1914 Renault Type EF Victoria is a photograph by Marcia Colelli which was uploaded on February 26th, 2013.
Title
1914 Renault Type EF Victoria
Artist
Marcia Colelli
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Photograph - Photographs
Description
1914 Renault Type EF Victoria
Renault has been producing cars since late 1897. It was founded in 1899 as Society Renault Fr�res by Louis Renault, his brothers Marcel and Fernand, and his friends Thomas Evert and Julian Wyer.
Renault's first car was the Renault Voiturette 1CV which was sold to a friend of Louis' father. Renault realized the potential and benefits of motor racing and entered in the first city-to-city races held in Switzerland. Their success in the race resulted in rapid expansion for the company.
In 1899, Renault introduced their first production sedan car. Soon, the company was manufacturing taxis, buses, and commercial car vehicles. During World War I, the company produced ammunition, military airplanes and vehicles in support of the war.
In 1914, when this magnificent motorcar was produced, the Renault Freres produced 10,000 chassis divided among two two-cylinder models, five four-cylinder models and two big six-cylinder motorcars. This model EF features a four-cylinder, 2.6-liter power plant that develops 12 horsepower.
Renault did not build bodies. That was left to coachbuilders, both European and American, such as Locke & Company, which designed and built this unique Victoria body style for Miss Julia Berwind of the Berwind Coal Company family. During her ownership the Renault was kept at The Elms, a Newport, Rhode Island mansion. Louis Renault was the black sheep of his family. Brothers Marcel and Fernand went to university while Louis barely finished primary school. He got a job as an apprentice mechanic at companies including DeDion and Serpollet. And because his father was rich, he could afford a car in spite of it all. He built his first car - a DeDion-engined vehicle with shaft-drive in 1898 - in the backyard of his parent's house. At a time when most cars looked very similar, the Renault was most noteworthy for its very sleek sloping nose. The radiator, so prominent on all other cars, was positioned behind the engine and immediately ahead of the driver giving the Renault a unique and instantly identifiable look. While most of its competitors had chain drive, all Renaults had shaft drive protecting a part of the car very vulnerable to damage thanks to the dust and atrocious roads of the period.
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February 26th, 2013
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Gloria Ssali
So fantastic ! Such inspired treatment and colours!! Another wonderful addition to this outstanding vintage cars series!! fl
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