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I have one of these in Canada but it has left hand drive so it must have been imported back when it was new. Plan on converting it into an EV.

As you probably know, parts, either new or used here in the UK are plentiful! The sump, aka "oil pan" are 'ten-a-penny', well not these days, but cheap, the biggest cost will be shipping to USA. Bodyshells are about to repair the tree damage, but in the UK such damage would mean that the car would be converted to a "special". Usually a sports special, but it could be made into a "shooting brake", aka 'station wagon' or a 'woodie'. The fuel tank will contain 5 gallons, this is imperial gallons as defined by UK's measures, which is bigger than a US gallon. 1 UK gallon is 4.54 litres. I am guessing your car is 1936, the Mk I Ruby was superceded by the Mk II around July 1936 - the Mk I is much prettier of the two (also Pearls, Opals = two seater). The registration BRO 64 tells us that "RO" is the registration district and it was registered in Hertford, Hertfordshire. The series ran from 1934 to 1977, the 'B" was prefixed to expand the range of registrations, so it would have started ARO 1 and run to ARO 999, then BRO 1 to BRO 999, and so on, until 1963, when the numbers were expanded again, with a suffix "A" for 1963, "B" for 1964 and so on. Registration number stay with the car for life, but it is possible to transfer the number to another vehicle (if you were a twat and the number happened to have your initials you might want to keep it and move it vehicle to vehicle so you can tell the world what a tosser you are). If the car came back to the UK and had paperwork to prove that it was taxed under that number, then the number would be re-issued! It is not on the database, so it probably left these shores before the registration system was computerised in the late 1970's. Good luck with this iconic car - there are a few over the pond, I shall watch with interest!

A new project. Excellent 😊👍

is the 2006 4 stroke? getting different answers from google.

Never before have I wanted a car just to have a reason to get a vintage gear testing unit for it!

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My mom had an R8 Automatic in Holland, I now have a 1970 R8S

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When I was in Egypt in 93 these were being used as taxi cabs. I also rode in one in the Azores. Very rare here in the states.

My dad had a 1971 Renault 8 automatic here in the UK. It would sometimes get stuck in 3rd at road junctions. Also I remember him saying that switch never seemed to work. Glad you got yours going. Brings back memories as a kid.

I have a 1969 complete with two extra motors and parts sitting in my pole barn. I'm willing to sell.

This video takes me to my chilhood when one of my uncles took all of us to a ride in his red Crosley, with a Ford 60 hp V-8 engine inside. The car was similar to this one, but not hard top, I presume was the convertible version, 1947.

La 504 a été un excellent modèle de Peugeot.

amazing job :)

Well, you fixed it, I think. It does work nicely with the dash switches. The testing and troubleshooting was amazing to watch. 🏆

Thanks for sharing your journey on this! I have always been fascinated with automated manual transmissions and how poorly they have always worked. You have an amazing amount of patience for sure.

cutting edge French technology

Geepers, that stuff is grubby. I’d be scared to get the dirt inside. Good on you for fixin it.

Back when French cars were really.... FRENCH <3

The R10! 4 fully independent suspensions as well as 4 disc brakes, a nice push rod 4 banger (1108 cm3?) and the engine behind the rear wheels, like the 911 Porsche. A very reliable and funny car to drive. I owned a R8 Major decades ago and I can say it was a well built car, honestly manufatured. Thanks to revive this astucious Renault.

Old cars and automatic transmissions. ☠

I had one of these in the UK mid 80s. The box had symptoms like yours We took the cover off the relay cover in the bonnet, saw nothing obvious. We replaced the cover and it started working, it ran fine for 2 years until the rust got it.

It is a very intricate mechanism and obviously great in theory. The Jaeger engineers must have been proud of their work I think. I wonder if anything similar was the inspiration.

I read about the terrible rust problems the Renault Dauphine had that probably made a big contribution to the poor reputation of Renault in the USA. The writer, who lived in New York, said the cars were lucky to survive one salty winter before the body looked like a paper doily and he swore you could actually hear it rusting. Even in a non snowy country like Australia, where Renaults were popular, you never see them. A terrible shame because they are interesting and different. Having said that, this transmission is mad. 😄

No, I am not going to buy this car

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Hi i picked up a 1950 Crosley a couple months ago i was wondering if you still have your Crosley ??

I hope you are going to show us once you have it all cleaned and working properly. It's very interesting.

Those Crosleys are cute. I hope you restore it to some semblence of its former "glory."

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I was fascinated as a younger person by these. I had no idea how they worked. Thinks for posting and all the enlightening comments.

The tire shop I worked at picked up a used one similar to this in 1990. It used a strobe attachment that flashed on the tire, the sensor was held to the suspension with a magnet. The more out of balance, the longer the strobe was lit. When it was close to being balanced, the strobe was shorter and you could start to read the writing on the tire as it spun. similar to using a timing light.

Grew up with crosleys dad has a bunch of them and probably enough parts to build a few more lol

Is this the one on Craigslist?

And one more thing...be sure to use only 75EP gear oil in the transmission. ATF is a no no, and heavier oils will cause delayed shifting in cold weather. Cool cars.

The function of the city hi way switch was simply to lower the downshift into first gear from 9 to 7 mph. Customers complained about the lurch on the earlier ones because the downshift into first at 9 seemed abrupt. Great that you got it running!

Why not put the cam cover on before you start it.

Looks like a lucas distributor on an A series BMC, Sprite, MG, Austin 7, Mini, etc

Austin 7 wasn't metric

Those little engines could be hopped up pretty easily.

It is really easy to convert to negative ground.

Looks like a pretty clean car overall.

my father had two Familiale one after the other, 2.0 96 hp, good memories

Don’t let the balancer slow down or stop keep it at a steady speed. Mark the lug nuts & studs so if you remove the wheel you can put it back in the right place

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I got one mines red it will do 60 like nothing same kind

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