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A R o U N d T H E C L U B sAround the ClubsFrom the Renault CarClub – South Island/New Zealand, wereceived two editions of its “LaRenaultsance” (it just depends how thepostal cookie crumbles). The April 2010edition reports on club members’participation in the annual (March)National Classic Car Rally at Gisborne,where a member’s lhd Canadian ‘Le Car’(original) 5 and a convertible (rhd) dittowere present (amongst 70 odd cars,including other Renaults [5 ‘Le Car’Turbo, 4 van and R10]) and were suitablyillustrated, as well as on a ‘Night Out’ atthe Café de la Gare (in Rangiora) for theBaajens, Smith and Polden families (i. e.the majority of the club’s officers!).Articles on Renault’s forthcoming ZEvehicles and the Renault-Nissan Alliance+ Daimler co-operation are also featured.The June 2010 edition of this samemagazine spotlights the forthcomingDacia Duster, Renault’s new EfficientDual Clutch (EDC) system and theexpected Renault Latitude (alias RSMSM5 and replacement for Vel Satis onspecific markets). There is a report on theclub’s (May) AGM 2010 and the storm ina teacup is reproduced. This wrangleconcerns Renault’s possible naming of itsforthcoming Zero Emission car as Zoe.‘Zoe’ is the Greek word for ‘life’, butvarious Zoe Renaults [no relations] aremiffed at having a car stuck with the samename as themselves and they threatenlegal action against Renault. Some peoplereally need to get a life. . . . . .The No. 35/July 2010 edition of theRenault Classic Car Club’s “La Renault”carries comments on and pictures of carsat the April Mantes La Jolie annual event,illustrated reminiscences on 4CVs ingeneral, on a 6TL (as an everydayrunner), on a Midlands Meeting atWoburn (best stand prize won), on thecontinuing restoration of a 16 and on the(unfortunately wet, wet, wet) SpringRenault 4 event, all topped out with somefurther technical ramblings on mattersRenault rear-engined by Dave Wheelerand a listing of forthcoming events.The Spring 2010/Issue No. 95 of theRenault Owners’ Club of North America(ROCoNA) maintains its interestingdiversity – a 1963 ‘minisimus’ Dauphine(an open doorless, 2-seater with awheelbase like a Smartcar), acomprehensive report on the ‘RenaultFrères Concentration’ in Mexico City(organised by three of the MexicanRenault/Alpine clubs, enticing 130 (!)participants, many of which are featuredon four pages crammed with full colourphotographs), the story of a René BonnetDjet racer imported from Belgium, aDevin sports car glassfibre/plastic shell(these were widely used in California inthe late 50s/early 60s) powered byRenault out back, a Renault rear-engined(Dauphine) H-mod streamlined racer fromthe late Fifties, which is still competing, aRenault Gordini (807-20G)-poweredLotus Europa S1 competition car, anarticle on the Renault 11s used in theJames Bond film ‘A view to kill’, anexplanation of the various countries’livery colours in internationalcompetition, a value guide on RenaultFuegos (they’re on the up!), a clubman’slife with Renaults through the years, areview of Renault’s new ‘Wind’ (whichsome Yanks dream of owning, despiteRenault’s continuing absence from the USmarket), a pictorial account of therestoration of the 4CV belonging toSharon Desplaines, the club’s treasurerand new membership secretary, who wasrecently involved in an unpleasantaccident in the car, but who is nowthankfully well on the way to recovery(Best Wishes from the ROC, Sharon!)and, finally, some pictures (including anEstafette and a 1909 [AX Runabout?])and a short commentary on a recentmeeting of the local Renault Club inJohannesburg, South Africa. A cornucopiaof rare Renault treasures enclosed in 28pages.The CAR des Pays Bas’ “Renograaf”maintains its high standards of content,production and illustration and No. 189reports on the annual get-together atOmmen (’Oh, oh, Renault Ommen’), on aTechnical Meeting for Renault ‘oldtimers’at Amersfoort (20/03/10), on therestoration of a 1939 Renault Novaquatre,on two Renault-featuring shows, attendedby club members – Groningen (NL) andReims (F) – on a technical article onmetal parts’ cleaning and on the club’sspare parts’ storage facility. All this istopped off with an extensive ‘Vente –Achat’ section (very interesting – a 197212TL, a trailer made out of the back halfof a 4 Fourgon, a 1972 15TL, a sixvolume [complete] set of the rare‘Dossiers Chronologiques Renault’ and a1961 4CV to whet the appetite. . . . ) Aseparate announcement (with agenda) ofthe club’s forthcoming (June) AnnualGeneral Meeting also forms part of thisedition.Adverting to comments made in the lastedition of this section, we are delighted toreport that the recent demise of ‘RenaultReport’, the long-standing, qualitymagazine of D’ARC, the German Alpineand Renault Clubs, overseen by therecently retired Rainer Hübner, has beenmitigated by the launch of a new suchmagazine, ‘Rhombus’ (Magazin desBundesverbandes Deutscher Alpine undRenault Clubs = Magazine of theAssociation of German Alpine andRenault Clubs), which has taken over theimportant task of drawing together thereports