Renault heritage auction at Artcurial: 100 cars, F1 icons and rare memorabilia
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On Dec 7 near Paris, Renault auctions 100 vehicles and memorabilia from its 125-year heritage at Artcurial Motorcars. F1 racers, Alpine A442, lots, no reserve.
Renault has announced a sweeping sale of part of its heritage collection. On December 7, at the Artcurial Motorcars auction in Flins, just outside Paris, 100 vehicles and a trove of unique pieces linked to the brand’s 125-year story will be offered.
The sale ties into preparations for the opening of the new Les Collections Renault museum in 2027, which will consolidate the marque’s entire historical holdings. The company will retain around 600 unique exhibits and put duplicate models on the market, keeping a single example of each. More than 90% of the lots will be offered without a reserve. It’s a pragmatic way to streamline the archive without blurring the narrative.
Among the headline cars are a 1901 Renault Type D, a rare 1933 bus, and twenty Formula 1 single-seaters from the Turbo era, including the RE40 that won the Belgian Grand Prix with Alain Prost. Also on the docket are the Alpine A442, the Renault 5 GT Turbo and the Clio Williams—names that resonate with tuning and motorsport fans. The spread runs from the dawn of motoring to peak turbocharged racing, a range that neatly maps the brand’s journey.
Beyond the cars, the catalog includes wind-tunnel models, F1 engines, racing helmets and even original pieces of factory equipment. For collectors, provenance of this caliber often becomes the deciding factor—and here it comes straight from the source.
