RENAULT ESTAFETTE "FREIXENET" - ALTAYA

Nº 4.

Renault Estafette "Freixenet" (1962).

Escala 1/43.

"Furgonetas de Antaño" - Altaya.

Ixo.

España.

Año 2004.

 

La matrícula B-288832 corresponde al año 1962.

 

More info: www.chema-campos.com/colecciones/FDA.htm

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Renault Estafette

 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

"The Renault Estafette is a small front-wheel drive van, first introduced in 1959, initially using the water-cooled Renault Ventoux engine, then later the Cléon-Fonte engine in a range of body styles."

(...)

 

"Launched in June 1959, the new van was to be called the Estafette from the Italian Staffetta, meaning Courier.

At launch, the engine, although mounted near the front of the Estafette, was of the same size and output as that fitted to the recently introduced Renault Dauphine.

The Estafette's emphasis was always on economy and practicality rather than on power or heavy-duty performance.

 

It was introduced in four body types:

 

4-door minibus

4-door panel van

2-door pickup

2-door chassis cab "

 

(...)

 

"In 1961 came the Alouette version which was a simpler version of the minibus with removable seats that could convert it into a camper van and was indeed popular with French conversion companies. Finally a chassis-cab version was introduced onto which innumerable bodies could be fitted.

 

In May 1962 the 800 kg (1,764 lb) rated Estafette was the first vehicle to receive Renault's newly developed "Sierra" series water-cooled four-cylinder 1,108 cc five-bearing engine, which was destined to appear in a passenger car a month later with the launch, in June 1962, of the Renault 8.

 

In 1968 a series of 70 vans were issued to the police at the winter Olympics held in Grenoble, and this led to a long term contract, but Renault's biggest customer for the Estafette was PTT, the French telephone company.

In 1968 it gained the 1,289 cc engine later seen in the Renault 12 to give a full 1000 kg capacity.

In 1973 the grille was updated, with a plainer modern look.

The Estafette continued in production until 1980 when it was replaced by the Trafic, having sold over 500,000 units.

 

In Romania, a version of the Estafette was produced for the Romanian Post between 1975 and 1978, by Automobile Dacia, in only 642 units (842 by other sources)."

 

Versions

 

R2130/31

in production: May 1959 – May 1962

engine: 845 cc, 32 PS (24 kW)

payload: 600 kg (1,323 lb)

 

R2132/33/34/35

in production: May 1962 – Nov 1968

engine: 1,108 cc, 45 PS (33 kW), type 688

payload: 800 kg (1,764 lb), 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) for "Estafette 1000"

 

R2136/37

(2137 being the "Plateau" and "Base Carrosable" open bed pickups)

in production: Sep 1968 – Jun 1980

engine: 1,289 cc, 54 PS (40 kW), type 810

payload: 800 kg (1,764 lb) for R2136, 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) for R2137

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Renault Estafette

 

Manufacturer

Renault

 

Also called

Renault Hi-Boy (USA, Canada)

Renault Petit-Panel (USA, Canada)

Dacia Estafette (Romania)

 

Production

1959–1980 (France)

1965–1969 (Algeria)

1975–1978 (Romania)

1964–1986 (Mexico)

 

Assembly

Algiers, Algeria (CARAL)

Mioveni, Romania (Dacia)

Sahagun City, Mexico (DINA)

?, France

 

Production

533 209 exemplaires

 

Successor

Renault Trafic

 

Sources:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Estafette

fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Estafette

 

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