I am just starting restoration of a ‘56 4cv with rust removal and four new floor pans. Engine is next. Your videos will keep me inspired. Thank you.

@OldTimerGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice words.

My first car was a 4CV, my neighbor's son wreak it and they sold it to me for USD45.00 in 1963. It had a smashed front end but the engine and interior were spot on. I drove it about 800 miles to my Air Force duty station and loved ever minute of. It was a great car. Wish I had another one. Beautiful restoration. I'm doing a '62 Triumph TR3B right now and can't wait till it is finished.

Very stylish and tres chic. A brilliant resto. I miss the individuality cars had back in the 50s.

all I can say is "Congratulations" It did bring me back to my Dauphine era.Thanks.

REALLY nice restoration of this iconic little motor. Glad to see that you refrained from changing the wheels to crappy modern low-profiles - that would have looked totally classless. Great job!

Much admired the skills involved in the restoration and enjoyed a bit of nostalgia. I owned a '54 model back in '64-65 (until it was replaced by '58 Dauphine). They had more charisma than most cars of the time and just about anything made since but I fear the sportiness is entirely visual. As I recall they did 0 - 100 kph in about 45 (minutes). Enjoy your new toy.

Outstanding workmanship. Beautiful car. Thanks for sharing your restoration project.

Beautiful restoration. Bravo. When you look closer you can see a striking similarity between the Renault 4CV and the VW beetle.

great job, I respect craftsmanship and this is first rate , cheers from Kansas

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

Tom Burgess thank you for the compliment. I am sure the owner will appreciate 😉

Thanks for posting this one, after part one I was bummed out that part 2 wasn't there and I really wanted to see how well it turned out. Great work I love to see cars getting restored.

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Part 3 will be up soon. Thanks for commenting.

I thoroughly enjoyed the video's. Great to see an old car back on the road, and in stunning condition 😀

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed the video.

Very good job

Bloody lovely car and top restore.Bravo gents..............

Brilliant job, amazing car! The blue color is beautiful. The sound of the engine should be fantastic.

Absolutely Awesome Looking Car all over.!.!.!.

Amazing...Had a Renault 12 L who i loved to drive..That love..:)

Absolutely beautiful job. The only thing I wondered about was the altered dash and front end. A great job, and they look nice, but I personally would have wanted it stock.

Superbe 4 cv bon boulot belle video merci

beautiful job you did , I love Renault's.

Super mignonne = craquante! Bravo! Bravo! et Merci!

remind me of my childhood in france in the 50's.

exelente restoration dedicacion exitos...

Superbe restauration d'auto, vous assurez un max!!!

7 жыл бұрын

C'est certainement la plus belle 4CV actuellement au monde!

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

Philippe Prétot merci beaucoup pour le compliment. Mais cette restauration n'est pas mon travail. C'est certainement une des plus belles 4cv je suis d'accord 😉

Good job

wow man Idream to own such a classic someday

very nice car😎

I am amazed that you think you need a gadget to hold the bonnet open, especially since you have the extra rear vents. One thing that really impressed me about my Renaults (part 1 comments) was that even with the 45deg+ summer temperatures here in South Australia I never had any problems with my radiators boiling (as I passed seized Volkswagens on the Nullarbor Plain). Problem was Petrol Station attendants often mistakenly tried to put petrol in the radiator. Had to get a locking filler cap to stop them scalding themselves, as not many had seen any 4cv's "Outback, Down Under".

This is absolutely amazing 🤩. I found one in Texas USA but I have know idea where to find parts for it or what year it is yet. Not sure if it’s worth restoring in the USA.

HS on: Qui aura remarqué l'enceinte SIARE à 7:50 à l'arrière plan ? Boomer 31C, medium et tweeter à membrane kevlar... Le dernier modèle créé par cette marque française disparue comme tant d'autres... Peu de ces kits ont survécu... nostalgie des années 80, quand les amateurs de son construisaient leurs enceintes...Snif... HS off. Superbe restauration, cela dit.

