Renault 1929 RY1 Monasix

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Hello "On Safari"

Yes the NN was the final 1920s version of the 6CV . Renault made huge variety of cars, 2,4,6 and 8 cylinder versions between 1910 and 1939. Have a look at www.les-renault-d-avant-guerre.com/ and see for your self.

6CV is French for 6 horse power or to be more correct 6 horses of steam.(Cheval Vapeur) French horses are thought (by the French) to bigger and stronger than English speaking horses. 

The NN 6CV was 951cc and by English RAC rating 9 HP.

Bj.

10-27-2014

How frustrating life can be when you play with antique automobiles? Just when I had decided to proceed with the Renault using the 951cc Four cylinder engine when I receive a phone call from a friend who tells me that an acquaintance of his in Switzerland has found a correct 1475cc Six cylinder engine. I guess it is now down to how much it is going to cost to have it shipped out to Australia. I really have to watch the budget on this one; as rare as they may be these little Renaults will never comand high prices. After the P*****D I simply cannot lose than much money on a car again! 

For those scratching their heads, Renault used the same chassis for BOTH the six and the four. Both cars had almost identical performance probably mainly due to the extra weight of the all cast iron monoblock six cylinder engine, the four as well as being two cylinders shorter has a separate aluminium crankcase. The only difference is that to help stop the extra weight, the six was supplied with a mechanical servo driven from the rear of the gearbox to assist the cable operated brakes.

Decisions, decisions!

With some mild "tweaking" I can probably obtain very much the same power out of the four. Going on prior experience in all probability nobody is going to actually DRIVE the car once it leaves me. Thinking ahead, if it comes out as good as either the Dixie Flyer or the Packard, I would like to take it to France for the Paris - Deauville Rallye. 

Bj.

10-28-2014

Last I heard the Packard had joined a Private "Collection" in Canberra so it is very much still in Australia. Or at least as far as I know.

On the subject of the Renault, I now have a gearbox waiting in France for a courier to collect it and send it to me. I have sent the Paris-Rhone Dynastart off for a very expensive rewind and rebuild. Right now I am busy sorting out one usuable Bronze SOLEX carburettor out of the two I have sitting on my work bench.

I plan to start on some serious work on the chassis frame next week. I have the five wheels in the rear of my Peugeot ready to go to be sand blasted. I still have to work out a time to hire a pick-up truck to go and collect the four cylinder engine and some other parts that I could not fit in on my earlier trip. I should explain that these are 150 Kms about 2 hours drive each way from home.

Now that it is back home, I still have a bit of work to do on the Lagonda Rapier, so I am not sitting around with nothing to do. I would like to have made a start on the Renault body frame within 2 or 3 weeks time.

Stand back..........

Bj.