Renault Alpine

More here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_A310

I remember reading an article on that car in the mid 80's. I actually met a guy in Albuquerque that had one and got a ride in it. Very neat little car. I think there was a story done about his car and a blue pantera. Jim Demick may know more.

just giving a idea of "value"....always remains a "French" car...

http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrze...bitCountry=&zipcode=

at a time where i did not have the cash to buy a Pantera i owned a Alpine A 310, to me it looks like a small Pantera. I was always worried about driving it because something always broke, lukely it was fiberglas otherwise it would have rusted from onder me, the upside : I was in my twenties

Check this wanna-be http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...&hash=item43a93835ee

Look, I found a long lost cousin. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...&hash=item3cbb52d7db

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Originally posted by lastpushbutton:
I never saw one of these before. Who knows the story? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...D2265784320235781732

The Alpine is an interesting story that is too long to tell here, and I don't know the whole story well enough to tell it without totally destroying it. They are a well known sports car in Europe, from their early days as a lightweight sports car to their later, more sophisticated versions that were a little heavier. Originally an independant manufacturer using Renault engines (kind of like DeTomaso with Ford) it was later purchased outright by Renault.

About 4 months ago I attended an event put on by the Basque Country Renault Alpine club. The A110 is actually rather expensive, and the A310's aren't exactly cheap either. The engine note is really pretty neat - it is from the era of all-mechanical-everything, carbs, cams, little muffling... I like the cars!

Photos of our outing may be seen here;
http://www.poca.com/index.php/...ery/?g2_itemId=29811

They are some truly funky cars, and if you have some time I'd recommend checking out the pictures and researching them a litte...