Amazing that 5 (presumably) have survived!From what I can gather 4 of the 5 surviving Vanderbilts reside in USA while the 5th is based in Europe somewhere. The local Pebble beach crowd shun the 5th as a ring-in and have launched a conspiracy theory as to the pedigree of the 5th, trying to protect their investments one would conclude. Still way out of my reach.... Unless of course I could amass enough parts to build a reproduction just to fill in the period between now and the nursing home.
Sanity prevailed eh. The AX folk had a gathering of a dozen of them a few years ago on the East Coast somewhere. Quite a number must have come here.
And nothing in them, as usual!
Sure are. I have more photos - I love these ones of one of them apparently being driven along the Big Sur to or from Monterey.
Yes Ray those brass-era Renaults, though subtle in their beauty and raw in their mechanical development are part of our shared history with Renault. If I ever get one built, Sunroof and I will bust out of our aged care facilities and bring it over to you and JW for final tuning. It would be a long trip across the Nullarbor and would be a 2 person drive but we're up for it.
If Mr Sunroof isn't available, I can fly to Brisbane and be co-driver!!
I disagree as an owner of a 1962 Morgan and a Peugeot 206gti 180 , it is the 206 that you would need back treatment for with out a doubt
That's interesting - I'd heard the 205 and 206 GTi were both a bit firm in the suspension. For Morgans, I just watch their owners bouncing if the cars roll over anything bigger than a matchbox.
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Triple WOW. Not even double.... Renault's "3A" is a replica, the original sold and long lost. As far as I know, the only surviving 1906 GP engine is in the Science Museum in London, having subsequently been used to power a French airship.The 1906 Renault AK 90 is undoubtedly one of the icons of motorsport history. This competition took place on a circuit near the city of Le Mans in June 1906, where the cars raced on the roads of the "La Sarthe" circuit with a length of 103.18 km for 2 days, thus covering a distance total of 1238.16 km. Ferenc Szisz won this first Grand Prix with the Renault AK 90 at an average of 101.195 km/h. Engine is a 9000cc 4 cylinder. Magneto ignition. Double ignition only for starting with Trembler. The gearbox and pedals are all original Renault.
This Grand Prix car is built with a large number of original Renault parts from the same era. The Renault 4-cylinder engine is very similar and of the same size as those used by the AK 90. The gearbox is characteristic of the marque as all the gears are in a single line. The rest of the mechanical parts are also from Renault as well as the chassis which has been modified to have the exact dimensions of that of the Renault Grand Prix. The bodywork was made following the measurements of the plans provided by Renault Classic from the factory archives. The radiator, a central and very important part, is perhaps the most characteristic of the AK 90. Its size was much larger than that of all the brand's production cars. For this radiator, more than 1800 copper tubes 0.3 mm thick were used. This AK 90 is the result of more than 3000 hours of work and arduous research in order to recreate the machine and "revive" one of these pioneers of F1, winner of the first Grand Prix in the world.
RENAULT AK 90 de 1906 à vendre
La Renault AK 90 de 1906 est sans aucun doute l'une des icônes de l'histoire du sport automobile. Cette compétition a eu lieu sur un circuit près de la ville du Mans en juin 1906, où les voi...
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Are you sure they were joking?
Fuel consumption wasn't the issue of course. Driven hard, I'd guess 10 mpg in old units or maybe 20-30 L/100 km. That's a big tank behind the driver!!
Me too. ?Michelin detachable rims.