Dacia 1300
The Dacia 1300 brought Renault 12 engineering to Romania and became the familiar family car seen on Romanian roads for decades.
Dacia 1300 sedan · Tobias Nordhausen · CC BY 2.0
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Dacia assembled its first 1300s in 1969 under licence from Renault and presented them at the Romania 1969 national exhibition. Commercial launch followed in early October. That corrects the old 1971 queue date. This page covers the original four-door sedan before later 1300 L, estate and 1310 updates.
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The name '1300' points to the engine's roughly 1,300 cc size, but the measured displacement was 1,289 cc.
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A French design became a Romanian landmark
The 1300 was built under Renault 12 licence, with Renault parts used at first while the Mioveni factory gradually learned to make more of the car locally. It became Dacia's core model family and stayed in evolved production for decades.
Source: Dacia Romania · Brand history ↗A period magazine captured the launch specification
A Romanian technical magazine published the new car's layout and measurements in November 1969: four doors, four or five seats, a 54 hp engine, four synchronized forward gears, front disc brakes and front-wheel drive. That period source keeps later 1310 specifications out of this launch profile.
Source: Sport și Tehnică 11/1969 · Dacia 1300 ↗Where these facts come from
- Dacia Romania · Brand history
- Sport și Tehnică 11/1969 · Dacia 1300
- Dacia Media · Eight-millionth Mioveni vehicle
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed September 30, 2026.