renault Fregate, a 50's medium size saloon.

 

[bantamallan]

the big car looks like a Peugeot 403 but the engine is not a Pug as they have central plugs.
Allan

 

[bantamallan]

Just had another look and I think you are correct with a Simca, also notice the roofrack in front of the car. There are sockets built into the roof so the rack can be bolted directly to the roof, peugeot also had this up to the 404, and perhaps the 504 but I havent seen one of these for a long time.
Allan

 

[angel]

It's a Renault Fregate for sure, even though I could not recognize the body at first glance, the cylinder head and instruments are certainly Renault.