Renault Alliance GTA Convertible - a photo on Flickriver

            Just when I thought I wouldn't find anything interesting for the rest of the year, I came across this Renault Alliance GTA Convertible. A one-year only model for 1987, a total of 1,029 GTA Convertibles were made, in addition to 5,515 coupes.  

Renault sightings are few and far between, I've only seen a grand total of 4 in the wild: a Medallion, a Le Car, an Alliance sedan, and this GTA, all spaced a couple years apart. There were a handful of Renault dealers in Connecticut, which usually sold Renaults alongside Peugeots. 

The Kenosha-built GTA was based heavily on the Alliance, and was powered by a 2.0 liter four-cylinder good for 95bhp. 60mph was achieved in a reasonable (for small cabrios of the 1980's) eleven seconds. The price was definitely as issue in how the GTA was received - and it wasn't all that well received -  $9,000 was the cost of entry, but options could soon pile it up to $14K. Doesn't sound too bad, but that translates into $26K in today's money, for a car that competed with inexpensive Japanese cars. 

Only a couple dozen GTA's at the most survive in running condition, and I saw some of them earlier this year at Carlisle Import Nationals.

Taken on: December 2, 2011

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Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T1i, f/6.3, 1/125 sec, 39mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	39mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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