Renault AX Voiturette - 1909 by Perico001 Chassis n° 01497
Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais
Bonhams
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2019
Estimated : € 35.000 - 45.000
Sold for € 36.800
Renault engineering was of the highest quality from the outset, and the arrival of multi-cylinder models really put the company on the map. By 1904 Renault was building its own engines: large-capacity fours at first, followed by the AX twin that later developed into the AG, famous for its WWI role as the ‘Taxi de la Marne’. Powered by a 1,100cc twin-cylinder engine of 8hp and featuring the 'coal scuttle’ bonnet and bulkhead-mounted radiator that would characterise Renaults until the late 1920s, the AX arrived at a time when the motor car was beginning to gain a measure of respectability. The unreliability of early cars had provided good cause for public scepticism but the advent of the AX, destined to become Renault’s pre-WWI best seller, ushered in a new era. Here was an easy-to-drive car of simple design, whose mechanical workings even a technically illiterate layman might begin to understand. The water-cooled twin with its mechanically operated valves was simple and robust, endearing qualities to the novice motorist, and the three-speed gearbox was easy to master. For so small a car the AX possessed unparalleled flexibility between 8km/h and 56km/h in top gear, clinging to that gear on all but the steepest gradients.
Described by the vendor as partially restored and in generally good condition, this Renault AX voiturette is offered with Belgian Carte Grise and ASI Certificato di Omologazione. https://flic.kr/p/2g2zQLQ
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