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Renault Frégate - flagship of the Régie Nationale in the fifties

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Created on May 1, 1980

Reading time 6min

Written by:

Roger Gloor

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Bruno von Rotz

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Oldtimer Galerie Toffen

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Bruno von Rotz

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Artcurial

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Petra Sagnak / classiccar-photo.de

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Oldtimer Galerie Toffen

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Renault Frégate Affaires (1955) - Abbildung aus einem Verkaufsprospekt

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Renault Frégate Amiral (1955) - Abbildung aus einem Verkaufsprospekt

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Renault Projet 108 (1949) - Heckmotor-Prototyp und Vorläufer des Frégate, blieb ein Einzelstück

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Renault 11 CV (1949) - der Frégate-Vorläufer im Strömungsversuch

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Renault Frégate (1953) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Renault Frégate (1952) - in Genf in der endgültigen Serien-Form präsentiert

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Renault Frégate (1955) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Renault Frégate (1954) - im Zentrum des Renault-Standes, daneben der 4CV - Genfer Automobilsalon 1954

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Renault Frégate Saprar (1955) - Sondermodell mit zweifarbiger Lackierung und Drahtspeichenrädern, Genfer Automobilsalon 1955

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Renault Frégate Amiral (1956) - elegant und geräumig

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Renault Frégate Amiral (1955) - die bequeme Reiselimousine, 135 km/h schnell, 6 Personen, 10 Liter pro 100 km

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Renault Frégate Cabriolet (1958) - von Letourneur et Marchand

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Renault Frégate Cabriolet (1955) - Prototyp mit Kunststoffkarosserie und Ähnlichkeit zum VW Karmann-Ghia - zu einer Serienfertigung kam es so nicht

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Renault Fregate Amiral (1953) - als Nr. 05 am Concours d'Elégance Het Loo 2014

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Renault Frégate Limousine (1957) - staatsmännisch aufgemacht (Rétromobile 2013)

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Renault Frégate Limousine (1957) - Eleganz und grosszügiges Platzangebot (Rétromobile 2013)

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Renault Frégate Limousine (1957) - Blick ins Interieur (Rétromobile 2013)

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Renault Frégate Amiral (1953) - als Lot 14 angeboten an der Artcurial "On the Road" Versteigerung am 9. Oktober 2016

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Renault Frégate Ondine Cabriolet Ghia (1953) - als Lot 105 angeboten an der Artcurial Rétromobile Versteigerung am 5. Februar 2016

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Renault Frégate Transfluide (1958) - angeboten an der Versteigerung der Oldtimer-Galerie in Toffen am 28. November 2015

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Summary

The large Renault of the fifties was a milestone in many respects. The elegant saloon was extremely streamlined, had independent suspension all round and a self-supporting body. Six people could travel at 135 km/h in the Frégate and the car needed just under 10 liters per 100 km (albeit at lower speeds). This report tells the story of the French post-war luxury sedan and shows it in many archive photos and in the original sales brochure.

This article contains the following chapters

Priority for small cars
First rear-engined model not a success
Aerodynamic masterpiece
10 liters per 100 km with six people on board
Contemporary drive technology
Built from 1951
Continuously improved
Gap filled
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Actually, a Renault in Frégate format could have been launched shortly after the Second World War. The development of a modern two-liter had been started at Renault almost simultaneously with the studies for a "people's car". In the fall of 1943, prototypes of both an 11 CV and a 4 CV (French tax horsepower) were presented to company boss Louis Renault, with preference given to the larger model and plans for series production as soon as the war was over. During the war, the Renault factories in Paris-Billancourt were largely destroyed by British air raids. At that time, Renault manufactured trucks for the German occupying forces. In August 1944, the Germans had to withdraw from Paris, and Louis Renault died two months later.

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