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a true racing legend

At Long Last, GORDINI, by Roy Smith

May 2, 2013 By pete

J.P. Wimille in 4GC T11 at Monaco in 1948. Credit LAT Photographic.


Amédée Gordini – a true racing legend

288 pages, 470 photos black and white and color, 8.25 x 10 inches
$89.95 plus shipping Order from Veloce Publishing, UK

Review by Pete Vack

Here at Last
The term ‘long-awaited’ is surely an understatement when applied to Roy Smith’s latest book. Not that it’s Roy’s fault, mind you, for without his effort there would probably be no book about Gordini at all, save Christian Huet’s remarkable and still handy Gordini Un Sorcier Une Equipe, published a generation ago in 1984. Fortunately the long wait was worth it; if you are the least bit interested in Grand Prix racing, Italian cars, French cars or just beautiful cars, Smith’s fantastic book should be part of your library. [Read more…] about At Long Last, GORDINI, by Roy Smith

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