{"id":81018,"date":"2021-09-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=81018"},"modified":"2021-10-14T04:14:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T04:14:51","slug":"louis-renault-victorious-in-the-paris-bordeaux-race-120-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/louis-renault-victorious-in-the-paris-bordeaux-race-120-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Renault victorious in the Paris-Bordeaux race 120 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Louis Renault founded the Renault car brand in 1899 together with his brothers Fernand and Marcel. After only a short time, they began to participate in car races. At that time, these races were still held on public roads. Asphalt was looked for in vain, as were safety barriers at the side of the road. Hardly anyone was concerned about the safety of participants and spectators. Automobiles were the toys of the rich and motorsports were reserved for certain circles. Nevertheless, victories in endurance races and city rallies were very effective in terms of advertising. Renault entered its sixth production model, the Type E, in the Paris to Bordeaux race in May 1901. This car with Phaeton (two-seater) or Tonneau (four-seater) bodywork was fitted with a 1.2-liter gasoline engine with 5.5 kW\/7.5 hp to 6.6 kW\/9 hp output. This was sufficient for up to 30 mph topspeed.<\/p>\n\n\n

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