A 180-Piece Slice of Renault History Goes Public in the December 2025 Flins Sale

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Renault is preparing for one of the biggest heritage moves in its 125-year history. In 2027, the brand will open a new public museum at its historic Flins-sur-Seine site near Paris. For the first time, Renault’s full collection—cars, concept vehicles, artwork, prototypes, archives, and industrial objects—will be displayed together in a dedicated space. To make room and refine the story it wants to preserve, Renault is streamlining its internal fleet to around 600 key vehicles, keeping at least one example of every model. The duplicates, prototypes, and surplus pieces will be released to the public through a major auction event.

That sale takes place on 7 December 2025 at Flins, in partnership with Artcurial Motorcars. Nearly 100 cars and roughly 100 objects from Renault’s reserves will go under the hammer, with 90% offered at no reserve. The range is unusually broad, covering everything from early 1900s voiturettes to turbine-era concepts and modern electric prototypes. Headline lots include a 1901 Type D, a 1933 TN6A bus, and a stretch of Turbo-era Renault F1 cars—from RE27B through RE60—including the RE40 that won Spa. Motorsport fans will also see the Alpine A442 prototype (chassis 0), the 1990 Renault 5 GT Turbo Gr. N Bandama rally winner, a Clio Williams Série 2, and the Alpine A610 Evolution “Le Mans.”

Beyond complete vehicles, the auction opens a rare look into Renault’s design and engineering vault. Objects include wind-tunnel models of the R4, R5, and Twingo, a Renault EF15 V6 Turbo F1 engine of the type used during Ayrton Senna’s era, factory clocks from the Flins plant, the whimsical “Reinastella” flying-saucer concept, and even experimental prototypes from the brand’s electric and hybrid programs. These pieces show how Renault developed ideas long before they reached the public.

For collectors, museums, restorers, and brand enthusiasts, this event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to secure authentic pieces from Renault’s own heritage collection. As the company prepares for its new museum, the December 2025 auction offers an opportunity to own part of the story before it is curated for the next generation.

Learn more here: https://www.artcurial.com/en/sales/6445