conference exhibition - Montlhéry Autodrome Heritage Preservation

26 août 2012 7 26 /08 /août /2012 21:30

Amédée Gordini Day, Novembre 2012

The Montlhéry Autodream Club holds each year an exhibition and conference on personalities of the automobile or motorcycle world, in connection with the circuit : (Races and records on the circuit in 2009, Philippe Maillard Brune in 2010 and Georges Monneret in 2011).

These exceptional days bring together auto and motorcycle enthusiasts, pilots, historians, journalists and relatives of the mentioned personalities and shouldn’t be missed under any circumstances ..

This year on November 24, 2012; the tribute will be paid to an exceptional man, Amédée Gordini, known as "the Wizard". Exceptional vehicles from the 30s to the 70s bearing his signature, many unpublished documents and films will be presented in the town of Montlhéry, together with testimonies by the best specialists.

Autodrome de Linas-Montlhery 1938 Bol d'or Amédée Gordini on Simca

The town of Montlhéry will provide secured premises for this project: a showroom for vehicles, photos, documentsand realia; the community hall for the friends of Amédée Gordini’s lunch; a 300 seat auditorium for the films and lectures. Some of the last drivers of the Gordini single- seaters might participate.

Amédée Gordini and his motor.

Here are some of the cars that will be shown :

- 2 Gordini T11 1952 single seaters
- 1 Gordini sport biplace 2 litres
- 1 berlinette Gordini type 18S de 1950
- 1 Gordini sport T23S 2 litres
- 1 R8G 1100 DOHC
- 1 R8G Coupé vainqueur de la coupe R8 Gordini 1969
- 1 Dauphine Gordini
- 1 Elina Moteur G single-seater
- 1 Martini G single-seater (Gordini engine)
- 1 Grac single-seaterMoteur G, Gordini engine
- 1 Simca Gordini mayme Gordini's first car