Gordini Type 17S
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The Gordini Type 17S was a sports car prototype that was developed by Gordini in 1953 .
Development history and technology
The Type 17S remained a one-off. It was Amédée Gordini's attempt to enter the small-displacement racing classes with a racing car. At that time, the classes from 0.6 to 1.1 liter displacement were already occupied by Panhard , Monopole and Deutsch & Bonnet , who had great experience with these small racing vehicles. The car had a Spyder body and a 1.1-liter 4-cylinder in- line engine . Today the vehicle is in the Schlumpf Collection .
Racing history
The car was driven at the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1954 by the two Belgians André Pilette and Gilberte Thirion , who had to retire in the eleventh hour of the race after an ignition failure. Another outing at Le Mans in 1956 by Charles de Clareur and André Milhoux also ended in failure.
