Rene Charland

1977.

July 1977.

Rene retired after the 1981 season.

Photo by Harry Cella, caption by www.Coastal181.com

Photo from Racingthroughtime.com.

Rene’s focus was not always 100% on racing.

Mr and Mrs R. Charland.

From the Coastal 181 website.

This 1961 article describes how a newspaper reporter rode inside Rene’s car for a feature race at Norwood. Rene finished fourth.

Denny Zimmerman confirms the story of a reporter riding inside Rene’s car for a feature race.

More details from Denny Zimmerman.

Anecdote, Rene Charland

1963.

Rene’s personal license plate.

Car in the process of being built or rebuilt by Rene Charland.