Restoration of a 1958 Renault 4cv Sport (part 1): another textbook restoration

[@CitizenSmith50]

Love it! My first car was an identical coloured 4cv which did many thousands of miles in the Outback here in Australia. I followed it up with a blue and white Dauphine with "Ferlec clutch (Electromagnetic: - gear lever but no clutch pedal)and then a yellow R8 Gordini. Saw 2 4cv's on a rally on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia last weekend! Brings back memories!

[@ColumbusII]

As a Renault-man myself, I enjoyed part one...and am looking forward to the next episode already. I think another 4CV is well saved, and gives honour to the great heritage of French motoring. At one point in the late '90's we had a 4CV in our showroom next to al the new cars....it gave such pleasure to "older" customers..... Some of them used to have a 4CV once, or someone they know had one.... The alterations to the car (when done like seen in this video) are (or will be) tasteful. Thanks for uploading! Kind regards from the Netherlands

[@yves-noel-mariegonnet1043]

Une vraie démonstration de compétence: Quel Plaisir de voir cette vidéo. On exactement d'où l'on part et l'on sait exactement là où l'on doit arriver: Bravo!!!

[@BOABModels]

Amazing transformation! I'm making a rusty version in 1/24 scale. I like the Alpine additions.

[@delmart1947]

I had one in the 60's. wonderfull car, still miss it

[@jimraq1]

The sport version! An extra 3 horsepower from a flow through muffler and premium fuel. Just havin’ fun. Nice job. Thanks for the video.

[@brucecarney4416]

Nicely done video showing the workmanship of the restorers. I worked with a man who had one with a lot of newer Gordini running gear in it- Quite the sleeper!

[@OldTimerGarage]

Thank you for the nice words. The Gordini geared 4cv must have been a nice car to drive.

[@noelevans8239]

I had a 59 model in Australia. My first car and I regularly went between Melbourne and Sydney in it.great little car

[@albertoarcudi8431]

I remember this nice little car...Gran bel lavoro e grazie per la condivisione!

[@OldTimerGarage]

thank you

[@redsorgum]

Very cool, I'm looking forward to the next video.

[@stephenabraham1472]

Great work. love the car. I'm a fan of old Renaults and own a R10 and a R8 Gordini

[@OldTimerGarage]

Stephen Abraham nice! Look after them, their value will increase.

[@MrKabDrivr]

Chapeau, l'artiste! Ça c'est du boulot de pro, ça!

[@tombob671]

great craftsmanship

[@OldTimerGarage]

thank you

[@beagle7622]

Friend of mine restored one of Hesse in late 60's. Did amazing job. Heaps of fun to drive!! Not quite to the same level of finish but reall good job.

[@911shamrage]

Great video; small piece of additional info; many overlapping technologies/DNA with the VW Beetle assuming Ferdinant Porsche influence, being held prisoner in France at the time...

[@MirceaD28]

This car is so old and yet it has gear driven distribution. Modern cars should have the same system.

[@OldTimerGarage]

A lot of old cars had gear driven distributions. My B12 has that too and all the 2cv as well.

[@noelevans8239]

Had one of these in Oz 1960 to 1963.Great little car and I used to go between Melbourne and Sydney overnight in it regularly.

[@vancemarin8022]

I use to own a well used 1960 and they were great little cars.

[@OldTimerGarage]

They sure were... and still are :)

[@hennygoossens3655]

wenn you start with a willys, i come over to see you do it. The Renault 4 was the first car of my parents. Nice job.

[@OldTimerGarage]

If I had enough money I would start straight away. Maybe I should start a fundraising campaign to do it and then give the car up with a raffle :)

[@stefrossignol1056]

cool une catche sport vivement la suite

[@OldTimerGarage]

La suite devrait etre en ligne dans les jours qui viennent. Merci pour le commentaire et pour suivre ma chaine ;)

[@marshallman1au]

LOVE the the 4CV!!!! :)

[@OldTimerGarage]

Yes me too :)

[@MrLatinoAmbassador]

A lovely work

[@OldTimerGarage]

It sure is.

