Alpines spotted on the web

I'll start a thread because I've seen a few Alpines photographs on other forums/fora and feel they should be seen here at their spiritual home.

For starters A110 at Chatsworth House Retro Rally 2009 ..


.. and it's towcar ..

Did I say Alpine? Well this is a Renault so close enough. (12th Historic Monte Carlo Rally in Monaco - Jan 29 - Feb 4, 2009)

clicky (it's Hi-Res)

How is that
Beats towing a caravan

The car towing is a GTA, but the car being towed is NOT an A110 Work that out, sure Mr D knows the answer

The clue by the way is 'in the wheels'

The clue by the way is 'in the wheels'

I did find myself saying "it's not 3-stud" but if it isn't an A110 what is it?? It's definitely not an A108.

Are Mexican built A110's 3-stud??

Did someone take some moulds from an A110 and then produce a body to bolt to another chassis? It doesn't happen to have an air-cooled VW or Hillman Imp engine by any chance?

looks like great weather at the Chatsworth Rally day! CAR had a stand there as well.....

I think you will find that this is a genuine Alpine 110. The four bolts on the wheels tell you that it is one of the last. It also has wishbone suspension as opposed to swing axle. This is a crossover from the 310.

Andrew

Hillclimb: Prescott National 26/04/2009

Photos by Phil Rogers and Dawn Bowater
(http://pr-photo.smugmug.com/)

More from Prescott (by Steve Cooper) here (plenty of Alpine content):

http://www.sgc.myzen.co.uk/msport/p240509/index008.htm

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Work that out, sure Mr D knows the answer

2 litre...

Work that out, sure Mr D knows the answer

2 litre...

oh oh i know what it is begins with d

Mr D and Maxi' know what it is! So I will finish it.

Known by a number of names, but it's first name (official) was a "Monte Carlo MC220 Berlinette" built by Darrian, (I believe) to order at about £25k, they cost more than that to build so unfortuantly they were discontinued.

A really good car, very rapid, all the virtues of a A110, with modern underpinnings and engine.

Mr D, sur you can add more and it is an intresting story, so go for it------

By the way, my A310 in the thread

Known by a number of names, but it's first name (official) was a "Monte Carlo MC220 Berlinette" built by Darrian, (I believe) to order at about £25k, they cost more than that to build so unfortunately they were discontinued.

Wow! When I mentioned VW and Hillman Imp power one of the things that I was thinking of was Davrian (Darrian's predecessor)! A friend of mine has two, one with Imp power and the other with a 1700cc Ford engine.

By the way, my A310 in the thread
Very nice it is too.

[BIG_MVS]

Cool tow car Went to the first Rally show at Chatsworth, it was really good. I'll try and go next year.