£23,000
1929 Renault 15CV Vivasix Landaulette de Ville
Bonhams • UK • 10 Dec 2015
Market Position:
World Record
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£23,000
1929 Renault 15CV Vivasix Landaulette de Ville
UK • 10 Dec 2015
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1929 Renault 15CV Vivasix Landaulette de Ville featuring coachwork by Karl Strakosch. It was sold new in Austria and has undergone a recent full restoration after being purchased as a 'for restoration barn find' in 2006.
Condition
7
The car underwent a recent full restoration after being purchased as a 'for restoration barn find' in 2006. The listing mentions that the owner made an excellent job of the project. The only notified fault is a noisy 2nd gear.
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Manual
IX 942
1929
Auction
475583
RHD
United Kingdom
£23,000
1929 Renault 15CV Vivasix Landaulette de Ville
Bonhams • UK • 10 Dec 2015
Market Position:
World Record
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Description
*Sold new in Austria *Rare Austrian coachbuilder *Right-hand drive *Recent full restoration Founded by Louis Renault and his brothers Marcel and Fernand in 1898, the company that would become France's biggest automobile manufacturer started humbly enough, with a solitary 1¾hp De Dion-engined prototype.
By 1904 Renault was building its own engines - large-capacity fours at first, followed by the AX twin - and in 1908 introduced its first six-cylinder model despite Louis Renault's aversion to such complication.
Sixes were an established feature of the Renault range by the 1920s, and in 1925 a new 3.2-litre 15CV six-cylinder model was introduced, replacing the similar-sized four.
Renault's first six with a detachable cylinder head, the 15CV retained the familiar sidevalve layout and came with only three speeds in the gearbox, such was the new engine's low-speed pulling power, while the single-plate clutch was a welcome improvement on the previous cone type.
The 15CV was renamed 'Vivas...
Price Analysis vs Other Vivasixs
£2,117
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£11,413
Median Price (Since 2020)
£20,708
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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