1910 Renault 12/16

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Early Motor Cars Edwardian 1904-1915

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Renault corporation was founded in 1899 by brothers Louis, Marcel and Fernand Renault. Fernand died in 1909 and Louis became the sole owner, renaming the company Société des Automobiles Renault (Renault Automobile Company). Aside from cars, Renault manufactured buses and commercial cargo vehicles in the pre-war years. Introduced in 1909, the Renault 12CV was based around a sturdy ladder-frame chassis equipped with all-round leaf-sprung suspension (semi-elliptic front / three quarter-elliptic back), shaft drive and hand lever operated rear-wheel brakes. Powered by a four-cylinder 2.4 litre (bore 80mm x stroke 120mm) L-head engine allied to three-speed manual transmission, the 12CV featured magneto ignition and thermo-siphon cooling. Available with a choice of steering column rake and chassis rail profile depending upon the style of coachwork fitted, the model helped lift Renault’s sales from 1,615 in 1906 to 5,100 in 1910. Progressively developed to maintain its market appeal, the 12CV evolved through AZ (1909), BZ (1910), CB (1911/1912) and DG (1913/1914) guises. However, each 12CV sported Renault’s `trademark’ bulkhead-mounted radiator and coal-scuttle bonnet. This model, imported in 1910, has a doctor’s Coupé body by Cann Limited of London.

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Dimensions 47.5 × 34.5 cm