Description

RENAULT 4CV-1063 n.56

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HISTORY

The Renault 4CV-1063 is a car that participated at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1952.

The French Just-Emile Vernet team with Just-Emile Vernet and Jean Pairard at the wheel of the Renault 4CV-1063 n.56 did not finish at the 24 hours of Le Mans 1952, due to electrics problem after one hundred eleven laps.
The race was won by the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL n.21 with Hermann Lang and Fritz Riess and the second place of the twin car n.20 of Theo Helfrich and Helmut Niedermayr with a gap of one lap, while in third position the Nash-Healey 4 Litre n.10 with Leslie Johnson and Tommy Wisdom.

CHASSIS

Renault 4CV-1063
Designed: Fernand Picard and François Landon
Self-supporting monocoque steel structure, lightened and reinforced at the suspension attachment points
Length: 3630 mm
Width: 1430 mm
Height: 1470 mm
Suspension front: Independent wheels with overlapping wishbones, coil springs and hydraulic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: Independent wheels with swing axle with coil springs and double hydraulic shock absorbers at the rear.
Brakes: Drums
Tyres: Michelin

ENGINE

Renault Type 662-2 748 cc S4
Power: 26 kW
Location: Rear, longitudinally mounted
Drive Type: Rear wheel drive.
Transmission: Manual four speed.
Fuel brand: ?
Fuel Type: Petrol
Tank Capacity: 68 lt

RESULT

Did not finish in the 24 hours of Le Mans 1952 with drivers Just-Emile Vernet, Jean Pairard