In the Renault 4 Garage:

R4 Restoration

Gordini Restoration

The restoration of a 1967 Renault 4 modified with a R5 Gordini engine and 5 speed gearbox. And you thought you were daft!

This is where most of the updates are on this site.

 
  Frederick the frog with a starter motor

Technical tips

Frederick the frog demonstrates how to fix common R4 problems, and how to maintain your Renault.

 
  Guides

Price and buyers' guides

What to look for in a Renault 4, how much to pay, and what they are like to drive.

Also a little about history and how to find spare parts.

 
  My cars

My Cars

My Renaults from a TL to an F6 van, many GTLs, and even an elderly 4L.

Features the restoration of Ermintrude the GTL and her tour of Europe.

 
  Citroen 2cv on Plymouth-Banjul rally

Citroen 2cv Adventure

Lucie owned a Citroen 2cv before her Renault 4. She drove it across North Africa and the Sahara desert.

 
  Florence

Car insurance for a Renault 4

One of the pioneering vehicles of the hatchback revolution, the Renault 4 is world renowned as an economy vehicle and so you might expect it to qualify for cheap car insurance.

Indeed it is a cheap car to insure - but you must be savvy about where you search for quotes and the steps you take to keep premiums down if you want to find real value for money.

2010 Events

Sunday 2nd May:
Kent Run (starts at M2 southbound services between jn 4 and 5, and ends up at Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway)

12th and 13th June:
RCCC/ROC National Rally (at the Bubble Car Museum, Lincolnshire)

Renault 4 forum - latest topics:

 

1975 Export restoration

Windscreen!

Blue Belle in France.

Today's Daily Telegraph - 4 Sept 2010

Drum brakes on "Bluebelle" (France)

wanted-r5 d/s headlight-early

hello from newton-le-willows

A Plea.

..The Big Wedding - 24th July 2010 - Mathilde et Ulrik

replacement door for 1984 r4

Back by popular demand - Cars (and parts) for sale on eBay

Outside the Garage:

Learning MIG Welding

Learning MIG Welding

Save money on Renault 4 repairs by buying a MIG welder and doing your own welding. The MIG welding website includes a tutorial complete with videos.

The Slow Car Club

The Slow Car Club

Completely standard road going Renault 4s racing against Citroen 2CVs at Santa Pod.

Links to other automotive and Renault websites can be found on our resources pages

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Disclaimer:

This site was written by a cloth cat called Clementine. While it might be fun to see a stuffed cat puppet in court, if you believe anything she has to say you should really be thinking about suing your psychiatrist.

Clem has conformed enough to do a privacy policy. Whatever you do, don't try to sue Frederick the Frog. He's sensitive. And there is a precedent for a plague of frogs....

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Clementine the Cat
 
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Yellow R4
 
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