If the Fiat 500 was the loveliest small, rear-engined, European car of the 1950s, the Dauphine must come a close second. More stylish than the 4CV it replaced (sold as the 750 in the UK) and less boxy than the Renault 8 which followed, the Dauphine was lovely from roof to floor and bumper to bumper. The Caravelle cabriolet based on it was unquestionably more beautiful, but not necessarily more charming.

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