Books & Magazine articles about the R16

Books about the Renault 16

Apart from the service manuals, there is one outstanding work about the R16:
It is called «La Renault 16 de mon père», by Bernard VERMEYLEN (Éditions E.T.A.I.).
If you're interested, you can buy this book at the Fnac for 166,50 FRF (about 25 Euro). But no doubt there are other (cheaper?) places to buy it. Normal -bookstore- price is 175 FRF/ 26,67 Euro.

«La Renault 16 de mon père» rear Front cover «La Renault 16 de mon père»

Magazine articles about the R16

Here follows a list of magazine articles about the R16. If you know of any, please be so kind to inform me

Rétroviseur - N^o 140 - Avril 2000

The april issue of Rétroviseur has a 19 page article about the Renault 16. In French.

This «dossier» consists of the following sections:

«Au volant» - A *test* drive with a 1966 R16
«Ses concurrentes en 1966» - The concurrents in 1966
«Les hommes du 'projet 115'» - An interview with Yves Georges, Gaston Juchet and Claude Prost-Dame
«Bourgeoise en hayon» - The history of the R16
«Un losange hexagonal... et européen» - A list of some scale models
«Reconnaissez les Renault 16» - How to recognize a R16 from a specific millésime
«A la conquête de l'espace» - What to look for when buying a R16
«Ils roulent en Renault 16» - Comments of R16 owners

Automobiel Klassiek - Number 2 - February 2000

Kind van zijn tijd - Renault 16: De eerste hatchback
Six pages, General historical description of the R16. In Dutch.

Onschatbare Klassieker - Number 6 - June 2000

Renault 16: Techniek & Onderhoud
Four pages. Technical overview. What to look for when buying a 16. Maintenance data. In Dutch.

Practical Classics - Number 7 - June 2000

Side by side: Seventies reps cars.
Seven pages, about one devoted to the R16 GL (R1150). The R16 is compared to the Ford Cortina 1600XL, the Vauxhall Ventora II, Austin Maxi 1750 and the Marina 1.8 Super. In English.
Some quotes:
ŤThe Renault is flamboyantly Frenchť
ŤIt's the oldest car here but, to drive, you'd swear it was the newest.ť

Thoroughbred & Classic cars - July 2000

Screen test: Renault 16 TX
Seven pages. Driving the green R16 TX from the Renault collection in Cannes during the film festival. In English.
Some quotes:
Ť...all modern five door cars have a little bit of R16 in them.ť
ŤWhen you see a Renault 16 [...] you realise just how stylish and cool this car is.ť

Klassiek & Techniek - July 2000

Aankoopadvies R16: Toch niet klassiek genoeg?
Five pages. In Dutch.

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