Renault Rodeo
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The Renault Rodeo is a series of small open-top automobile
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...

s produced between 1970 and 1987 by ACL, later called Teilhol, for Renault
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...

. In total there were three generations of the Rodeo.
At first the car was called ACL Rodeo and the name was changed to Renault Rodeo in July 1976. Car was front wheel drive but could be ordered also with four wheel drive technic supplied by Sinpar
Sinpar
The Sinpar was a French automobile manufactured from 1907 until 1914. The company built De Dion-engined voiturettes in Courbevoie; cars used either 4½ hp or 8 hp power units. An 8 hp four produced from 1912 until 1914 was identical with the 8 hp Demeester....

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Rodeo 4 (1970-1981)

The original Rodeo 4 was based on the platform of the Renault 4
Renault 4
The Renault 4, also known as the 4L , is a hatchback economy car produced by the French automaker Renault between 1961 and 1992. It was the first front-wheel drive family car produced by Renault....

 van, with an 845 cc engine.

Rodeo 6 (1972-1981)

In 1972, a second model appeared, now known as the Rodeo 6. It was still based on the platform of the R4 van, but with the 1108 cc engine of the Renault 6
Renault 6
The Renault 6 is a small family car produced by the French automaker Renault between 1968 and 1980.The Renault 6 was launched at the 1968 Paris Motor Show, and was intended to be an upmarket alternative to the Renault 4 that would compete with the Citroën Ami 6 and the recently launched Citroën Dyane...

. In 1979, the Rodeo 6 was improved and adopted the 1289 cc engine of the Renault 5
Renault 5
The Renault 5 was first unveiled on 10 December 1971, being launched at the beginning of 1972.The Renault 5 was styled by Michel Boué, who died before the car's release, the R5 featured a steeply sloping rear hatchback and front dashboard...

. The Rodeo 4 and the Rodeo 6 coexisted from 1972 to 1981.

Rodeo (1981-1987)

A new model with a smaller and entirely new body replaced the Rodeos 4 and 6 in 1981, simply called the Rodeo. A limited series of all wheel drive versions were built in 1984 only, called the Rodeo Hoggar.

The "Trafic" Rodeo

The Rodeo name was also used by Renault in Argentina to designate a local variant of the Renault Trafic (1st. generation), which had a flat rear chassis and a flatbed with dropping sides and rear (similar to a pick-up). The flatbed was designed to be removable, allowing Rodeo buyers to use it as a rolling chassis for mounting specific rear compartments.
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