1978 RENAULT ESTAFETTE
Serial number: R[Phone Number]822
Nice "Microbus" version
French registration

The Renault Estafette is a van produced by the French manufacturer from 1959 to 1980.

It was produced in 533 209 units.

This car represents the first vehicle with front-wheel drive, launched by the firm.

At the beginning of 1950, the Colorale fulfilled the role of a utility vehicle with a payload of 1,400kg, but its Primaquatre engine, high fuel consumption and dissuasive prices made it a real commercial failure.

There is therefore a place to be taken in the Renault range for a utility vehicle larger than the 300 kg Juvaquatre van.


A young engineer by the name of Guy Grosset-Grange suggested adopting front-wheel drive, as had already been done by Peugeot with the D3/D4 designed initially by Chenard and Walcker, and especially by Citroën with the Type H.

Indeed, certain details of its design (three-part rear door, sliding side door) suggest that it was inspired by the success of ...