Renault R16

I have a habit of surfing eBay to see what Renaults were out there for sale. One day I discovered this old R16. It was the first time I'd seen one in ages. They NEVER come up for sale. I knew it would be a gamble, and I had a high degree of certainty that it would not be as presented in the ad. I even did a Google Maps search for the seller's address in Miami, and in the street view I could see it in their lot off to the side, buried behind other junk.

Despite all the risks, I knew that this could be my only opportunity to own an R16, so I went for it. The condition was about as I expected, except that there was rot in the unibody right where the front lower control arms mount. I don't regret having bought it, but I probably paid too much for it. I hope to start digging into it by Summer 2018.

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