Renault R8 Gordini 1964. Badge on rear panel. Amedee Gordini had moved from Italy to France in the 1920s and by 1934 he was tuning French-built Fiats (badged 'Simca'). From 1946 Gordini was making and racing the Simca-Gordini cars until the contract was terminated in 1956. In that year a meeting with Renault's Pierre Dreyfus led to the Renault Dauphine-Gordini, and in turn to other Renault-Gordini cars before this outfit was absorbed into Renault Sport.

Renault R8 Gordini 1964. When the R8 was launched in 1962 it was given disc brakes on all four wheels, so making the hotter Gordini version didn't require many changes

Renault R8 Gordini 1964. Early Gordinis did not have the auxiliary lamps in the centre panel, nor the extra wide wheels, these were added by the restorer.

Renault R8 Gordini 1964. In 1964 Renault announced the 1108cc 89bhp Gordini version of the Renault R8.

Renault R8 Gordini 1964. Launched in 1964, the R8 Gordini enlarged the standard R8 engine to 1108cc and fitted it with a new cylinder head and a twin choke solex to extract 89bhp from the unit. In 1967 a 1255cc Gordini was launched with a 5-speed gearbox.

Renault R8 Gordini 1967, with 1,397cc engine

Renault 8 Gordini 1969, 1397cc

Renault 8 Gordini 1971

Renault 8 Gordini 1972

Renault R8 Gordini 1964. The Gordini retained the looks of the standard R8, although it was commonly sold with twin adhesive white stripes on it.