For Sale Renault 12 van

[nigel bickle]

Time to sell my 12 van.

 

It’s kinda a rare beast, that I bought on a whim several years ago, and A framed back from central France. I’ve slowly acquired stuff to sort it - which can go with it, by negotiation.

Stuff includes rhd conversion ( dash, pedals, etc) the rare sinpar 4 wd conversion ( gearbox, prop, rear axle, dash lights etc) a few spare panels ( tailgate etc) and a tuned Alpine lump ( loosely sitting in it)

 

I’ve done nowt with it, the garage is coming down for a better one, and it can’t stay there- so it’s either sold or transferred to the racking in the barn.

 

Pics attached, get in touch if of interest. I’m here ( south coast) a week or two

 

Thanks chaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[panhard65]

Typical I have just bought the Thunderbird so no cash or room for another project. I quite fancy a 12 4x4 just bad timing, what sort of money are we looking at for the whole project.

[nigel bickle]

No idea, frankly. How do you value any of it?

 

I’ve too many 12’s, this ones in the way. Possibly the early saloon, too. Still leaves me 2 Estates and a late saloon.

[panhard65]

I have no idea what it is worth Nigel I would of thought around a grand but there seems to be little love for it on here. Maybe stick it on ebay no reserve and let it find it's value

[Skizzer]

Speaking for myself, I wouldn’t say I’m not feeling any love for it, it’s more that I’m just slightly lost for words.

 

I didn’t even know R12 vans were a thing, let alone that you had one Nigel (though if anyone did, it would be you).

 

It’s a fab thing and needs just enough restoration to run around looking like it belongs to a bloke in a village near Clemont-Ferrand who fixes old farm machinery with baling twine and hammers.

 

I am not the right person to do that though.

[Felly Magic]

Ian could 4wd convert the Mighty Dacia, so he could green lane around Wales LOL

[catsinthewelder]

Naughty thoughts had crossed my mind, don't forget that the MD has a sump guard.

 

I'd love to take on the van but don't have time or space for a resto at the moment.

[wuvvum]

It’s a fab thing and needs just enough restoration to run around looking like it belongs to a bloke in a village near Clemont-Ferrand who fixes old farm machinery with baling twine and hammers.

Do you know what, I was thinking almost the exact same thing earlier.  We used to have a holiday house in a village near Clermont-Ferrand and this van is exactly the kind of thing I used to see stood up in the fields when I were a lad.

[doubleyeller]

Pretty sure there was a mobile TV engineer still using an R12 van till recently in London?

[nigel bickle]

It came from Central France ! I a framed it north in the early days of Autoshite - mentioned it here, back then!

 

Day trip ( to stop the wife catching on) which was high speed and tightly timed!

 

I’m not aware of another. I believe it was made for Air France on a limited special order. It has window frames inside with panels welded over, but the CG confirms it original.

 

I collected all sorts to have fun, but my backs screwed and I’m of an age now! Yadda yadda

 

Skizz I’ve 2 other Estates & 2 saloons, but not feeling the love right now.

 

Constantin, in north London , is in touch- and I’ve been buried in correspondence on Faceache. He owns an Estate, but no van . They are the mythical unicorn..

 

4wd conversions were offered via simplex on special order. I believe/ was told by “one who knows”12 were made.

 

This def came from a terminally rusty estate that I helped the owner extract and scrap- in a million pieces. So I got it all, right down to the small ‘4x4’ dash light add on. I will see if I can find A pic.

[nigel bickle]

The very car....

 

[holbeck]

Just to confirm,  plenty of love for it on here. 

[theorganist]

Just to confirm, plenty of love for it on here.

Indeed. Plenty of love but no money in my case!

[Uncle Jimmy]

Interesting vehicle this, if it was fairly up together I'd be interested, sadly too much to do as it is!

[nigel bickle]

If it was “ up together”, completed ,it wouldn’t be a topic of conversation, here!