Renault Type K ‘Paris-Vienna Winner’ (1902)

This is the car that overnight turned Renault brothers Marcel and Louis’ fledgling company into an empire. In perilous conditions, the Type K was driven to a world-famous victory by Marcel in the 1300km Paris-Vienna race. His average speed was close to 65kph and he beat the chasing Mercedes and Panhards by over three quarters of an hour. Consequently, sales of Renault cars expanded to 3000 within the next 12 months.