Renault · 1912–1933
Renault Towncar
The Renault Type CB Town Car was an automobile manufactured between 1912 and 1933 by Renault. In 1912, William E. Carter bought one and was planning to transport it from Southampton, England, to New York City on the RMS Titanic. Carter was saved, but the car sunk in the Atlantic. A replica was requested by James Cameron and 20th Century Fox for their 1997 film Titanic. They looked for Carter's original documents for the vehicle, and the car was recreated almost exactly.
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Specifications
- name
- Renault Town Car
- Manufacturer
- Renault
- Production
- 1912–1933
- Class
- Luxury-class car
- Body style
- 4-door sedan
- Engine
- 7539 cc straight-6, 35hp
- Layout
- FR layout
- Designer
- Louis Renault
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1100625CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_TowncarCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1231854316 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RenaultTownCar.JPGCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Mariegriffiths · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.