3,400-Mile 1998 Renault Sport Spider

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

The Renault Sport Spider emerged in the mid‑1990s as Renault’s bold effort to reassert its sporting identity after a period of decline. Conceived in the early 1990s under Project W94, the Spider was designed as both a road car and the basis for a one‑make racing series.

Featuring an aluminum chassis, composite bodywork, and a mid‑mounted 2.0‑liter F7R inline-four engine producing 150 horsepower, it emphasized minimalist engineering. Early versions lacked a windscreen, requiring drivers to wear helmets. Production ran through 1999, yielding roughly 1,726 units, including about 80 race‑only Spider Trophy cars.

This 3,400-mile 1998 Renault Sport Spider was delivered new to Japan and imported to the U.S. in January 2024 after the 25-year import rule expired. As a lightweight, motorsport‑inspired driver’s car, the 2,127-pound roadster lacks nearly every comfort, safety, and convenience feature that modern drivers take for granted — no top, no power steering, no ABS, no heating system, no A/C, and an extremely stripped‑down interior. The car does, however, feature a heated windshield, Recaro sport bucket seats, adjustable pedals, a rear roll bar/roll arch, and scissor-opening, Lamborghini-style doors. It is finished in silver paint over a black and gray interior.

This 1998 Renault Sport Spider is now represented at no reserve by a Broad Arrow Specialist with a clean Florida title.

Highlights

• Offered from the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum

• Fewer than 1,700 production Renault Sport Spiders built from 1997 to ’99

• Stripped-down motorsport‑inspired driver’s car

• Delivered new to Japan and imported to the U.S. in January 2024

• Mid‑mounted 2.0‑liter F7R 16‑valve inline-four engine generating 150 hp

• Five‑speed manual transmission

• Scissor-opening, Lamborghini-style doors

• Aluminum rollbar

Factory Equipment

• Rear mid‑engine (RMR) layout

• Alloy 16" wheels with Michelin Pilot tires

• Lightweight aluminum chassis

• Double‑wishbone suspension

• Recaro black vinyl sport bucket seats

• Adjustable pedals to tailor the driving position

• Brushed aluminum floor pan

• LCD with speedometer and fuel level

• Tachometer and gauges for oil pressure and water temperature

Servicing

• This 1998 Renault Sport Spider has been maintained by the museum’s dedicated restoration team to ensure it remains clean and “road ready.

• April 2025: Mechanical servicing and an oil change by First Class Automotive

Known Imperfections

• Small scratches on left front bumper

Ownership History

This 1998 Renault Sport Spider is offered from the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum. It was delivered new to Japan and imported to the U.S. in January 2024.

Included Items

• Tonneau cover

Additional Notes

A Broad Arrow Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the seller of this listing. As such, the purchase transaction will be facilitated by Broad Arrow, including vehicle payment, applicable taxes required to be collected by the seller or Broad Arrow, and title/ownership reassignment. Broad Arrow is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagerty.

Contact: Donnie Gould Phone: 954.647.0779 Email: dgould@hagerty.com