Hello all,
I am a 2cv owner
But I have uncovered an early Jan 1984 registered Renault 4 GTL on a driveway. I have been looking at it for quite some time (years).
Having slowly gotten to know the owner, it turns out they have owned it from new. I think it's an earlier GTL as it has the seats (and one door card) that is the black vinyl upholstery type?
It has been sat on a tarmac driveway since they stopped driving it in 2015.
I have taken lots of photos of what looks to me like some pretty bad rust issues: Underside looks pretty rusty! and also what appears to be rust through the chassis, largely at the front end passenger side of the car.
It appears to have had patching on the driver's side footwell in the past.
The footwell is fairly firm - if a little rough looking - because of this, however the well seems to be splitting away from the cross bar underneath the driver's seat. There's a visible gap where the crease looks like it is splitting away.
Moving over towards the passenger side of the front, the section of floor underneath the central radio, and then across the passenger footwell, is rusted through. As is the section where the floor pan meets what I think is the chassis rail? in the front nearside footwell corner. It's where there is a visible hole in the structure from the outside, next to the A panel, too.
Then.. ha... there's also holes in the inner rear arches. Not in the corners where the rear box seat section meets the floor, but further up and in the middle of the inner arches. Someone has been in here previously as the original rubber arch mattings have come away from the metal in places where the corrossion has taken place, and deteriorated/split. The boot floor, otherwise, appears fairly solid but with surface rust.
Aside from the wheels, brakes and engine being somewhat unknowns (it last turned over in 2019, however it does appear to have it's original engine) I wondered what the forum's thoughts/advice might be on the rust issues on this car.
It looks significant to me. However, I'm no pro, and I thought it would be interesting to get your thoughts as a group of experts and owners.
I am attaching some images here which I hope are readable. I'll try and upload these as 'sections'.
I am a 2cv owner
But I have uncovered an early Jan 1984 registered Renault 4 GTL on a driveway. I have been looking at it for quite some time (years).Having slowly gotten to know the owner, it turns out they have owned it from new. I think it's an earlier GTL as it has the seats (and one door card) that is the black vinyl upholstery type?
It has been sat on a tarmac driveway since they stopped driving it in 2015.
I have taken lots of photos of what looks to me like some pretty bad rust issues: Underside looks pretty rusty! and also what appears to be rust through the chassis, largely at the front end passenger side of the car.
It appears to have had patching on the driver's side footwell in the past.
The footwell is fairly firm - if a little rough looking - because of this, however the well seems to be splitting away from the cross bar underneath the driver's seat. There's a visible gap where the crease looks like it is splitting away.
Moving over towards the passenger side of the front, the section of floor underneath the central radio, and then across the passenger footwell, is rusted through. As is the section where the floor pan meets what I think is the chassis rail? in the front nearside footwell corner. It's where there is a visible hole in the structure from the outside, next to the A panel, too.
Then.. ha... there's also holes in the inner rear arches. Not in the corners where the rear box seat section meets the floor, but further up and in the middle of the inner arches. Someone has been in here previously as the original rubber arch mattings have come away from the metal in places where the corrossion has taken place, and deteriorated/split. The boot floor, otherwise, appears fairly solid but with surface rust.
Aside from the wheels, brakes and engine being somewhat unknowns (it last turned over in 2019, however it does appear to have it's original engine) I wondered what the forum's thoughts/advice might be on the rust issues on this car.
It looks significant to me. However, I'm no pro, and I thought it would be interesting to get your thoughts as a group of experts and owners.
I am attaching some images here which I hope are readable. I'll try and upload these as 'sections'.
