Le Brute: A Renault Dauphine Monster With a Porsche Heart
Par Petrolicious -
Ajoutée le 24/05/2026
Every system that touches you is built to take a decision off your plate. Phones have taken over, cars stay between the lines, refrigerators order groceries, and most of us don't notice anymore. Justin Cashmore noticed.
His answer was a 1960 Renault Dauphine with no power steering, no power brakes, no traction control, and a supercharged Porsche VR6 behind the seats. He calls it La Brute. The chassis is cage-stiffened. The shifter throws backwards from convention with a bike handlebar grip for a knob, and the whole car is right-hand drive because he wanted it that way. Justin used to ride sport bikes but stopped when his daughter was born. He needed the visceral hit back with something around him. La Brute was the answer.
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