[@maryhines322]

My first car was a 57 4cv, we rebuilt the engine and it ran fine, it seemed like the rebuild made it a "Gordini" with 28 hp. I may be wrong. It always started easily, broke an axle, broke a throttle cable, the muffler disappeared one day, the radiator leaked and blew steam on the windshield through the defrosters, the steering would freeze up when it got cold out so you couldn't turn the wheel, electrics all worked fine, somehow got air in the brake line and smacked into the car ahead of me which crushed the boot latch into the spare tire and flattened it, a little work with a hammer and block knocked the front end straight and even the headlights came back into aim. Didn't hurt the other car at all. In cold weather the handcrank got it going easily. If you got a flat you could put the flat on the right front and drive it home, there wasn't enough weight there to push it down. I never owned a car that produced so many stories! Eventually sawed it in half and turned it into a snowplow.

[@austriafilm5945]

Cooles Renault Video - Daumen hoch

[@SJDEUS]

Excelente trabajo.

[@OldTimerGarage]

Gracias. Me alegra que le guste.

[@Innochamp]

Really good work👍🏻

[@smorreltork]

Beautiful work!!

[@LucienFauconnier-xb8sj]

Bravo

[@mahendrakamalakshi3745]

Veri nice job

[@stephanebastien2867]

Hi, the French version of 4CV have their fuel tank under the right rear seat, not in the boot. You have to fill it by opening the motor bonnet. I didn't know that. I've had one from 53, with the same color (954). great job. Stephane from France

[@TheBarnacleBlimp]

Fantastic! Cannot wait for the next video. ☺

[@OldTimerGarage]

it will be up soon.

[@stephencrowther524]

My Mum learnt to drive in one of these ! It certainly wasn't sporty 😂

[@CitizenSmith50]

For may years a modified 4cv was the top hillclimb car here in South Australia!

[@MrBreizh29000]

good job , mon coiffeur avait la meme dans les annees 75

[@pascalthirault5826]

bravo

[@kensherwood4866]

Impressive

[@Sohave]

You just make one great complete restoration after the other, like the rest of us make pancakes. I am mighty impressed.

[@plunderpunk2]

9:54 This is the music from every Wesley Willis song ever.

[@LAMO-LaMoto]

Mein Grossvater hatte so einen, jedoch in dunkelblau!

[@mrjason9382]

Nice

[@azul4624]

it is perfect.

[@garyfisher4155]

Strange looking thing, like the back half of a beetle welded to the front half of a morris 1000!

[@MrJarjau]

Very, very good!! Please, restore my FIAT PREMIO 1986 on Brazil.

[@OldTimerGarage]

Can you bring it to the UK? Or pay me the trip to Brazil? :)

[@Samuraithirtyseven]

That rear axel is from a later Renault Dauphine.

[@blakebergersen296]

Are you guys in Colorado?

[@bendover9862]

Great restoration. One question - did you not consider upgrading the front brakes to disc brakes? I think Dauphine hubs/discs/calipers fit (with some modifications to make them fit of course)

[@OldTimerGarage]

I can't say for sure as this restoration is not mine. I will try and find out.

[@janblokhuis5754]

Well done ! Nice car ! Spare parts still available ?

[@madnatsum6203]

salut gogetit, très très belle restauration mais juste une question, comment peux tu restaurer au temps de voiture en si peu de temps ?

[@OldTimerGarage]

Toutes les restaurations que je montre ne sont pas toutes faites par moi. Celle-ci ne l'est pas. Generalement quand ce n'est pas mon travail, je le mets dans la description de la video.

[@madnatsum6203]

gogetit d'accord, merci :)

[@speedygonzalez8431]

which is the better car, this or the VW???

[@OldTimerGarage]

Better at what level? They are pretty much equivalent cars from different makes.

[@S.D.L46XX]

I like it very much ...! And I would like to know the name of the funny music..,..like it too ..!

[@S.D.L46XX]

The first music... !...what is it called..,please ??

[@jfirebaugh]

I helped my dad sell his old 4cv a few years back. Did you pick this up in Odessa Texas by chance?

[@Grandliseur]

What does this restoration cost in $ or €, and in hours?

[@pablocramer9669]

Very nice work. Was the added wooden dashboard an accessory from the period?

