Renault 5 Maxi Turbo Historic Rally Car 1/2
The Renault 5 Alpine was the original hot hatch Launched in 1976, predated the VW Golf GTI In the UK, the car was sold as the Renault 5 Gordini, the reason being that Chrysler Europe had retained the rights to the name †Alpine†UK.
The 5 Alpine introduced a 1,397cc OHV engine based on the Renault †Sierra†pushrod engine, but with a crossflow head and rooms hemispherical combustion, developing 92 hp with power was a five-speed gearbox, stiffened suspension with bars torsion all round as a nod to the participation of motorsport during Renaults, 5 Alpine was finished with alloy wheels and gold bands, and fog lamps in the front.
In 1982, Renault has decided to upgrade the natural aspiration of the Alps, and added a turbocharger Garrett T3, which increases the power to 110 hp Called Turbo Renault 5 Alpine, road tests reports back to a top speed heady 112 mph, and †0 60 8 7 seconds, which was considered rapid in the early 80s.
This model comes French was produced in 1983 and delivered to the southwestern Basque region of France The first owner kept his Renault beloved for 12 years, selling in 1995 the second owner, Vigo Balije Manual in north west of Spain after 17 years of ownership Mr. Balije undertook a complete restoration; the body has been removed, the attention to rear arches, new front wings mounted and repainted in its original color metallic blue The engine was removed, stripped and rebuilt with new parts, including the turbo box original speed was also removed, inspected and repaired as well, the undercarriage was rebuilt with original parts if necessary Mr Balije kept the Renault 4 years, covering 4000 kilometers before c separate finally the car.
On arrival in the UK at the end of 2016, the Renault†the brakes have been cleaned, repaired and properly balanced, the adjusted exhaust to cure a vibration, equipped with a new crank sensor, the balcony doors fitted windows, a new boot leg fitted, carburetor tuned, and improved sound system.
Because of a lot of time and this little pocket rocket exertion begins, pulls and brakes very well indeed the body displays no signs of rust, and the original interiors and gifts without hot hatches tears 1980s are widely tipped to be the next big thing in the classic car movement and this very rare instance, very cool must rank as one of the great classics of the era.
Auction Details Address Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Hall, Vincent Square Westminster, London, SW1P 2PE dated April 12, 2017 Time 24:00 Displaying 7 Tuesday, April 11 from 12 am to 8 24:00 00 the day of the sale 10 midnight to start selling Location London, United Kingdom.
Cars Historic Route Renault 5 Turbo, road, Renault, turbo.
road, Индерборский, Казахстан