Renault’s about to unleash a treasure trove of racing history straight from its vaults, unloading over 100 classics—including some absolute beasts from Formula 1’s glory days. Imagine snagging a ride once piloted by icons like Alain Prost or René Arnoux? Yeah, that’s happening.
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Everything’s hitting the block December 7 at Renault’s Flins-sur-Seine digs, with Artcurial running the show. The French automaker’s trimming its heritage fleet from 800 to 600, making room for a slick new museum set to open in 2027. And hey, they’re ditching duplicates to keep only the real standout pieces from 125 years of automotive madness.
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Turbo fanatics, listen up: gems like the RE40, RE50, and RE60—straight from Renault’s dominant F1 reign in the early ‘80s—are up for grabs. Some still come with original factory paperwork from Viry-Châtillon, like they just rolled out of the shop. Not to be outdone, there’s a ’95 Benetton linked to Schumacher, a ’96 Williams FW18 with Villeneuve’s stamp, and Mansell’s Lotus 95T. Pure gold.
Le Mans lovers? A ’77 Alpine A442 prototype—the one that tore up the Mulsanne—is waiting. Rally nuts get their fix too with rare Renault 5 variants that look ready to hurl through a forest stage.
It’s not just race cars though. Concept models, wild design studies, and memorabilia like scale prototypes, helmets, and engine blocks are all fair game. With no reserve on plenty of lots, collectors are already salivating. One thing’s certain: this auction’s gonna be wild.
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