Celebrating the 50^th anniversary of the ever-young “4 L”, Renault decided to have a go at it in the beautiful environment of the Loire region, and invited veteran rallye champion driver Jan Ragnotti at the scene.

He poses here in front of the 4L which participated in the Historic Monte Carlo Rallye, edition 2011. The car was driven by Franca Davenport and Sylvain Reisser, together with Ragnotti, forming the Renault Classic Team.

In the framework of the Students Challenge, young hearts had a go in the eternally juvenile 4L...

We show you here some more photos of the event, with also the participants of the student challenge in full swing on the French hills and country roads, showing the astonishing versatility of this iconic classic.

The 4L drives deliciously efficient on unhardened roads, and is a favourite for grand travels through far away continents... 

A familiar sight for decades in many French villages, was to be seen again in the Loire region...

We just let you enjoy the photos here… and admit it, wouldn’t you like to be again behind the wheel of one of those cars?

Hans Knol ten Bensel

The 4L showed again its excellent terrain abilities