Gamine Stories

Gamine Stories

Rallies, factory tours, nightclub owners and a tank — seven stories from the Gamine archive, each just a click away.

Rally Monte Carlo

In January 1969 a Gamine was driven during the Rallye Monte Carlo!

The Great Noddy Car Gamble

In the Sixties there was an unsuccessful attempt to sell Vignale-Fiats in the UK. Cris Rees tells the bizarre tale...

Autonotizie Vignale

The original Vignale factory bulletin — opens as a PDF.

Club Class

London nightclub owner Peter Stringfellow has owned many exotic cars. Michael Harvey was amazed at his latest purchase.

The Flying Vignale

How a Vignale Gamine that had sat under a Sydney carport for six years flew home to the Netherlands...

Routes des Vosges — France

Short story and pictures of the Route des Vosges 1997, Plombières-les-Bains, France. The Gamine even won a trophy!

The Gamine, the Gambling King and the Tank

Gamine story by Andrew Adamides, Cyprus Mail, March 1998.

Seven stories from the Gamine archive, retold here in all six languages of this site.

Route des Vosges, 1997 Route des Vosges
Cyprus Mail Cyprus Mail