This is what the last Renault 4 to deliver in Colombia looks like today

The Renault 4 is one of the most famous cars of its time, for its functionality and design., so much so that it was originally produced in 1970 and this design has been updated for over 20 years. At present, a copy is still in use on the streets of the city of Medellín.

Although it left the market about 30 years ago, the Renault 4 It is still relevant, a few days ago, the Club R4 Colombia, an entity dedicated to the preservation of the memory around this popular vehicle, unveiled current images What would it be the last R4 that left the Envigado factory: a red color unit.

The post shows the appearance of the red car, Master version with a 1022 cc engine which left the Envigado factory in 1991. It is accompanied by other photographs from a physical Sofasa file from November 1994, which recall the publication of that moment by the internal magazine “Notisofasa”, where they were accompanied by a title which read: “The last R4 from Colombia”.

The license plate car EVL-006 currently, The car is in perfect condition, shows few modernization changes and still drives through the streets of Medellín.

The Renault 4, in its day, was for a large majority of Colombians the car that had become the “faithful friend” of its owners, due to its great durability and function. Today has become almost a national symbol for its role in the popularization of the automobile in the country, according to the portal El Carro Colombiano.

It was the product that started the industrial activities of Sofasa, a Renault assembly plant in Colombia that is still active.

This car was so well received that it was marketed for 22 years old and it has the merit of having been the first automobile to have had great commercial and even cultural success in our country, becoming over time a colombian middle class icon 1970s and 1980s.

According to information from the portal, the arrival of the Renault 4 in Colombia dates back to 1966, when the “Auto Andes” dealer, which represented the diamond brand in the country, started importing this vehicle from the Fasa-Renault factory in Spain.

At this time the country arrived two versions, conventional car and chassis, the latter being an R4 minivan whose cargo space did not have a body, allowing the owner to customize the body to their liking and needs. The engine that powered these models was that of 747 cm3 then carried by the European R4s.

The birth of Sofasa and the arrival of Renauld 4 took place at the same time, although both were inaugurated in the vehicle assembly plant located in the city of Envigado. This car was therefore the company’s first locally assembled product and, as such, was introduced to Colombians on July 15, 1970.

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