RENAULT PHAETON LANDAULET Type JV 1922 HISTORIC PROFILE 2 for Renault’spowerfullimousinechassis. convertible bodywastheperfectpairing Coachbuilder GeorgesKellner’sunique Landaulet. Mostimpressive intherangeof collaboration ontheType JVPhaeton French automotive historywithitsKellner Renault earnedan indelibleplacein Renault catalogue. forty-horsepower TypeJVtoppedthe automobiles. Ofallitsmodels,the airplanes toworld-record-setting of productsspannedthespectrum from At theturnofcentury,Renault’s range A ConvertibleLimousine chassis for theFrenchPresidential fleet, limousine stylemodel)onthe TypeJV Landaulet body(a long,semi-enclosed were chargedwith designingaPhaeton the bestcoachbuilders inFrance.They Carrosserie Kellnerwasknownasone of patented power-assistedbrakes. capabilities, benefittedfromRenault’s model, evenwithitsestablishedpower power atallspeeds.”The17.5-foot long as “veryflexible,havingalargereserve of Type JVwasdescribedinsalesbrochures Renault 1922offerings,the40horsepower HISTORIC PROFILE 3 carriage historyandwaswell-suitedtothe with aconvertibletophearkenstoits Voisins. Thechauffeur-driventouringstyle which formerlyconsistedexclusivelyof for thetime. appearance wasamajoradvancement arrangement intoafullcabriolet system thattransformedtheclosedtop visiting dignitaries.Thesophisticated parades ofgovernmentofficialsand OWNER HISTORY 4 Collection. in itsnewhome,theMullinAutomotive to theUnitedStatesin2003befeatured London. ThemagnificentRenaultreturned then againatCoy’sofKensingtonin Switzerland. ItwassoldatChristie’sinParis, private collectorsinGermanyand Europe, whereitwasownedbyseveral Florida). In1974thecarreturnedto Dunedin’s HorselessCarriageShopin collection ofBudJosey(owner Pennsylvania until1973,theninthe ThecarwasintheKleincollection subsidiary inFebruary1922. Kellner Coachbuildingfirm’sNewYork was importedtotheUnitedStatesby The MullinCollection’sPhaetonLandaulet TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 5 Production span Chassis number Number made Coachbuilder Acceleration Top Speed PROFILE 80 0 1922–1923 42 102304 Kellner TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 6 Height (Groundlinetohighestroof) Front suspensiontype Rear suspensiontype Front brakestype Rear brakestype BODY |CHASSIS Length Width Power assisted Power assisted 7' 3" 6' 6" 19' Leaf springs Leaf springs TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 7 Engine capacity&output Number ofcylinders Number ofgears Engine number Displacement Bore xstroke Transmission Overdrive Gearbox Type ENGINE Inline 194 0 4 Manual Rear drive unavailable 9120 110 mmx160 6 8 © Mullin Automotive Museum All photographs courtesy of Michael Furman