A Renault R8 Gordini. But then as a dream car on the Scalextric track ... That was a long time ago.
To race with the Renault 8, racer and tuner Gordini developed the Renault R1964 Gordini 8 (type 1100) in 1134, recognizable at the front with only larger headlights, that model was succeeded in 1965 by the R8 Gordini 1300 (type 1135) with a 103 hp engine, which allowed a top speed of 175 km / h and had a modified front end with four headlights.
In AutoMotorKlassiek number 11 is the story about the discovery and restoration of such a hard blue local clearance.
Such an 100 horsepower and 780 kilos are still a combination these days that you can use very badly.
But before that happened, some American peculiarities had to be corrected first.
A nice, interesting story about a very nice car.
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