{"id":497382,"date":"2018-02-21T14:21:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T22:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=55914"},"modified":"2024-08-19T20:08:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T20:08:07","slug":"celebrating-vanderbilt-renaults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/celebrating-vanderbilt-renaults\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Vanderbilt Renaults"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_1983_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlotte-NC.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-592305 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_1983_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlotte-NC.jpg\" alt=\"renault\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_1983_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlotte-NC.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_1983_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlotte-NC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_1983_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlotte-NC-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_1983_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlotte-NC-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_1983_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlotte-NC-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_1983_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlotte-NC-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_1983_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlotte-NC-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_1983_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlotte-NC-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>Fewer than 20 Renault AI 35\/45 HP Runabouts were produced, and four of the\u00a0five remaining 1907 racers \u2014\u00a0often called simply &#8220;Vanderbilt Renaults&#8221; \u2014\u00a0graced the 18th fairway at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance.<\/p>\n<p>A bit of history: Founded in 1899, Renault soon emerged as a force to be reckoned with in racing. The marque won multiple early city-to-city\u00a0races throughout Europe, including the 1902 Paris-to-Vienna race, where Marcel Renault finished first in his unassuming 16 HP car. The petite\u00a0Renault beat several\u00a0more established marques that had over four times the horsepower and arguably more prestige. Renault\u2019s pedigree was later cemented by several additional\u00a0wins, most notably that of the first French Grand Prix race, in\u00a01906. These races put Renault on the radar of racing enthusiasts worldwide\u2014and one stateside multimillionaire in particular.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_4335_-V-01-1904-Renault-Paris-Vienna-Racing-Voiturette-Natl-Auto-Museum-Harrah-Reno-NV.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-592309 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_4335_-V-01-1904-Renault-Paris-Vienna-Racing-Voiturette-Natl-Auto-Museum-Harrah-Reno-NV.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_4335_-V-01-1904-Renault-Paris-Vienna-Racing-Voiturette-Natl-Auto-Museum-Harrah-Reno-NV.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_4335_-V-01-1904-Renault-Paris-Vienna-Racing-Voiturette-Natl-Auto-Museum-Harrah-Reno-NV-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_4335_-V-01-1904-Renault-Paris-Vienna-Racing-Voiturette-Natl-Auto-Museum-Harrah-Reno-NV-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_4335_-V-01-1904-Renault-Paris-Vienna-Racing-Voiturette-Natl-Auto-Museum-Harrah-Reno-NV-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_4335_-V-01-1904-Renault-Paris-Vienna-Racing-Voiturette-Natl-Auto-Museum-Harrah-Reno-NV-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_4335_-V-01-1904-Renault-Paris-Vienna-Racing-Voiturette-Natl-Auto-Museum-Harrah-Reno-NV-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_4335_-V-01-1904-Renault-Paris-Vienna-Racing-Voiturette-Natl-Auto-Museum-Harrah-Reno-NV-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_4335_-V-01-1904-Renault-Paris-Vienna-Racing-Voiturette-Natl-Auto-Museum-Harrah-Reno-NV-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Renault was gaining\u00a0in success, William Kissam Vanderbilt Jr. was making his own mark on racing history. The Vanderbilt heir, often called simply \u201cWillie K.,\u201d won or placed in a number of early races, and while\u00a0competing, he also witnessed several Renault\u00a0victories. He had participated in the 1902 Paris-to-Vienna race, but the grueling 645 miles of gasoline-fueled adrenalin destroyed his\u00a060 HP Mors racer long before the halfway mark, while Renault\u2019s endurance car pushed ahead for the win. Seeking to establish a major race in the United States, Willie K.\u00a0would go on to found the Vanderbilt Cup in 1904.\u00a0It was\u00a0canceled initially\u00a0after a spectator died in 1906, and in an effort to save his Euro-inspired experiment, Willie K. created the Long Island Motor Parkway, solving the safety issue for spectators and establishing what is now considered to be the first U.S. Highway.<\/p>\n<p>Vanderbilt\u2019s obsession with Renault was confirmed by their Grand Prix win with the Type AK race car, featuring a 13-liter, 90-horsepower engine. It is often said\u00a0that \u201cWillie K.\u201d requested that a scaled down version be built for enthusiast racers, giving birth to the 35\/45 HP Runabout. At least one early record seems to slightly contradict this, stating that the car was &#8220;specially built for Maurice Bernin for racing in the Vanderbilt Cup race of 1906, but it did not race because it was not competitive enough.