"...…….. - the R8 1100 handles very well indeed even with just the driver on board. The Michelin X tyres, run at 14 p.s.i. front and 26 p.s.i. rear, live up to their reputation by giving superb grip in the wet and dry."
RENAULT R8 - 1108cc
ROAD TEST on 5 pages removed from Autocar of 5 June 1964.
The condition is described above and in the photos.