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RenaultAX-S

SPECIFICATION

Engine:
Twin cylinder in line 75 x 120mm;
1060 cc Side valve;
Max power, 8 bhp At 1500rpm;

Transmission:
Three speed manual gearbox.

Suspension:
Beam axles, semi-elliptic leaf springs;

Brakes:
Drum brakes (rear only)

Dimensions:
Wheelbase: 84 in (214 cm);
Track: Front, 51 in (130 cm);
Rear: Same
Overall lenght: 114 in (290 cm)

Max speed:
Approx 34 mph (55 kmh)

Reault AX 1905/14



Renault had always made small cars, from there first in 1898, and two cylinder engines featured in these from 1900. The AX and AG which came in 1905 were to last until the outbreak of the First World War, the former being a short-chassis two-seater while the AG had a longer wheelbase. This was the basis for most Paris taxis of the period, and they were to go down in history as the "Taxis of the Marne" as some 660 were used to rush reinforcements to the Western Front at a time of crisis in 1914.


The first of the series


The AX was quite conventional by light car standards, with a simple channel-section steel chassis and beam axles. Following the front engine, rear wheel drive layoutthat had become firmly established. The L-Head engine engine was a iron-block water-cooled twin with Magneto ignition. A leather cone clutch was fitted, with a three speed gearbox.

The coal scuttle

Outwardly, the models were the first with the "Coal scuttle" engine cover that was to be used on the Renaults though to 1930, and as the Radiator was behind it this made easy acces to the engine and acillaries. As with similar contemporaries, there seems to be remarkably little machinery in the engine compartment! The AX was a cheap and reliable runabout, widely exported throughout Europe.

This immaculate AX clearly shows thr position of the radiator between engine and scuttle.

Photo Autopresse
MCMXCI, Edito-Service S.A. D1 078 02-05

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