on events undertaken by thevibrant network of amateur Renaultenthusiasts in Germany. The new team isheaded up by Andreas Conrad (“I am alittle bit mad to take on this job, inaddition to my full-time job with Renault”he admits), who, like Rainer before him,works for Deutsche Renault-Nissan inBrühl. As hitherto, Sabine Krause-Holtermann (from Gelsenkirchen) willcontinue to take care of the everydaytasks of this large association. We wishthem both continued ‘bon chance’ (sorry –‘Viel Glück!’) and thank them forsupplying to us for the ROC archives acopy of the first edition of the newmagazine (through the kind co-operationof Rainer Hübner). Besten Dank,Freunden unseren!Once again, our thanks to all the Renaultclubs taking part in this mutuallybeneficial exchange of information.Hector Mackenzie-Wintle40 R E N o T E s m A G A Z I N ER E N O T E S M A G A Z I N E
C L A s s I f I E d sADVERTISERSPLEASE NOTESmall adverts in Renotes are free to membersadvertising their personal sales and wants (i. e.non-profitmaking).All other advertising is charged at thefollowing rates. All trade classifieds must bepre-paid.Classified (25 words) £101/4 PAGE (mono) £251/2 PAGE (mono) £45FULL PAGE (mono) £85Rates for colour advertising available onrequest.Cheques should be made payable to theRenOwners Club Limited and sent with theadvert to: Renotes, Mayhill House, LondonRoad, Addington, West Malling, Kent ME195AN.The ROC cannot warrant cars or partsadvertised in these columns.forum and WebsitePlease remember the most up-to-dateadverts are found on the forum andWebsite (www. renaultownersclub. com)and often these sell before they ever makeRenotes (often on the members site). Forexample a Floride recently went within aday of the advert appearing.for sale1966 Renault 10. round eye. 1108cc.Maroon in colour. 76,000 miles on theclock. Look at the number plate, anyLyn's out there. . Reg; LYN382D ( worth£800)Free Tax on this vehicle. A true classiccar. £1200.00 o. v. n. oAlso:1963 Renault 8 Total re-build 3 yearsago.wings and doors replaced as with newboot floor.Full respray.all new chromework and tyres.Interior all original as with the rubbermats and in good clean condition. I havenoticed a small surface rust area on thebottom of the o/s front wing by the sill.there is a small rust spot on the bottomedge of the near side rear door. the roofmoulding at the back edge of the roof hasgot rust on it.All rubber window seals anddoor rubbers have been replaced .This is a very clean original car. I am surethe 1st to see will buy. Mileage is 25,509Genuine taxed and mot'd until June 2011£ 3,500. Drives superbly.Also:Renault 6; phase 2 1108cc 197427,000 miles, above average condition. alloriginal. You can drive this car now andalso drive to shows. It will have 12monthsmot . Just needs very light attention tobring up to A1 standard.Price £1950speedwayrob@hotmail. comRenault 5 flair. Ern is a 1984 model,registered 13th February, mileage I haveto confirm, but around 75k (you may beable to see the exact mileage on the videolink I've listed below). He was owned bymy neighbour from brand new as aValentine's present from her husband, buta familiar story, she had a baby and mymum bought me Ern as my first car in1990/1991 - have to confirm the exactyear.I adore him and have always looked afterhim well, MOTs/services every yearincluding all welding needed done etc tomake sure passes each MOT- bizarrely enough he has passed when ourprevious car, a BMW, failed, much to mydelight and my husband's dismay! Ern isroad worthy as I've always driven himaround and looked after him, but since wehad our baby I have SORNed him, so hehas been off the road for about a year, butTom (husband) started him and gave hima good chug over outside our garage foran hour about 3 weeks ago and I didn'trealise he took a little video - see:http://vimeo. com/12780258 so have alook and see what you think. You will seewhere the seat cover has come down fromwhere Tom was sitting in the driver's seatthat the driver's seat is not 100%. I made aseat cover for him years ago to protect theseat as it was starting to wear a little.Small repairs required to wings,structurally sound and solid, underside isas clean today as when it left the factory,the interior is in excellentcondition(black) and the original rubbermats are all there. 2 previous owners. Thiscar is suitable for everyday driving andfor shows.Will have a new 12 months mot, oncesold. Once again a very good example ofthis rear engined model.For any of these cars, please ring Robwith any questions or to arrangeinspection 01395 271116 evenings 01395263381 daytime. or email;Ern still reaches 70 miles per hour on agood day, but no more, but I think that'sgood for an old chap! He is verytemperamental and is a very funny car todrive - I'm not joking, but when Tominsults him, he stops driving - I actuallymade Tom get out once and apologise toErnie and kiss his roof and he startedstraight away after that! He really is adear little car. I also took him to one ofR E N o T E s m A G A Z I N E415
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