My passion comes from my father.
He always had Gordinis and Renault 8s,
and I spent my childhood surrounded by these cars.
Before I was born, my dad had a Gordini, but it was damaged.
Later on, he bought a regular Renault 8 Major,
and he set up the Gordini on it.
He was a mechanic.
I have many pictures and memories of this red Renault 8.
I was still a child, but it had a major impact on me.
My name is Anthony, and I drive a 1967 Renault R8.
I have clear childhood memories of my dad picking me up from school.
I would hang onto the red roll bar at the back.
I will always remember that smell and that sound.
I know Renault 8s like the back of my hand.
In 1998, my dad died of a heart attack. He was 32.
So, I was left with this Renault R8.
At the time, this car was not a priority for my mother,
so it stayed in our garage for 15 years or so.
It was quietly waiting for me. I knew it was mine.
My first drawings as a kid were blue circles.
I was actually drawing Renault 8s.
I was hooked.
This blue car with white stripes is part of me.
It is almost a piece of me.
When I was about 13 or 14,
I started fiddling with many things.
I disassembled bicycles; I put together lawnmowers,
any mechanical device.
My neighbor had an Alpine A110,
and I spent all my evenings restoring his car.
He taught me many things,
and that's when I realized that I actually wanted
to work on my own Renault 8 that was waiting in my garage.
When I was a teenager, I didn't have my license yet,
so I could only start up the engine
and move the car backwards and forwards.
So, I would move it 30 feet up and down my backyard,
over and over.
I couldn't do anything else, so it made me happy.
At that time, I only wanted to clean it and make it look nice.
It had been stored for 15 years. It was covered in grease.
So, I picked up my wrenches
and removed several parts
in order to clean and repaint them.
Renault 8s are vintage cars.
Back in the day, cars were not focused on comfort.
The cockpit is all scattered--
steering wheel on the left, pedals on the right,
and gearshift right in the middle.
This is very characteristic of Renault 8s.
To me, Renault 8s have a distinctive smell.
They make a special sound.
I don't feel the same way when I drive a car
other than the Renault 8.
It is such a delight to drive it.
You can't be that sporty with a modern car.