Wow, that's observant! I know of a couple of R10s that have been retrofitted as R8s. I wonder? Otherwise it must be an import I guess.It must be a very late R8 as it has R10 c pillars same as the gordini's
Thanks for that post. Now to see who admits to buying it or who finds out where it has gone! I guess we aren't surprised at the price given 54 bids.
It's interesting isn't it? Old Renaults have always been cheap relative to some other vehicles, which is good for enthusiasts trying to acquire one and some people have always talked down the prices - you know "I'd never pay that much etc etc". An original, unmolested (more or less) R8 is a pretty rare car. There are far more 4CVs and perhaps R10s lurking out there and perhaps more Dauphines. So the price isn't really high but there are so few orginal ones sold it's hard to see a trend. Certainly a running and reasonable (not concors) Gordini would fetch 3-4 times that price and I'd argue they are more common!Looks like old Renault's are finally on the price hike band wagon! Great for owners, not so great for traditional Renault buyers who're used to buying them for nix. Old cars that're still cheap seem to be getting fewer and fewer. Even the nice red Fuego surely must have set a price record for one of them!
It actually looks like the ex-Phil Thompson's car from Adelaide. This car was sold privately in 2019 following Phil's death in February of that year.It must be a very late R8 as it has R10 c pillars same as the gordini's