Renault’s Big Heritage Clearout: 100 Classic Cars Up for Auction—Full List and What You Need to Know

Renault collectors, start your engines this is the kind of once-in-a-lifetime auction petrolheads dream about. In a high-profile clearout before launching its sparkling new heritage museum outside Paris in 2027, Renault is set to auction off 100 historic and rare classic cars. The sale follows the brand’s decision to keep its core collection to 600 vehicles, passing duplicates (and a few oddballs) onto the hands of lucky bidders and clubs across the globe.​

Why Is Renault Selling These Cars?

Renault’s private stash spans over 800 vehicles, but with the new Flins-sur-Seine heritage centre in the works, they’re streamlining. Offloading duplicates means the best, most unique examples stay in France, while rare and legendary pieces some seen only in obscure press photos hit the open market for the first time ever.

What’s on Offer?

While Renault and Artcurial Motorcars are keeping some surprises for the live event, teasers have revealed a mouthwatering line-up:

Early Icons

• 1898 Type A Replicas: Limited-run tribute cars, including ICE and electric versions, built for the centenary.

• 1901 Type D: Original, running, founder-era machinery.

• 1933 Bus: Big prewar people-mover with huge history.

Motorsport Royalty

• Up to Twenty Turbo Formula 1 Cars (1981–1985): Including the RS01 (F1’s first turbo car), the race-winning RE40 (Belgian Grand Prix 1983), driven by names like Alain Prost, René Arnoux, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Eddie Cheever, and Patrick Tambay.​

• Renault Alpine A442: The Le Mans legend (1978).

• Lotus 95T (1984): The F1 chassis that saw fierce competition.

Rally and Oddities

• Renault 5 Maxi Turbo Prototype

• Renault Megane Trophy V6

• Renault RE27B (other race cars)

Unique Concepts & Prototypes

• Marquette d’étude concept cars

• Wind tunnel development models

• Driver suits, memorabilia, vintage workshop clocks, F1 engines, and more automobilia.

Modern and Cult Classics

• Clio, Dauphine, Renault 5, ZOE prototypes

• 2016 Renault Alaskan Concept (Yes, the pick-up)

• Road and rally cars from nearly every decade

Nearly ninety percent of these lots come with no reserve. As Pierre Novikoff of Artcurial Motorcars puts it, “We are offering collectors a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: the chance to become a curator of this rich heritage.”​

How Can You Bid?

The sale takes place at Renault’s legendary Flins factory near Paris on 7 December 2025, with an exhibition running from December 4th-7th. If you can’t be there in person, online and telephone bids are expected to be available for international buyers.​

Why Does This Matter?

For fans, clubs, and collectors, this auction is a rare chance to buy straight from the factory, often for less than you’d ever dream (thanks to no-reserve status). Memorabilia and one-off objects like wind tunnel models and prototype parts sweeten the deal for the most obsessive fans.

Confirmed and Featured Cars (Partial List, Still Building):

(Expect more classics, modern icons, and motorsport rarities to be confirmed.)

The Bottom Line

Renault’s epic sell-off is a golden ticket for classic car collectors and racing fans. From founder-era curios to flame-spitting turbo monsters, December’s auction will put parts of French motoring history in new hands for the first time since the brand began. If you want a museum-grade classic with real provenance, put December 7th in your diary and get ready to bid hard.

If you land one, you’ll get to own a slice of Renault’s wild, weird, and wonderful soul.