Good job. The car is stunning. Is the colour French Blue code 418 (Gordini)?

Looking good! I don't know of too many wives or girlfriends who would put up with car parts in the living room. lol!

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

Haha, mine would. ;)

Nice

"Chapeau!"

It would Be nice To add some videos of the finished car runing. That engine should sound like music

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

I would like to do that. Unfortunately I do with the material I have. When I finish my B12 I will make sure I do that ;)

@thoforn

5 жыл бұрын

@@OldTimerGarage A fantastic resturation of a lovley 4 cv..hope to find a project my self,owned a Renault 12 TL at age 19, loved that car... :)

Marvelous restoration, with great music, what is the song at 8:05

Hi, I would like to know the title of the music starting at 8.06 Thanks a lot.

Who are the three people who went to the trouble of not liking this video ? You have to wonder , WTF , LOL .

Sweet 4cv. These are so Cool. I've seen these Hot Rodded with VW Engines and Front Engines. Someone will GM LS Power one of these... Sport, Non Sport, and etc... What are the difference(s)? Some have 3 Horizontal Chrome Bars(?) in the front and some have 6 thin. From what I've seen online, it's not a just Model Year change. I've seen them both ways on 1950 thru 1959. Unless... Some people are Posting Images and listing the wrong Year. I have a Heller 1/24 Scale Renault 4cv "Sport" Model Kit. Some aspects of the assembly are questionable, but it ought to be a cool addition to my collection. Not an easy Kit to get in the U.S. There are no Hinges for the Boot or Bonnet. It's not a issue, as I can add working Pins to said parts to keep them in place. Attaching the Wheels is an Issue. I don't care for the method in the Instructions. Melting the Axle Pins is NEVER a good Idea and Cementing Wheels... They wouldn't roll. It wouldn't work with Aftermarket Wheels. The Fronts will have to be Drilled out and 1/16"/.0635"/1.587mm Metal Pins used in their place. For the Rear... I have to cut the Axle from the Springs and use a new Styrene Tube in it place. Then, It's just a matter of cutting a 1/16"/.0635"/1.587mm Steel Rod to length. (Yes...There Will be Cursing). In the end, I'll have my choice of Factory Stock or (Pretty Much) any Wheel and Tyre combination I choose. I have and built the 1/24 Renault 8 Gordini, Type 1300 Rallye. What cool looking Cars. The Kit's Tyres were garbage, the seats and Roll Bar were/are made from the same Vinyl/Rubber... Yikes! The person or people that designed those parts, should be slapped... HARD. I have Extra Tyres and had no problem finding a usable set of Firestone's. (I still have a lot of them). Ever wonder what happens to retired Mechanics that can no longer stand on their own legs for longer than five minutes? We go back to where we started... Building Model Kits.

Fantastic workmanship, and nicely presented by you. My French is nowhere near as good as your English, so please don't be offended.... the word is not "primered", it is "primed" :-)

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you very much. I really appreciate people correcting me as this is the only way I have to improve. Please feel free to point any other mistake I will be very grateful for it rather than offended believe me. I want my videos to be well done not approximative ;)

@spammerwhammer5526

7 жыл бұрын

Always happy to help! I just watched part 3. Correct: carburettor (UK), carburetor (USA) - incorrect: carburator :-)

Excellent restoration,but disappointed there was no video of running car and engine sound!

what was that last song?

Of course very good job! These 4 CV have a weird shape, especially with the fenders that continue into the doors. The 4 CV was the french Beetle with quite many units sold. But why this shape?

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

I can't answer that as I don't know but personally I like its shape. It is a bit smaller than the Beetle though.

bonjour gogetit, beau travail, si je puis me permettre, "fender" au lieu de "wing" , winds are for birds....;o))

@jeanmariebalaes1137

7 жыл бұрын

Wings in English, fenders in American.

