 The cars had been assembled by Chappe et Gessalin, in order to meet a special order received from Charles Escoffier, the owner of a large Paris based Renault dealership who also happened to be the father in law of Jean Rédélé.From 1955 the little A106 started to accumulate a succession of victories, and various performance enhancing options were offered such as “"Mille Miles" (Mille Miglia) suspension” following A106 participation in the eponymous race.The Mille Miles specifications involve using four shock absorbers at the back, and was the suspension system later used for the Renault 8 Gordini.