&#8221; In any case, it is known that Willie K. was among\u00a0the first to purchase one of these specially built Runabouts, and he soon became the face of the \u201cLittle Renault\u201d in a series of ad campaigns by Renault\u2019s New York distributor. This resulted in this\u00a0Renault being forever associated\u00a0with the prestigious Vanderbilt name.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_5250_-V-04-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Price-Museum-of-Speed-Salt-Lake-City-UT.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-592313 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_5250_-V-04-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Price-Museum-of-Speed-Salt-Lake-City-UT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_5250_-V-04-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Price-Museum-of-Speed-Salt-Lake-City-UT.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_5250_-V-04-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Price-Museum-of-Speed-Salt-Lake-City-UT-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_5250_-V-04-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Price-Museum-of-Speed-Salt-Lake-City-UT-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_5250_-V-04-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Price-Museum-of-Speed-Salt-Lake-City-UT-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_5250_-V-04-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Price-Museum-of-Speed-Salt-Lake-City-UT-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_5250_-V-04-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Price-Museum-of-Speed-Salt-Lake-City-UT-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_5250_-V-04-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Price-Museum-of-Speed-Salt-Lake-City-UT-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_5250_-V-04-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Price-Museum-of-Speed-Salt-Lake-City-UT-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Vanderbilt Renault embodies an era of racing marked by iconic drivers and equally iconic racecars. The 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance was honored to reunite these spectacles of racing history. Our sincere\u00a0thanks to the museums and individuals who brought these cars to share with others here: Robert Kauffman, the Owls Head Transportation Museum, the Price Museum of Speed, and the Frederick A. Simeone Foundation.\u00a0Also present was a copy of the Renault Paris-to-Vienna Racing Voiturette shown by the National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection)<\/p>\n<p>Special Thanks to the Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance for sharing this story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_6718_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlo-KISRM7G3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-592315 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_6718_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlo-KISRM7G3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_6718_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlo-KISRM7G3.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_6718_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlo-KISRM7G3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_6718_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlo-KISRM7G3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_6718_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlo-KISRM7G3-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_6718_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlo-KISRM7G3-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_6718_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlo-KISRM7G3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_6718_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlo-KISRM7G3-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BBrown2017_6718_-V-02-1st-PLC-Phil-Hill-Cup-1907-Renault-AI-35-45-HP-Vanderbilt-Racer-Robert-Kauffman-Charlo-KISRM7G3-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fewer than 20 Renault AI 35\/45 HP Runabouts were produced, and four of the\u00a0five remaining 1907 racers \u2014\u00a0often called simply &#8220;Vanderbilt Renaults&#8221; \u2014\u00a0graced the 18th fairway at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance. A bit of history: Founded in 1899, Renault soon emerged as a force to be reckoned with in racing. The marque won multiple early city-to-city\u00a0races throughout Europe, including the 1902 Paris-to-Vienna race, where Marcel Renault finished first in his unassuming 16 HP car. The petite\u00a0Renault beat several\u00a0more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":420,"featured_media":592300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[255,1817],"tags":[429,1819],"class_list":["post-497382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-renault","tag-news","tag-renault"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Celebrating Vanderbilt Renaults<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/celebrating-vanderbilt-renaults\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celebrating Vanderbilt Renaults\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fewer than 20 Renault AI 35\/45 HP Runabouts were produced, and four of the\u00a0five remaining 1907 racers \u2014\u00a0often called simply &#8220;Vanderbilt Renaults&#8221; \u2014\u00a0graced the 18th fairway at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance. 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