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Solved - NEH 2666: Sacha Gordine F2 2-litre V8 - 1952
« on: May 08, 2013, 07:20:54 AM »
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Re: NEH 2666
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2013, 06:20:29 AM »
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Re: NEH 2666
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2013, 06:40:44 AM »
Sacha-Gordine, one of two started in 1952, one of which was completed in 1953. Rear-engined 2-litre V8 intended for the existing F2 class which made up the WDC in those years. Heavy influence from Ferdinand Porsche since the designer M. Vigna had worked with him on the Cisitalia project.

M. Sacha Gordine was a French film producer who had envisaged a range of cars for all formulae, and entered into the scheme with great enthusiasm and ambition. After two slow years of development his keenness waned, as did his bank balance, and the whole plan was dropped. One car still survives, but was never raced.
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Re: NEH 2666
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2013, 06:45:48 AM »
Quite so!
Your story reminds me of the age-old adage: 

"How do you make a small fortune out of Grand Prix motor racing?" 
"Start with a large one..."!
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Re: Solved - NEH 2666: Sacha Gordine F2 2-litre V8 - 1952
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2013, 06:52:33 AM »
The car was so promising, too. Just think of the opposition - front-engined traditionals like the Ferrari and Maserati, underfunded Gordini, and British garagistes powered by the pre-war BMW engine. Such a shame.

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Re: Solved - NEH 2666: Sacha Gordine F2 2-litre V8 - 1952
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2013, 09:46:35 AM »
The car was so promising, too. Just think of the opposition - front-engined traditionals like the Ferrari and Maserati, underfunded Gordini, and British garagistes powered by the pre-war BMW engine. Such a shame.

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Yes, potentially it could have swept the board; looks the part, too!
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Re: Solved - NEH 2666: Sacha Gordine F2 2-litre V8 - 1952
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2013, 06:49:20 PM »
Prince Sacha Alexandre Gordine Gregorieff was born in Russia in 1910 and emigrated to France 1917.

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Re: Solved - NEH 2666: Sacha Gordine F2 2-litre V8 - 1952
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2016, 11:18:13 PM »
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