Renault 1929 RY1 Monasix

2 minute(s) of a 217 minute read

I have just started reading Anthony Rhode's biography of Louis Renault. So far there have been no dramatic relevations other than he was the fourth child, out of six, of a Bourgeois button manufacturer based in Paris in the 1880s. Whether the tale is sufficiently "gripping" for me to complete reading the 220 pages remains to be seen. So far it has succeeded in sending me to sleep after two or three pages. As "bedtime reading" it has been successful in its required task.

Bj.

9-9-2015

Another day..... well, half a day in fact but some progress either way. While it does not look like it at present, one of the two pieces of steel strip on the floor is the spare wheel carrier but not just yet. If you look very closely you can just see the brass channel which is the start of the windscreen frame across the top of the cowl, this will ultimately be a shallow "v" windscreen. It is just that all these things take time and a little thought.

Bj.

9-9-2015

Hello John 

The approximate witdh is 4 ft 6inches and length 12 ft 6 inches. There will be space in the tail and behind the seats for luggage and provision for some light luggage on top of the tail.

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My present thoughts are "butterfly" type mudguards similar to those below.

9-14-2015

"Little steps", having turned the car around I could make a start on the front. Todays task was to make the "board" that supports the front of the bonnet (hood). This is cut from marine 5 ply and clad in 1.6mm aluminium sheet.

Bernie j.