Project Intro
This 193X Renault Primaquatre Saprar is the only surviving example. Classic Car Restoration Jarama has completely restored the car, respecting all of its unique detail.
• Client: Confidential
• Restoration Degree: Total
• For Sale: No
The Car
Work Done
The Car
The Saprar Sport Roadster Pourtout was a collaborative effort between Saprar (a Renault subsidiary specialising in the manufacture and sale of accessories) and Pourtout, The coachbuilder and pioneer aerodynamicist also responsible for the famously elegant Peugot Darl Mat roadsters.
Commissioned by one of Spain´s most important private collections, the Saprar roadster´s restoration began in 2013. The car was complete, but not entirely original, having collected various inappropriate “updates” requiring significant amounts of work in all areas. With such a rare and little known car, careful research was essential to return to original specification.
Work Done
Having completely dismantled the car, the original wooden frame was repaired. The original bodywork was also rescued, receiving the careful skilled attention it deserved after years of poor and patched repairs.
Based on the little 4 cylinder sidevalve Primaquatre, mechanical restoration of the Saprar Roadster was not too difficult, a full rebuild of all mechanical and electrical systems being undertaken. However, bringing such a rare survivor back to life meant the need to source very rare parts and features, re-creating and fabricating from archive photographs in some cases. The re-trimming of the car was carried out by CCRJ in house, as were all other aspects of the restoration.
It was a great pleasure for CCRJ to be entrusted with the renaissance of such an important little car, a beautiful example in miniature of the elegant French “Grand Routier” of the late 1930s.
