Renault Taxi Type Taxi de la Marne 8 C 2 CIL
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Car : Renault Taxi Type Taxi de la Marne 8 C 2 CIL
Year : 1906
Engine : twin-cylinder
Bore and stroke : 80×120 mm
Cylinder capacity : 1205 cc
Gears : 3 forward
Brake horse power :-
Maximum speed : 37 mph
Wheelbase : 6 ft 5 ins (1.95 m)
Suspension : front :semi-elliptic leaf- springs ;
rear: ¼ elliptic leaf- springs with auxillary springs
Louis Renault will be remembered not only for the great cars he produced but also for his patent on the direct-transmission gearbox. He also opened his factory to the Germans in the Second World War, possibly in an effort to save the plant. This resulted, however, in his imprisonment in 1944 and the confiscation of the factory by the government. These two events proved too great a blow for Louis Renault who died the same year.
Possibly one of the most famous events in Renault history is the use of the Marne Taxi in the First World War. Production of the type started in 1905, and many were used as taxis. The engine had side valves, magneto ignition, a cone clutch and shaft drive. The maximum speed was 37 mph. During the the First World War, the German Army invaded France and in order to quickly get French troops through to the front line, thousands of the Marne 8 C 2 CIL Paris taxis were used to transport that the government paid the standard fare for each trip, despite the fact that some of the fares were 130 francs.
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