# 1987 Renault GTA...Notre voiture nouveau projet! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 3, 2013, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988 "2013-01-03T12:40:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/1 "2013-01-03T12:40:40Z")
Translation - Our new project car! This is a car that I just bought for me and the family. My dad and I are going to try and bring this little croissant back to life… My love for these cars goes way back to when I was a baby. My mom had one while I was growing up, but unfortunately after a wiring harness issue in the mid 90’s, she let it go. Ever since, we always spoke fondly of the Renault, and I always told them if I could find a good one someday, I’d grab it…and here it is… My dad’s birthday is today, and my mom’s was last week. I printed some photos of the car, and will be putting them in a card to give to them tonight…we’ll see how they like it! I’ll update this thread as progress occurs on this car. Hope to start working on it once the weather breaks in the spring. It will likely not be a major project (yeah, right), in the sense that we will basically just do our best to clean it up, and make it roadworthy again (new fluids, lines, belts, interior removal/clean, exterior detail, etc.). The good news is the car is mostly rust free, and all there. Which is REALLY hard to find these days in a GTA…but then again, that’s the reason I bought it… Anyways, here are a couple teasers in it’s current, neglected, sitting since 2004 state… ![http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g156/91MR2_photos/T2eC16FHJIkE9qU3iLdcBQ3zwdfh3g60_12.jpg](http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g156/91MR2_photos/T2eC16FHJIkE9qU3iLdcBQ3zwdfh3g60_12.jpg) ![http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g156/91MR2_photos/T2eC16JHJHQE9nzEyOTrBQ3zyQ7OOw60_12.jpg](http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g156/91MR2_photos/T2eC16JHJHQE9nzEyOTrBQ3zyQ7OOw60_12.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/2 "2013-01-03T12:42:38Z")
LOL… i’m not sure what to say, except congrats Joe. I know you’ll make it nice again. ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/3 "2013-01-03T12:43:50Z")
Rally? And interested in seeing the final product. ---
**Author:** ![copperlegend](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/copperlegend/32/7445_2.png) [@copperlegend](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/copperlegend)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/4 "2013-01-03T12:45:12Z")
Oui, très bien! ---
**Author:** ![WGFletch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ec8ea/32.png) [@WGFletch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/WGFletch)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/5 "2013-01-03T13:21:28Z")
the interior looks amazing when compared to the year and the cond. of the ext. how rare are these,these days? ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/6 "2013-01-03T13:41:30Z")
Pretty sure they are quite rare…I don’t know the exact # made, but they only made them in '87 (last year of the car in this country), and I’ve personally only seen a handful of them in my lifetime… ---
**Author:** ![Bakes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bakes/32/7469_2.png) [@Bakes](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bakes)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/7 "2013-01-03T13:46:18Z")
Very cool find and pick up! I love 80’s “sport compacts”! I remember reading an article in Hemmings Sports and Exotics about these cars and found it online! Some good info! [http://www.hemmings.com/hsx/stories/2010/07/01/hmn\_buyers\_guide1.html](http://www.hemmings.com/hsx/stories/2010/07/01/hmn_buyers_guide1.html) ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/8 "2013-01-03T13:58:33Z")
You have a fondness for some interesting vehicles 🙂 Should I move this to Builds? And reminds me of a Ford Tempo… with panache! ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/9 "2013-01-03T14:19:45Z")
Hearing the Wheeler Dealers theme song in the background. Dropping an LS in it? ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/10 "2013-01-03T15:24:37Z")
so its the french mk2 jetta/reliant k car ---
**Author:** ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/11 "2013-01-03T16:26:04Z")
> [@XwalkerX](#): > > so its the french mk2 jetta/reliant k car Does kinda remind me of a dodge/chrysler product in a way… ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/12 "2013-01-03T18:46:41Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > You have a fondness for some interesting vehicles 🙂 > > Should I move this to Builds? Thanks man…and if you want to move it you can…or maybe wait until there is some progress, haha! ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/13 "2013-01-03T19:45:49Z")
This reminds me of a certain fuego, weird cars. ---
**Author:** ![airhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/airhead/32/7471_2.png) [@airhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/airhead)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/14 "2013-01-04T01:15:38Z")
> [@Jeller](#): > > Does kinda remind me of a dodge/chrysler product in a way… Definitely has that 80’s turbo Dodge look to it. They also had Ronal wheels similar to Audi’s, and I can see a bunch of interior parts shared with the early Jeep Cherokee. What a weird car. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/15 "2013-01-04T02:03:06Z")
I think its cool you are going to try this, but I have a feeling the parts are going to be near impossible to find. There is a really sought after R5 Turbo2 in our family that needs a bunch of help, but after looking at the reality of the rebuild and it’s cost, we keep abandoning the idea. X… ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/16 "2013-01-04T04:03:23Z")
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a Renault in person before. In for progress pics. ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/17 "2013-01-04T05:02:29Z")
My aunt had one of these back in the early 90s if not late 80s. I could probably dig up some pics of it, she was a gem. ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/18 "2013-01-04T05:49:02Z")
Thanks guys. > [@Xander](#): > > I think its cool you are going to try this, but I have a feeling the parts are going to be near impossible to find. There is a really sought after R5 Turbo2 in our family that needs a bunch of help, but after looking at the reality of the rebuild and it’s cost, we keep abandoning the idea. > > X… PM’ed. ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/19 "2013-01-04T06:02:57Z")
I remember these when they came out. Renault claimed them to be the first car, off the showroom floor, to be able to hit 1g on a skidpad. A lot of 84 Z51 Vette owners complained. Interesting little cars for sure. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1987-renault-gta-notre-voiture-nouveau-projet/227988/20 "2013-01-04T07:17:24Z")
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