Renault 14 Madness

[warninglight]

On 7/11/2019 at 8:32 PM, Datsuncog said:

'Maurice' isn't Maurice Rea, perchance? How many Renault nuts called Maurice can there be in Ireland...

If it's the same guy, he took on both my Phase 1  Lagunas when they ended up permanently borked.

Maurice Roddy was my guess! Hes around Dundalk, one half of Roddy and Rice Renault there. Not sure if it's still going but he had quite a collection of old Renners, and that parts haul looks like one assembled by someone who owns a parts desk!

My uncle with the R16 (who sold his R20TX to someone on here last year) knows him.

[wuvvum]

2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Not only that but you can still see the coolant level in the expansion tank because it hasn't gone totally opaque.

Proper* '70s Renaults have glass expansion tanks.

[Datsuncog]

2 hours ago, warninglight said:

Maurice Roddy was my guess! Hes around Dundalk, one half of Roddy and Rice Renault there. Not sure if it's still going but he had quite a collection of old Renners, and that parts haul looks like one assembled by someone who owns a parts desk!

My uncle with the R16 (who sold his R20TX to someone on here last year) knows him.

Heh, so there seemingly is more than one Rennernut by the name of Maurice round these parts - M. Rea hails from around Magherafelt direction, I think.

Yer man Roddy does sound more likely to be the source of this R14, though. Handy to know!

[Tartan58]

Absolutely wonderful, hats off you for perseverance.

Like @loserone my first journey into the big wide world was in a 14, a white TL with red interior which Dad bought brand new a couple of months before I was born, (the one and only time he bought a new car).

The original number rear numberplate adorns my garage wall and the spare wheel (with original tyre) has been successfully preventing my mum from hitting the back wall when going into her garage every day for 38 years - the most well used R 14 part in history?

[egg]

Remember this one? It's now £395 folks.......

too much on my plate....

[wuvvum]

Whereabouts is the seller located?  Asking for a friend obvs.

[egg]

West Wiltshire.

[wuvvum]

Aah.  Too far.

Thank f*ck for that.

[MattJY]

I went to see it a few weeks ago as I was interested in parts. The body is ok and the engine turned over but its been scorched by the sun and little interior remains. 

At £395 thought its worth a punt and Gary is a really nice chap.

[MattJY]

A chap bought the OSR quarter panel from Switzerland to the UK, so another part of the jigsaw complete.

I also noticed gunk up the NSF wheel arch which turned out to be a split CV boot...luckily, I found a new one in the boot ?

[egg]

On 9/4/2019 at 12:08 PM, Mut said:

At £395 thought its worth a punt and Gary is a really nice chap.

I see someone bought it from Gary a couple of days ago. Anyone we know?

[meggersdog]

Sorry can't seem to upload but this turned up on sunday. It is outside Practical Classics workshop so someone from the magazine bought it.

[meggersdog]

The view from my office window today

[StescoG66]

What was it with the French and three stud wheels?

 

[Uncle Jimmy]

Three stud wheels are the tip of the fucking iceberg, the R14 is the turd lurking below ?

[Uncle Jimmy]

Gee I'd love to spend an afternoon anointing those bumpers with olive oil, West Wiltshire is close, very close.

[Uncle Jimmy]

3 hours ago, meggersdog said:

Sorry can't seem to upload but this turned up on sunday. It is outside Practical Classics workshop so someone from the magazine bought it.

Glover?

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11 minutes ago, Nibblet said:

Glover?

Ah, worked it out now post said 'DH' = Danny Hopkins...

[dollywobbler]

Yup. Danny Hopkins. Took it to Beaulieu and some twats lobbed a smoke bomb into it for a 'laugh.' Guess that interior isn't going to be any happier then...

[Heidel_Kakao]

54 minutes ago, StescoG66 said:

What was it with the French and three stud wheels?

 

It saved them the cost of at least four wheel bolts per car, maybe there was a technical reason too.

[somewhatfoolish]

It's lighter too, which means more cheese/wine/gitanes can be carried.

[Alusilber]

The ex-Gary-now-Danny R14 is featured in the November issue of PC, which arrived today, He's now looking for a complete interior, thanks to the aforementioned smoke-bombing twats.

[MattJY]

On 9/30/2019 at 11:41 PM, Alusilber said:

The ex-Gary-now-Danny R14 is featured in the November issue of PC, which arrived today, He's now looking for a complete interior, thanks to the aforementioned smoke-bombing twats.

I read it and spoke to Hopkins and am helping him with his ongoing search. The remnant of the smoke bombed 14 may be mine soon too. 

Just found and bought in France a UK TS clock set new in the box with no miles on it for €40....buy of the year!

[MattJY]

What I could do with help on is sourcing the beige interior fabric...struggling with that one.

Its a herringbone weave chenille...that much I do know. 

[vulgalour]

As thrown to me in the BX thread, try this site and have a look.  They've got a LOT of Renault fabrics on there.  https://www.roby-collection.fr/11-tissus-renault

[Parky]

Think about it.  Ten francs for a wheel nut.  Have four less per car.  Multiply that across a million cars and suddenly M.Le Patrons mistress has a nice pad in St.Tropez and as much Campari Soda as a seventies stereotype can handle

[MattJY]

No luck with the fabric from Roby but thanks

[Austat]

Australia is the last place I'd guess an R14 to be, but I've discovered a RHD TS model in Victoria!

I'll see if I can take some photos of it when the RCCV (Renault Car Club of Victoria) holds their next club meeting. I also got this copy of L'auto-journal off ebay, I'll upload some scans once it arrives from France.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, The Mighty Quinn said:

 

Beaulieu atracts that kind of wanker now? Is nothing sacred?

Best not to leave car windows open.

[mk2_craig]

4 hours ago, Austat said:

Australia is the last place I'd guess an R14 to be, but I've discovered a RHD TS model in Victoria!

 

I bet that’s well supported for spare parts down there! I did hear of someone emigrating from the UK and getting his R14 sent over by container in fairly recent years, though I think that was a green one.