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£5,625
1978 Renault 16 TX
United Kingdom • 27 Nov 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1978 Renault 16 TX, a top-of-the-range model, spent its early life in France before being imported to the UK in 2020. The car has undergone a restoration by Renault Reborn, including bodywork, engine overhaul, and interior refurbishment, costing around £8,600. Accompanied by a history file with invoices and restoration photos, this classic hatchback is ready to be enjoyed.
Condition
7
While the car has undergone significant restoration, including bodywork, engine overhaul, and interior updates, it's difficult to assess the quality and longevity of the work without a detailed inspection report. The presence of a history file with invoices and photos is helpful, but the overall condition rating is limited by the lack of specifics on the current state of the restored components.
/ 10
Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
0141372
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
TAO 917S
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Launched at the Geneva Motor Show in 1965, the Renault 16 was the first French car in its market sector with a hatchback body.
After almost ten years of production, in 1974, the TX joined the line-up as the top of the range model and was fitted with a 93bhp 1,647cc engine and a five-speed gearbox.
It was the first French car with central door locking, electric front windows, a sports steering wheel, laminated windscreen and inertia-reel front seat belts.
The R16, a comfortable car with good roadholding, proved very popular and sold exceptionally well, with some 1.8 million cars built.
Chassis ‘0141372’ was manufactured in 1978 and is one of the desirable range-topping TX examples and is understood to have resided in its home market of France from new until spotted by the vendor advertised on Le Parking in early 2020 while he was searching for a R16 after owning several previously.
Acquiring the car for some €8,000, he subsequently had the TX transported to the United Kingdom and l...
Points of note
£4,100
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£9,887
Median Price (Since 2020)
£15,788
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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