Renault 4 TL (1976): Important role in Nol's hobby life.

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Everyone knows it, because it was a popular car from bygone times, and fortunately you still see it a lot as a hobby car in the classic world. For many it was the first car, affordable and practical! It became a phenomenon, a real car with space for four passengers and a 'station wagon' with its fifth door. The same goes for Nol, he owns a 4 Renault 1976 TL in rally suit. 

By: Dirk de Jong

This Renault 4 TL is not made for a little one. It also drives off the beaten track without any problems. For Nol it was a childhood dream to go on an adventure with his friends in a car that had actually been written off. But in a year and a half, the car, together with his brother Bert, was completely refurbished. The reliable orange companion got a stronger Renault 4 (F6) rear axle and for safety a roll cage and a pair of comfortable Scheel seats. 

Routine in life? 

When life becomes routine, the need to do something adventurous increases. Getting off the beaten track and being 'brave' to try something completely different. That 'adventure' keeps the friends up together to take on all the challenges. 

The high mountains

The first challenge was a spectacular route with the Renault 4 TL to Spain. At the time, this was a Carbagerun that led via Basel, Turin, Avignon, Toulouse to the final destination Andorra. The Renault held up very well. Perhaps also because the master wrench Nol by now knew every screw and was not afraid of breakdown. The group of friends is also committed to participating in rallies for charities, the money received then goes to Support Kids. 

New challenge

The next long journey is now on the agenda. This time it will be a trip in Sweden that starts in Göteburg (Gothenburg) and is organized by the Cold Classic Experience. 20 teams participate with cars older than 30 years. This time his co-driver is Jeroen, who as a colleague works together on a daily basis in the company that bears the name 'Nolfiets'. Nol as the final boss in the company and Jeroen as a colleague, now not by bike, but conquering the snowy roads of Sweden with the Renault 4 TL. 

Friends

You get pleasure in life when you know how to value friendship. There is nothing more valuable than friendship. Nol and his brother Bert experience this together with Hein Pieter and Dirk-Jan. They call themselves the Renault FAB 4. 

The Fabulous Four

His 4 friends with two Renaults 4, the FAB 4 (taken from The Beatles). The job evenings are therefore a fixed item every week. Bert working on his Renault 4 F6 Order and Nol on the Renault 4 TL. Besides the hobby fun, it is of course also about friendship. The Renault 4 remains a 'monument of its time' and the practical value in hobby life is therefore very high. 

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4 comments

  1. Great car, I still have a 4 R1977TL. Lovely to drive, and lots of smiling faces and hints of “look there!” along the way!

  2. And to think that my father was already considering the purchase in 1962 (it ended up being a Beetle), a great car then and still 15 years later.

  3. Great cars, still. Races were also held in the 70s, several well-known drivers started there, such as Alain Prost. For about 25 years now, more than 1.200 (!) Fours have been sent from Bordeaux to the deep bottom of Morocco every year. Student project. They also take a total of several tons of relief supplies with them. Every year they (4 and students) have all come home in one piece. Look at 4L Trophy.

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