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Solved - NEH 887: Renault R40 prototype for Torino R40 - 1971/3
« on: December 17, 2010, 04:27:27 AM »
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Re: NEH 887
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2011, 07:19:57 PM »
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Re: NEH 887
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2011, 04:21:41 AM »
Torino R40 1972 Argentina

Comienzo Fabricación: 1972
Origen: Argentina
Carrocería: Sedán autoportante
Puertas: 2
Motor: Torino 233, 7 bancadas
Ciclo: 4 tiempos, árbol de levas a la cabeza, válvulas a la cabeza
Ubicación: Delantero Longitudinal
Cilindrada (cm3): 3.770
Número de Cilindros: 6
Diámetro x Carrera (mm): 84,9 x 111,1
Relación de Compresión: 8,5 :1
Potencia (CV): 178
Régimen (r.p.m): 4.300
Par Motor (mKg): 30
Régimen (r.p.m): 2.000
Sistema de Combustible: Carburador Holley 2300 C
Velocidades: 4 (caja ZF, palanca al piso)
Tracción: Trasera
Refrigeración: Agua (11,5 litros)
Combustible: Nafta común
Sistema de Combustible: Carburador Holley 2300 C
Relación Final: 3,54:1
Capacidad Combustible (litros): 65
Peso Vacio (Kg): 1.550
Distancia entre Ejes (mm): 2.723
Trocha Delantera (mm): 1.440
Trocha Trasera (mm): 1.432
Frenos (Delanteros / Traseros): Tambor - Tambor
Dirección: Bolillas recirculantes
Suspensión Delantera: Indep, trap. brazos osc, res. helicoidales.
Suspensión Trasera: Eje rígido, elásticos longitudinales
Generador Eléctrico: Alternador 12 V, 40 A
Detalle: Prototipo. En la actualidad se encuentra en el Museo de La Industria de la Ciudad de Córdoba
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Re: NEH 887
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2011, 07:19:54 AM »
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Re: NEH 887
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2011, 09:33:53 AM »
Well now Oguerrerob, you're sort of not wrong but you're not right either!
I agree that it looks exactly like a Torino R40, but this particular car is not actually one, although it clearly uses it as its base.
Dig a bit further and see if you can tell me what the car pictured actually is!
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Re: NEH 887
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2011, 02:53:12 PM »
I don't get it at all, but Torino was built by IKA-Renault. Well, I think, it must be Renault 40. and this is what I've found about this car.

"Project R40", as it was known at the time, began in 1971 and final objective was to design a 100% Renault car in design and mechanics, he was able to replace Torino and had characteristics similar to those of the model.
Mechanically, it was decided to preserve the engine 6-cylinder Torino and 3,800 c. c., 4-ZF box changes, the differential and suspension. The major innovation is the addition of a Bosch injection system in the new model, and the inclusion of plastic pieces. Then a prototype was assembled with the elements of the Torino series that offered to the public at that time.
The project was canceled when he died Yvon Lavaud, the main promoter of R40 and President of IKA-Renault, in a plane crash in France in 1973, just as he was to begin development of the injection system. The prototype armed and did not convince the engineers, and finally looked much the issue of costs, which is the main reason why the Renault 40 was never released, would go out very expensive and difficult production.
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Re: NEH 887
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2011, 06:26:49 PM »
That's about the long and the short of it.
It was actually a 100% Renault car ('Renault R40') that was of course designed to become the Torino R40.
I understand this car is actually on display at the Museo del Automovil de Cordoba in Buenos Aires.
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