#40cv

Renault Type NM 40 CV Limousine Découvrable - 1927 by Perico001 Coachwork by Binder With a 9.121 cc six-cylinder engine, the stately Renault 40 CV Type NM was the largest European production car at the 1920s. This particular car was sold in New York, returning to France in the 1990s : it has been in Belgian ownership since 2012 and took second place at the Chantilly Concours in 2016. This Limousine Découvrable is the only 40 CV Renault with coachwork by Binder. Class I : Pre-war Class Zoute Concours d'Elegance The Royal Zoute Golf Club Zoute Grand Prix 2018 Knokke - Zoute België - Belgium October 2018 https://flic.kr/p/2e5sTfd

Renault Type NM 40 CV Limousine Découvrable - 1927 by Perico001 Coachwork by Henri Binder - Paris Chassis n° 286836 Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais Bonhams Parijs - Paris Frankrijk - France Estimated : € 360.000 - 440.000 Founded by Louis Renault and his brothers Marcel and Fernand in 1898, the company that would become France's biggest automobile manufacturer started humbly enough, with a solitary 1¾hp De Dion-engined prototype, the sprung rear axle of which would soon be copied by many contemporaries. Production at the Billancourt factory was soon under way on a large scale, demand for its products being enhanced by the performance of Renault cars in the great inter-city races so popular in France at the turn of the 19th Century. From the outset Renault engineering was of the highest quality, and the arrival of multi-cylinder models really put the company on the map. By the start of the 1920s Renault's largest model was the six-cylinder 40CV Type GX, the engine of which displaced 7½ litres and would be enlarged in 1921 to a mighty 9.1 litres for the Type NM. Other notable features included revised rear suspension arrangements for improved stability, and foot pedal operation for the rear brakes. In 1926 the NM provided the basis for a new speed record car, intended to take back Renault's 24-hour record, broken in September 1925 by Bentley. Using two different bodies - an open two-seater for the shorter attempt and a streamlined single-seater for the longer - the special 40CV broke the three-hour and 24-hour records, and set new best marks at 1,000 and 2,000 miles, and 1,000, 2,000, and 3,000 kilometres. Renault exported many luxury chassis to the USA in the 20th Century's early years, including the 40CV offered here. The company's American agency proudly described the Renault in its advertisements as 'the car that will last forever'. Carrying imposing coachwork by Henri Binder, this 40CV was sold new in New York and is described in the factory despatch records (copy on file) as a 'Sport' model with 'Cabriolet Pillion' body. Brought back to France in 2002 by Bruno Vendiesse and François du Montant, the car was then completely restored to a very high standard, the engine being rebuilt by recognised specialist Lauren Rondoni, and in 2012 was sold to the current owner. Since restoration this quite magnificent Renault has won a 2nd prize at the Chantilly concours and been judged 'most beautiful restoration' at Zoute in 2018. Presented in exceptional condition, this rare and important example of Renault's Vintage-era flagship is offered with an extensive history file containing a French Carte Grise and full details of the restoration. https://flic.kr/p/2gRgGCN

Goodwood's Festival of Speed never fails to impress with it's selection of important and interesting machines, and you can guarantee there will be some oddballs thrown in there to make even the most hardcore petrolista scratch their heads trying to work out what it is. That was the definitely the case for me with this awesome Renault Quarante Chevaux. With lines straight out of a steampunk comic, it didn't even need the rich 'Bleu de France' paintwork (and leather!) to stand out. Definitely one of the highlights!

1926 Renault 40CV Type NM "Record du Monde de vitesse sur 24H)