Renault Nerva Grand Sport

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Renault Nerva Grand Sport (Type ABM 7) from 1937
Renault Nerva Grand Sport (Type ABM 7) from 1937
Nerva Grand Sport
Production period: 1935-1937
Class : Upper class
Body versions : Sedan , convertible , roadster , coupé
Engines: Otto engine :
5.4 liters (81 kW)
Length: 4910-5080 mm
Width: 1750-1880 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 3190-3210 mm
Empty weight : Chassis: 1350 kg
Previous model Renault Nervastella Grand Sport
Type ABM 7 (1937)
Rear view

The Renault Nerva Grand Sport was a passenger car model of the interwar period of Renault . The type code was Type ABM .

description

The national approval authority approved the first version on March 22, 1935. The predecessor was the Renault Nervastella Grand Sport . In 1937 production ended without a successor.

The water-cooled eight - cylinder engine with 85 mm bore and 120 mm stroke had a displacement of 5447 cm³ . The power was transmitted to the rear axle via a cardan shaft .

Type ABM 3

One source mentions a wheelbase of 321 cm and a track width of 145.4 cm. Another source gives 319 cm wheelbase, 495 cm vehicle length and 188 cm vehicle width. The turning circle was given as 15.5 meters. The chassis weighed 1350 kg. Are known sedan , convertible and roadster . There were four horizontal ventilation slots of different lengths in the sides of the bonnet. At the front there were two short bumpers to the left and right of the license plate.

The only remaining vehicle of this version, incorrectly called the Nervastella Grand Sport and equipped with the ventilation slots of the ABM 5 type, was auctioned on June 10, 2013 for 255,060 euros .

Type ABM 5

The type ABM 5 followed in July 1935. With a wheelbase of 321 cm, the vehicles were 491 cm long and 175 cm wide. They had four to five vents in the sides of the hood, closely spaced, the top four of which were the same length. The front bumper was in one piece and curved down in the middle. In addition to the three previous body variants, a coupé with three seats was in the range. 151 vehicles were built by July 1936.

Type ABM 7

The type ABM 7 was presented at the Paris Motor Show in October 1936. Production ran from September 15, 1936 to July 19, 1937. 110 HP engine output has been handed down. There were six ventilation openings in the shape of a parallelogram on the sides of the bonnet . The front bumper was one piece and straight. Renault manufactured 55 sedans, 22 convertibles, 22 roadsters and 5 coupes, a total of 104 vehicles.

In 1938 the model was still offered. The only available limousine was now 508 cm long.

Prices

The following prices (in francs ) have survived:

execution Type ABM 3
(1935)		 Type ABM 5
(October 2, 1935)		 Type ABM 7
(October 1, 1936)		 Type ABM 7
(March 8, 1937)		 Type ABM 7
(October 1937)
Sedan with 4 doors and 6 seats 52,000 45,000 40,000 50,000 60,000
Cabriolet with 6 seats 57,000 52,000 47,000 57,000
Roadster 55,000 50,000 45,000 55,000
Coupé with 3 seats 45,000 40,000 50,000
Conversion factor from the then franc to today's euro 0.74831 0.74831 0.69486 0.55273 0.55273

literature

  • Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Tome 6: 1934-1934 . Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1982, ISBN 2-902667-08-6 , pp. 53-115 (French).
  • René Bellu: Toutes les Renault. Des origines à nos jours . Éditions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-85922-023-2 , pp. 126-144 (French).
  • Author collective: Renault. 100 years of motoring progress.

Web links

Commons : Renault Nerva Grand Sport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Gilbert Hatry, Claude Le Maître: Dossiers Chronologiques Renault. Tome 6: 1934-1934 . Editions Lafourcade, Paris 1982, ISBN 2-902667-08-6 (French).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g René Bellu: Toutes les Renault. Des origines à nos jours . Éditions Jean-Pierre Delville, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-85922-023-2 (French).
  3. ^ Auction 2013 (English and French, accessed October 5, 2014)
  4. ^ A b Author collective: Renault. 100 years of motoring progress.
  5. ↑ Information on the conversion of francs from old years into euros (English, accessed on October 5, 2014)