Musings following a BBQ and drink. Post 2.

[kees]

A concours one will be nearly as much as a Jensen-Healey these days.

[VFK44]

With these Renaults speed bumps are a doddle as the rear wheels are offset

Caused much consternation in legal circles back in the day, as some laws, such as not mixing radial and crossply tyres, referred to "the same axle". As the R4 wheels were not strictly opposite each other, could they be said to be on the same axle?

[kees]

The R6 (R4 platform) and R16 had the same system, perhaps some others types and makes (Peugeot 305?) too.
It worked well.

[Oxymoron]

I seem to remember that you could in theory unbolt the bodywork from the Renault 6 and drive the chassis with engine attached on it's own!

[kees]

No problem. The platform chassis for the R3/4/6 is the same and fairly stiff. Perhaps the chassis of the original 5 is also the same, not sure. The body is only attached with a few bolts and can be lifted in one piece. Brakes may be a problem, cannot remember how/where they attach.

[Oxymoron]

No problem. The platform chassis for the R3/4/6 is the same and fairly stiff. Perhaps the chassis of the original 5 is also the same, not sure. The body is only attached with a few bolts and can be lifted in one piece. Brakes may be a problem, cannot remember how/where they attach.

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[kees]

That looks like a very nice and clean chassis.

[Dion]

Plenty of room to fit battery packs

[Dion]

A concours one will be nearly as much as a Jensen-Healey these days.

Depends where you are looking. Netherlands yes they may be expensive but it is still possible to find some very nice ones for not that much money in Spain or Italy.
€ 5.500,- https://www.autoscout24.nl/aanbod/renau ... aign=share



Even a rare 4x4 in good condition: https://www.autoscout24.nl/aanbod/renau ... c=listPage

[Jens]

Driver in aspic - that‘s what they were called in Germany.

But you‘re absolutely right: the Tiger was the muscle car of the micro cars.

From the sublime to the ridiculous , I have always liked microcars, and the Messerschmidt Tiger must be the king of this jungle. Not much storage space but what a car