Prototype
Unregistered- Beat the record for its class in 2016, driven by Nicolas Prost
- Meticulously built in the workshops at the Collection
- Uprated engine, rare R8 Gordini gearbox
- No reserve
 
For Renault, 1956 was a historic year: it saw the manufacturer not only launch the Dauphine, but also, on the Bonneville Salt Flats in the United States, set the speed record for a turbine-powered car, thanks to the 308.9kph reached by its ‘Étoile filante’ (Shooting Star).
Sixty years later, Renault returned to Bonneville to celebrate these two events during the ‘Speed Week’ in August 2016.

As well as the record-breaking ‘Étoile filante’, back on the vast expanse of white salt, the manufacturer entered an extensively modified Dauphine for Nicolas Prost (Alain's son) to drive, and he set a new record in the ‘Classic Gas Coupe’ (1928–1981) class, for cars with a capacity of 754–1015cc.
 
Built in large part by Christophe Mirot, a mechanic in the workshops at the Collection, this machine, ru...