The Four Renault Vanderbilt Racers at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance
In celebration of the Renault Vanderbilt Racers at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Marvin McFalls, president of the Renault Owners Club of North America, has provided these images of this reunion.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
Owner: Robert Kauffman
During the Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance,
Automobile:The Top 12 Ramp Cars from the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
3. 1904 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer
Okay, it isn’t on the ramp, but it would be for three awards. Here seen arriving during the Dawn Patrol is Rob Kauffman’s 1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer. It would win the Phil Hill trophy, the Revs Program at Stanford award, and its class for open-wheel race cars. These highly prized and priced Renaults—a nice one is easily more than $1 million—got their nickname because they were linked to “Willie K.” Vanderbilt, one of the better-known and financed auto racing enthusiasts of the early 1900s.
Owls Head Transportation Museum
Price Museum of Speed
Frederick A. Simeone Foundation
Simeone Museum Receives a Landmark Gift – an iconic 1907 Renault Racing Roadster
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