[@OldTimerGarage]

pablo cramer i am not sure about that to be honest. I need to research it.

[@smorreltork]

The whole dash was custom.

[@OldTimerGarage]

Yes it was

[@TheCramunhao666]

muito bom

[@nicholaswilson2639]

Great video of the work but the sound track is very wearing on the ears. Kind of spoils the video, had to turn the sound off completely eventually

[@pierrelacombe4757]

Et une R8 Gordini 1300, c'est bientôt ?

[@yamanizakaria2260]

déjà que les voitures Renault nécessitent une restauration dès leur sortie d'usine, alors bonne chance et langue vie vu que la bête est vraiment vielle!

[@OldTimerGarage]

:)

[@granskare]

I had the idea that you had done this work but it was Michel. I do get complaints that you take credit for the work of others.

[@OldTimerGarage]

granskare I don't take any credit for the work that's not mine. It is clearly stated in the description of the video when it is not in the video itself. Plus I don't say what I do but show what is done. And to finish each time someone mistakenly thinks that it is my work in the comment I make clear that it isn't.

[@markfortin421]

@@OldTimerGarage Bravo! Most people don't care WHO does the work...they just want to see it done! And done very nicely I might add...good job!

[@DOUBLEPLATINE]

Je préférais l ancienne peinture vert retro moins vu que ce bleu gordini qui n a jamais existe pour la 4 CV. Pareil pour les sièges a moins d en faire une voiture de course ridicule. Elles ont souvent été trafiquées en voitures de rallye mais c était rarement joli.

[@mrjason9382]

Had to put a shity steering weel in it besides that nice job

[@OOO-uw5lw]

I am sorry, that they didn't stay with original Renault green, it was so elegant color for this car ,out from factory...pity. This paint make it look like Barney Circus is coming to town....really pity...change it ,if you can,price will go up for sure.

[@TheCaitlinlopez]

The had to have, no electronics that could take the power

[@OldTimerGarage]

Yes I completely agree with you here.

[@porkycrook]

C

[@chuckfarmer4087]

WHY?

[@OldTimerGarage]

Chuck Farmer why not?

[@georgehodge8038]

greenhornet

[@MauroBattistini]

Nel 1958 non c'era l'alternatore, ma la dinamo..

[@MrBreizh29000]

disons une 4cv mais pas sport

[@giovannicentino9609]

sweet but not sold on the color!

[@larenault4cv774]

1958 comme ma 4cv et j habite pas loin ,c est drole non?

[@oliviervc2034]

sorry, preference for genuine car

[@ll6760]

nice video but this is a makeover not a restoration to the original state like it was new.

[@richardcline1337]

NOT a restoration but a customization! Restoration means the car was RESTORED to it's original condition and look as when it was built. Nice job, however,.

[@claudevaugeois8934]

Pourquoi en anglais ??? C'est un fleuron de l'industrie française....non ?

[@flyingmerkel6]

The problem with these videos is they make the restoration look too easy. There's a lot of work here

[@traditcatholic9880]

But this is not a restoration!

[@olliernvall6058]

TraditCatholic Nice little French car was not restored but spoiled...by stupid grilles and interior tuning...

[@davidporowski9512]

Epic Fail!! Muzak NO Narration

[@vincent7520]

Great !…Congrats. But with the sporty look of the dashboard the car looses its authentic look and lacks personality : it becomes one of those cars … too bad.

[@ありんこ-m8o]

最後、色のセンスが全く無い事にがっかりした こ手の色のセンスは日本人には無い

[@fuzileiro1974]

You just ruined a old car.This is not a Godini, or a race classic this is only a nice small French car, and you ruined it !

[@OldTimerGarage]

Sorry to hear you don't like it. I find it pretty nice and not considering the fact that I like it or not, it can't be denied that it is a job of great quality.

[@thomassmith225]

There's Always some one, claiming that a car is ruined, because it wasn't restored to factory. This same person probably has a concourse condition YUGO that He worships.. Fantastic job, on building a nice sporty car, out of a rather bland, ugly grocery- getter..not a fan of this brand, but I, myself, would drive your creation, with pride!! Good job!!