Six-Wheel Clio Pickup? That's Just One of the Unique Cars in This No-Reserve Renault Heritage Auction.
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Automakers sometimes keep their best assets close to home. Companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Ford, and General Motors have heritage collections showcasing their most iconic automotive achievements. French automotive giant Renault also possesses such a collection, and it's just as eccentric as you'd expect. Much of this collection is being auctioned this Sunday, so if you've been dreaming of a rally hatch featuring a rainbow gradient paint job, an early turbocharged Formula 1 racer, or even a six-wheeled Clio pickup, now's your chance.
What stands out about Renault is its consistently quirky character, mostly in a positive sense. Experts agree, as highlighted in a recent Autopian blog post titled “If You’re A Freak, This Is The Best Car Auction In Decades,” which discusses the upcoming mass auction. Once you see the items available, you’ll understand why this title fits.
Included in the auction is a 1986 Renault 21 from the film Lévy and Goliath (top); a 1989 Chausson P.E.R.L.E. concept car (middle); and the 2004 Renault Trafic Deck'Up Concept car (bottom). Peter Singhof via Artcurial
It’s hard to think of another place where you could find historic race cars once driven by legends like Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell alongside a bizarre 12-door vehicle used as a prop in Lévy and Goliath. I can only picture the crowd that will gather for the Artcurial auction. I wouldn’t be shocked to see a mix of fashion-forward types like Zoolander mingling with representatives from billionaire Bernard Arnault.
Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the auction is that each item is being offered with no reserve. Think you can snag a bargain on a Renault F1 Team mechanic’s kit, including a pit scooter? Go for it! Or are you the sole person interested in a 1/5-scale Renault Twizy, since the full-sized model is about the size of a thimble? That’s perfectly fine! Enjoy yourself!
Just remember, you’ll need to act before the sale concludes at 1 p.m. local time on Dec. 7. Personally, I doubt I can make it from Missouri to Usine Renault de Flins by then, but perhaps you can. Alternatively, you can place bids online, though that might pressure you to keep track of the exciting items you claimed you wanted to maintain your quirky public image.
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Six-Wheel Clio Pickup? That's Just One of the Unique Cars in This No-Reserve Renault Heritage Auction.
Certainly, you would need to send the cars back to the States, but where else can you find something so unusual?