A drive in the country.

The G has been languishing in the shed for a few months while I have been working on the Alpine. So Today I decided to take it on a little drive. 101km via- The Lagoon, O'Connell, Black Springs, Mayfield and back home. The Black Springs area is experiencing a hopper plague at the moment and on some sections the hoppers covered the whole road surface.

 Feeling at home in the Pine forest.

 Mayfield Rd.

Time to clean away the dead hoppers.

Another Award.

I entered the G in the Bathurst Expo Show and shine today and picked up 1st place in the European car category.

Out for a spin.

Gordini's at Sydney Motor Sport Park.

My daughter and I attended the Shannons display day at Sydney Motor Sport Park on Sunday 13th August 2017 with other members of the Renault Car Club of Australia to celebrate the 50 anniversary of the R1135. Five R1135's were in attendance and one R1134. A run around the track in a flying wedge formation was held at 10am. A good day and it was nice to have been parked next to my old Gordini on the day.

I wonder if there has ever been 5 Gordinis together on a race track in Australia before?

A short video of the Gordini's on the track

Pretty maidens all in a row.

Drivers at the ready.

My daughter heads out in the G for the lap.

The flying wedge formation.

From the pit balcony.

My old R8G sold in 1989.

Mine.

It was difficult to get 5 Gordini's in the one place.

From the roof.

2017 All French Car Day Sydney.

We attended the All French Car day on Sunday 16 July at Silverwater Park. This is a combined club event including Renault, Peugeot, Citroen and Simca. I entered the little R8G in the Concours and picked up the Trifecta being Best 1960's Renault, Best Gordini and best overall Renault. It also placed 3rd overall out of all the makes. 1st was a Peugeot 504 Cabriolet which has had a "cheque book restoration" and 2nd was a beautiful 2007 Citroen which looked like it was brand new and the little G 3rd.

The trophy collection.

With a big windscreen banner celebrating 50 years of the R1135.

A Sydney Gordini.

R1132 R8.

R1134 R8G.

R1135 with an R5 1500 Engine.

Another R1132.

Another classic Renault in my shed.

I have always wanted an Alpine A110 but for 2 reasons I don't have one.
1 I can't afford one.
2 I don't fit in one.
I thought about a A310 but they are scarce on the ground in Australia and the prices have gone up close to the A110 prices so there out as well.
I have been looking at the Alpine Renault GTA for some time but not keen on them being imported from the UK in RHD form. Earlier in 2017 I found a non turbo New Zealand delivered GTA for sale in Brisbane. It had been off the road for 7 years and needed a bit of love. We drove to Brisbane and bought the GTA. I then drove it home to Bathurst on a NSW unregistered permit. I was expecting problems on the trip home but it went faultlessly over the 2 day 1,200km trip. Its now in my shed undergoing a tidy up which includes a good clean up, new suspension bushes and gearbox seals. Once this is completed its off to the Auto Electrician for an electrical health check and then in 2018 I can put it on historic rego.

Club run to Neville, NSW.

Had a club run to Neville today. Visited the piano museum and had lunch at the pub. A good day to drive the Gordini.

The G parked with an Italian friend.