1979 Renault 14 [R1210]

1979 Renault 14 [R1210] in The Love Boat, TV Series, 1977-1986 Ep. 6.02

Class: Cars, Hatchback — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Bux_48 ◊ 2021-02-19 16:17	1977+ 14
RedBoy9199 ◊ 2021-02-21 10:54	Bux_48 wrote 1977+ 14 Yep.
s13a ◊ 2021-02-21 13:06	I think dark bumpers appeared later (78/79?). Earlier models usually had light grey bumpers.
Bux_48 ◊ 2021-02-21 13:09	You're indeed right. 1978 italian commercial: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/xkgAAOSwoahcvJki/s-l1600.jpg 1979: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/kz0AAOxyPLpRfA8S/s-l300.jpg By googling, I believe the change occurred in late 1978.. -- Last edit: 2021-02-21 13:11:55
dsl ◊ 2021-02-21 16:21	Were black bumpers something to do with particular versions, similar to what Renault did on the 5?? I've got a solitary Glass's comment for black bumpers on the July 78 Safrane limited edition based on new 14 GTL, but I guess was a wider application.
Weasel1984 ◊ 2021-03-02 14:58	I tried once and haven't been able to found any explanation why some of them (not all!) had black bumpers in late 70s - I mean the regular trim levels, not special editions - like the mentioned "Safrane". Same was with R5. What's "worse" it is not only case of Renault, as Chrysler-Simca did it similarly. In late 1970s some regular 1307-09 started to have black bumpers next to usual grey ones, but I've never seen any info. about such extra option.