Description
1961 Renault Dauphine – Full color 10″ x 14″ ad for the Renault with great mileage. The top half of the ad has eight lines that are nearly the same. The first line says “red Dauphines get forty miles per gallon”. The second line says the same thing for Mauve Dauphines. On it goes for White, Blue, Grey, Green, Black and even sun-roof Dauphines. The text talks about “economy” in these cars. Getting 5 to 10 miles more per gallon of gas and the 1960 rally results got 48.9 miles per gallon. They advertise the car for $1585 and give a list (a short list) of free items that are included.
Source: January 20, 1961 Life magazine.
