Runkersraith
Runkersraith
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I am the proud new owner of a '62 R4 with the vehicle no. 1120879. That means in my understanding, that it is - of the series of 1120 - the car no. 879 build (in the very first series).
The car was registered as "first circulation" on March 2nd, 1962 by the new former owner, a farmer in the south of France. As Renault has started to build the R4's on the assembly line in September 1961 (as far as I know), I think that "my new R4" has been build a longer time ago before the "immatriculation" date in march 62. I simply cannot imagine, that Renault has build only around a few hundred R4 per month since production start.
My question: does anyone have an idea, how many R4's have been build (per month) in the first months after production started? This would help me to identify the real month of production.
Please see some images at: http://picasaweb.google.com/kitchener12/R4Dosingen#
I had around 10 R4s in my life, but this one is in many details different to the usually known ones; e.g.: this one has NO starter lock, has no hinge at the back door, has carpet inside and so on - it looks to me more like a "pre-series" or a later prototype.I will deliver more images "to proof it" at a later stage (too much snow here in Munich at this time).
THANKS for any information!
The car was registered as "first circulation" on March 2nd, 1962 by the new former owner, a farmer in the south of France. As Renault has started to build the R4's on the assembly line in September 1961 (as far as I know), I think that "my new R4" has been build a longer time ago before the "immatriculation" date in march 62. I simply cannot imagine, that Renault has build only around a few hundred R4 per month since production start.
My question: does anyone have an idea, how many R4's have been build (per month) in the first months after production started? This would help me to identify the real month of production.
Please see some images at: http://picasaweb.google.com/kitchener12/R4Dosingen#
I had around 10 R4s in my life, but this one is in many details different to the usually known ones; e.g.: this one has NO starter lock, has no hinge at the back door, has carpet inside and so on - it looks to me more like a "pre-series" or a later prototype.I will deliver more images "to proof it" at a later stage (too much snow here in Munich at this time).
THANKS for any information!