
Renault Floride Cabriolet Red Norev 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Renault
- Manufacturer
- Norev
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 185175
- Year
- 1959
- Era
- 1950s
- Body Type
- Open-Top
- Vehicle Class
- Vintage Classics
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 3551091851752
About the Renault Floride Cabriolet Red Norev 1:18
TL;DR: Norev's 1:18 diecast Renault Floride Cabriolet reproduces the red open-top convertible styled with input from Pietro Frua's studio, built on the rear-engine Dauphine platform. Diecast construction includes typical opening features. A stylish addition to a 1950s French roadster collection.
Renault's Dauphine underpinnings never suggested glamour, yet the Floride turned that humble platform into one of the more genuinely attractive French convertibles of its era.
Diecast Detail on an Italian-Influenced French Body
The Floride's low, smooth profile carries clear Italian design influence, and Norev's diecast construction includes opening features typical of 1:18 scale, revealing the tidy cabin beneath the folding top. The red finish suits the car's confident, stylish presence, a shape defined by clean, uncluttered curves rather than the more angular details common on later decades. Panel work along the door and fender lines holds a clean, consistent look, appropriate for a subject whose appeal rested heavily on visual charm over outright performance.
A French Car With an Italian Design Hand
Renault developed the Floride's styling with meaningful input from Pietro Frua's Italian design studio, giving the rear-engine Dauphine-based convertible a level of visual sophistication its mechanical underpinnings did not necessarily suggest. Sold domestically as the Floride and rebadged Caravelle for export markets, the car offered French and international buyers alike an accessible, good-looking convertible at a time when Renault's broader lineup leaned heavily practical. That Italian-French design collaboration gives the Floride genuine cross-cultural interest beyond its home market.
A Stylish Entry for a French Roadster Shelf
This Floride pairs naturally with its Caravelle export twin, together illustrating how one design traveled under two names across two markets.














