Renault 1929 RY1 Monasix

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The more observant among you will have noticed that I have corrected the title to this thread. ( Thank you Peter G.) After groping about in the dark for some months I have finaly been able to establish the correct identy of my Renault. This has come just in time to save me from a very expensive mistake. Along with the two pick-up truck loads of "stuff" I got as the "makings" of the car I have two (four pieces each) radiators. Having just found the two little brass plates, one on each header tank, that fortunately the Brass plate collectors (vandals) did not find. I now know that the smaller one which I had thought of having rebuilt is dated 1925 the other slightly larger is dated 1927. Quite simply the 1925 is the wrong one as the six cylinder engine was not introduced until 1927. A lucky escape as the correct one is in relatively good order and should only require a good flushing while I was looking at replacing both cores (one each side) on the earlier 4 Cylinder Radiator.

2-17-2015

Bonjour Fosoyeur

Thank you for your comment. I wil continue to post on Renault d'Avant Guerre. I really appreciate all the assistance and guidance you have shown.

I believe that without stressing the engine it can be persuaded to give a little more, along with some reduction in weight and perhaps a slightly taller back axle ratio it will make quite a pleasant touring car, perhaps not in the Alps but around Normandy, Brittany, the Atlantic Coast, the Medoc, Bordeaux, then on through much of Central France, Beaujolais, Burgundy and Champagne.

Merci beaucoup.

Bj.