Renault 1929 RY1 Monasix

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I have now been to look at the 1923 Renault and hope to successfully negotiate its purchase over the next week or two. These things are sometimes more complicated than others. It is just one of a bewildering array of rare and exotic vintage cars, all in similar condition and all to a more or less extent dismantled. Quite unbelievable! None would have been moved or for that matter touched for many many years. Just getting the Renault out of the "shed" will be a huge task in itself. At least one other car will have to be moved before I can remove it. There is a post supporting the roof about 24 inched directly in front of the Renault. Either that or demolish part of the rear wall of the shed. This would also involve moving several items of household furniture.

Bj

Regarding "Depanoto", being French they will only deal with French speaking customers and then only if you turn up at their door, cash (Euros) in hand. They do not even reply to e-mails that originate from outside France.

10-9-2014

Hello John

Part of my problem is trying to decypher the enormous range of vehicles that Renault built during the 1920s These ranged in engine size from under 1 litre up to over 8 litres. 2, 4, 6, and 8 cylinders. Amazing! It is worth spending some time attempting to navigate your way through the French website;- www.les-renault-d-avant-guerre.com

Bj

10-10-2014

Oh well! you know what they say about waiting for the fat lady to sing. It has happened again.... the vendor of the little 1923 Renault has decided that "his daughter really wants it" so all bets are off! This means that my efforts can now be concentrated on the 1929 Renault 1.5 Litre Monasix.

Bj.

10-12-2014

Well! as the well known Australian outlaw Ned Kelly said as he mounted the scafold "Such is life"....

I could be forgiven for muttering much the same. On saturday morning I returned to,as I believed, to finalise the purchase on the little 1923 Renault tourer, only to have my socks promptly ripped off. The vendor bless his little heart announced the the deal, if we ever had one, was off! His "daughter" had decided that she really wanted to restore the Renault. Given that the vendor is now in his 80th year, his daughter has to be in all probability between 40 and 60 years old, not normally an age when ladies start out on a carreer of Automobile restoration.

All this being so I am back to the original Renault "basket-case". The chassis has been stripped bare and the 60+ year old tires removed from all five wheels in preparation for going to the sand blasters. This has revealed that two of the wheels already have well base rims while the other three have beaded edge (clincher) rims. After sand blasting the next step will be to remove these rims and replace them with new 3 x 19 inch rims. The search for the correct 1927/9 six cylinder 1475cc engine will move up a gear.

Bj.