1912 Renault Opera Coupe

1912 Renault Opera Coupe



edited by David Barth, 10 January 2009.
Courtesy The Forney Museum of Transportation at 4303 Brighton Blvd., Denver, Colorado. Photos were taken in January 2009.



Late in 1898, Louis Renault turned his De Dion Bouton three-wheeled quadricycle into a four-wheeled motorcar in his workshop in France. He built the chassis and the body was built in the U.S.A. by Quimby.

It is believed that this is the only Renault Opera Coupe in existence.

1912 Renault Opera Coupe

1912 Renault Opera Coupe

1912 Renault Opera Coupe

1912 Renault Opera Coupe

1912 Renault Opera Coupe