“My father had one” is often what comes up when the Citroën GS / GSA is mentioned in a conversation. The quirky mid-size sedan is common in distant memories of family vacations but downright rare on the road today. It wasn’t always so: Between 1970 and 1986, approximately two and a half million GS and … Continue reading »
Renault planned on building a light commercial van based on the 4 hatchback since the car’s development began in the early 1950s. At the time, France was still recovering from the ravages of the Second World War and companies big and small had an unquenchable thirst for affordable commercial vehicles. Continue reading »
Ran When Parked had the opportunity to make two trips to Sicily back in 2008. Thanks to good friends and distant relatives, we were able to spend much of our time there either working on cars or roaming around the island in our trusty 1997 Fiat Brava with a camera in hand. Continue reading »
It’s been a while since this author has written for Ran When Parked. For that, I apologize, and it’s not that I have forgotten you, dear readers! One thing I have accomplished in the hiatus, is the completion of Project Saab, now known as “The Slaab” with some affection. I believe I last mentioned this … Continue reading »
The Renault 4 is indisputably one of the most emblematic cars to ever come out of France. Launched in 1961, it was designed to carry its passengers from point A to point B while offering the bare minimum of equipment needed in a car. Against all odds, it fulfilled that task for over thirty years … Continue reading »
The Mercedes-Benz w123 series is one of the best-known cars ever to come out of Germany. Recognized on virtually every continent for its exceptional longevity, most of the 2,696,914 w123s built are still on the road today, making the car an icon of the era for the German automaker. The w123′s development began in 1968, … Continue reading »
When Pierre Dreyfus became the CEO of Renault in 1955, one of his goals was to forge an industrial union with Peugeot that would create a powerful French automaker capable of rivaling giants like Fiat in both size and market share. Dreyfus came close to his dream in April of 1966 when Peugeot and Renault … Continue reading »
The 320i is part of the E21 family of BMWs, most commonly recognized as the first of the “3-Series” cars. The E21 was the replacement for the Neue Klasse series of cars, including the timeless“02” models such as the 1802 and 2002. The E21 saw to BMWs entry into the important yuppie sector of the … Continue reading »
As some readers will recall, the silver ’74 Porsche 914 my father and I had been continuously restoring since 1999 was wrecked. After much consideration, my dad and I decided that repairing the car at this point wasn’t going to happen and the search began for another 914. Earlier this March, a very nice Marathon … Continue reading »
>I’ve recently acquired a set of front fenders for my 1993 Saab 900. A great E-bay find for $40. No rust, though they’re cut off in the middle of the inner wheel well and re-fitting them may be tricky. Currently, they’re laying in my apartment while I’m working on my never-ending college education, but some … Continue reading »
