{"id":8461,"date":"2009-11-11T10:39:07","date_gmt":"2009-11-11T10:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=8461"},"modified":"2022-06-21T16:20:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T15:20:40","slug":"the-return-of-gordini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/blog\/the-return-of-gordini\/","title":{"rendered":"The Return of Gordini"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8463\" title=\"Gordini_1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Gordini_1.gif\" alt=\"Gordini_1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Renault announced yesterday that their &#8216;little blue bombshells&#8217; with two white stripes are coming back. The French blue, white stripes and front panel inset with four round headlights all contributed to a sporting identity that is an important part of Renault&#8217;s sporting heritage and one that predates both the &#8216;Renaultsport&#8217; moniker and the &#8216;Alpine&#8217; label that came before.<\/p>\n<p>According to the wires Twingo Gordini will be unveiled on 25 November at L\u2019Atelier Renault on the Champs Elys\u00e9es in Paris as part of the \u2018Christmas in Blue\u2019 exhibition \u2013 and will be launched officially in spring 2010. Clio Gordini is due later in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video below for a look at the Renault 8 Gordini \u2013 Am\u00e9d\u00e9e Gordini&#8217;s most successful creation. The car finished 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th in the 1964 Tour of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrc.com\/jsp\/index.jsp?lnk=221&amp;featureid=2&amp;desc=Corsica%20History\">Corsica rally<\/a> and became an instant classic all over France. 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