My 4th Frenchie is ?

[michael t]

what a beauty thats gonna be, love the Renault ELF F1 sticker too, nice touch

[sco14]

 

The Renault Elf sticker came with the car from new.

 

[ProgRocker]

Excellent work!

[Split_Pin]

Thats bloody lovely, bonus Ayrshire Registration too. Great work.

 

My scale model 14 is identical.

[sco14]

Thanks for the encouraging and kind comments.

 

Kenneth

[stilo_active]

Really enjoying this thread. Can't wait for the next installment of pics!

[theorganist]

That is looking fantastic, I wish I could get mine looking like that!

 

Peter

[sco14]

A few more photographs.

 

Under bonnet as is now.

 

 

nearside rear wheelarch.

 

 

Offside reaar wheelarch.

 

 

Fuel tank and part underside.

 

 

 

Tailgate badge before refurb work.

 

 

And after.

 

 

Genuine Renault boutique rear mudflaps.

 

 

Interior being refitted.

 

 

Rear Seat

 

Headlining and interior trim did not receive any work or even any cleaning.

 

 

Front view

 

 

Paint finish on the replacement genuine Renault old stock bonnet.

 

 

Refurbing the original wheels which have never even been repainted before.

 

 

The wheels were then sand blasted and etch primed.

 

 

 

 

Front arch showing part of powder coated subframe.

 

 

More to follow later.

[hhhugues]

Superbe !

[hairnet]

merde!!!

 

c'est magnifique!

[stuboy]

looking good

[carlo]

Delicious!

[Wilko220]

Absolutely top work. This thread makes me very happy!

[Alexg]

Superb work. I love the interior trim.

[Largactil]

Amazing

 

I've had a real soft spot for the 14, dating back to when I used to go car shopping with my dad in the mid-eighties - While he was cooing over Astra's & Escort's, I was crawling over the forlorn 14 which every used lot used to have, stashed in the corner of the yard slowly disintegrating...

[RedSparrow]

Fantastic car!

These really were smart little things. It's a shame hardly any survive just because of the metal they were made from.

[face]

Fucking Patrick dans le jardin, etc.

 

Superb looking thing. Brilliant work.

[Mr Lobster]

Thats just excellent. Great stuff!

[sco14]

The car was waxoyled in July 1981. The underside was treated with industrial acid alkali resistant paint which was a dark grey colour then painted over with industrial red lead paint which was still visable in the early photographs in the thread. The car was waxoyled several times over the years as I knew how rust prone this model was.

[sco14]

A few photos

New genuine front mudflaps, sourced from France

 

 

New genuine heater booster fan switch, as rare as hens teeth.

 

 

 

New genuine wiper blades

 

 

 

Dash

 

 

 

Extra cost option when new, not sure about the sound quality now but at least it still works

 

 

Instruction manual and fittig instructions for the radio

 

 

Radio blanking panel still in glovebox

 

 

Original purchase invoice

 

 

Original Warranty card

 

 

anti-corrosion warranty card all with supplying dealer stamp

 

 

 

 

1982 Renault dealer road map of Britain also in glovebox

 

 

 

 

 

Original handbook

 

 

 

 

New and genuine Renault exhaust and fitting kit

 

[trigger]

This car keeps getting better and better, It has to be the best left in the UK now?

[Mr Lobster]

Stunning. Nothing more to say than that.

[sco14]

I have even got an advert from Feb 1980 showing a 14 identical to mine.It was published in the Daily Express.

 

[sco14]

Time for another update. Progress has slowed due to work comitments.

 

Underbonnet still to be properly cleaned.

 

[sco14]

 

Here are a few more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now to try and find a few parts which will be more difficult than finding hens teeth. The parts are the rear washer nozzle and a centre cap for the wheel.

Hope to get the car through its MOT in the next few weeks.

Thanks for your previous comments guys.

[panhard65]

I should have those parts secondhand I will have a look on monday when I am back in the yard if they are any good for you

[Mr Lobster]

Not sure but I reckon theres a fair chance I might have some of the wheel centre caps kicking about somewhere. Let me know if you need one and I'll have a rummage.

[Parky]

Just superb. Wonderful to think someone has saved a 14. Looks brilliant.

 

Is it worth trying leboncoin or Spanish eBay for the missing bits? While browsing for renault 7's the other day I saw a few obscure, nos parts on there like expansion bottles for a tenner, that sort of thing. 14's were quite popular over there and last better obviously owing to the climate.

[garethj]

A photo of that car for the 2014 calendar, please.

 

Stunning work

[Parky]

Might be something useful amongst this lot

 

http://www.ebay.es/sch/Coches-de-epoca- ... 86.c0.m282

 

No idea what most of this means but the pictures should help!

 

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/offres ... Renault+14

 

http://www.leboncoin.fr/equipement_auto ... Renault+14