Renault and Gordini

Although Amedée Gordini raced and tuned cars in the 1930s, it wouldn't be until 1957 that he first worked with Renault, the first fruit of which was a heated up Dauphine. In 1962 the first Gordini-tuned Renaults took part in the Le Mans 24 Hours then two years later came the all-time Renault-Gordini great, the R8 (pictured). Later we'd also get the 12 and the 17, the latter being killed off in 1978. Renault dusted down the Gordini brand in 2010, for hot versions of the Twingo and Clio, but by now Gordini was little more than a badge.