My first car was a '67 R-10. 46 hp. top speed of 83 (@ 5600 rpm--yikes!). Extremely simple, just a slightly larger and boxier dauphine. Nice ride and quite comfortable and roomy for its size, quirky handling (virtually no weight on the front end). Nice little free-revving 1100 cc longitudinal 4 and close-ratio 4-speed, dead simple to work on--the entire exhaust system was one piece and $15 to replace, as I recall. Lightly built and quick to rust, unfortunately, but as a city and backroad car not bad at all. I chose it over the usual first-car choice at the time, a beetle. The beetles were more powerful, but not as quiet, comfortable, or big inside or trunk-wise. Plus, the funky frenchness of it appealed to me.
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