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

Jean Marie BALAES thank you. Yes I live in the UK so I guess wings is what sticked with me.

@deplorablebristolian

7 жыл бұрын

Only wings in England everywhere else in the English speaking world they are fenders. There are two ways to do things, the right way and the English way.

Very cool, it would have been nice to have heard the engine run....

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that

👍👍👍

A BEAUTIFUL little car .... But .... IF it were mine it would have wider wheels and tyres ..... And a bigger exhaust pipe ..... And a bit more power ..... >8^) But that's me .... :)

Did this model of car always overheated that much or is just this one in particular that needs all that extra cooling?

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

the engine is at the back and the air intakes are on the rear wings as you can see in some pictures. The air vents on the rear bonnet are supposed to be there for the hot air to escape so in order to cool the engine further, you can either increase the air intake which is difficult or increase the escape for the hot air. That's why some people like here add a device to keep the bonnet slightly open all the time and that's why the owner of this car added the additional air vents as well.

@Darkover92

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, but not all rear-engined air-cooled cars do overheat. I think of the Fiat 500, 600, 126 and so on, or the Porsche 911; they also have air intakes on the rear bonnet.

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

That's true. I don't really know more about this for this specific car if I am honest. I think that it is an upgrade that is not mandatory but improves the situation. Many of these cars did run without additional air vents but some people like to add them.

@Darkover92

7 жыл бұрын

Ok, thank you very much for the answer :)

NO! Not a crash!!

Renault 4cv Gordini!

Hi, I restored a 2 CV do you want the photos to make a video ?

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

Sure if it is well done I would love to. Send them over to info@oldtimergarage-online.com

@andreaatzeni832

7 жыл бұрын

I send you an email with the link of dropbox where there are the photos

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

Got it, I am gonna have a loot at the pictures and see what I can do ;)

@andreaatzeni832

7 жыл бұрын

gogetit thank you very much

while I appreciate the dedication to flawless paint, I find that it defeats the purpose of being able to enjoy the car by driving it. perfect ain't cool and cool ain't perfect.

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

Bruce Carney well I think you can have both. If you are not driving in town only there is not much risk to drive it around every day and still enjoy it.

bom

que cancion es

@OldTimerGarage

7 жыл бұрын

tiene los titulos al final del video

WHAT IS THE COST OF THIS BEAUTY NOW???

Nice job but the wierdest way to restore and respray bit by. Bit like the mods all but the open boot lid

@OldTimerGarage

6 жыл бұрын

The open boot lid was more of a necessity here. Because the engine was at the back, they all tended to overheat. By keeping the bootlid open, te air flow was improved and the engine kept cooler.

@dannybaxterskip

6 жыл бұрын

It was a shame back in the day a lot of Boot / or bonnet lids got chopped up for the vents on VW boot/ bonnet lids

@OldTimerGarage

6 жыл бұрын

Yes. I agree with that although back then it was just a matter of making the car more practical.

@thomassmith225

5 жыл бұрын

I thought that was why the extra louvers were Installed- to keep the engine lid shut!!

Bello il video bellissimo lavoro e bella macchina .. visto che ai fatto il colore blu Gordini e il davanti a 4 fari .. fagli 2 strisce bianche Gordini e non lasciarla come se fosse un alpine A310 ma falla come una R 8 Gordini kzread.info/dash/bejne/eIth1tmln86bgqg.html

My dad had one of these dreadful cars as his first car, he hated them to his dying day. They were crap!!!

Тока я не понял нахрена этому дурню 2 спидометра и датчика воды и топлива. Можно было один втулить.

Loud shitty music ruined the video

**************** i like the looks and the fact that its very light and steers quick. replace disc brakes and engine with Goldwing or Toyota Prius system. steering wheel and simple dash stays No changes to body. so you fucked it up!

It would Be nice To add some videos of the finished car runing. That engine should sound like music