Beschreibung
A genuine Dieppe-built A110, with a 1420 cc Gordini engine and 5-speed gearbox, finished in Montebello Grey with chrome trims. Only 100, 000 km from new, with a full documentation history file containing the original Belgian sale and registration documents & invoices. The car had two owners in Belgium before being imported into the UK by ourselves in December 2007.
Originally supplied as a 1300 V85, this car has since been professionally uprated to the highest standards into one of the best-prepared A110s around.
Technical Specifications
1420 Gordini engine with custom-machined high-capacity oil sump and high-flow oil pump.
5-speed 1600S gearbox with optimized crown wheel/ pinion ratio, reinforced triangulated gearbox mounts to reduce vibration.
Ceramic-coated manifold.
Two 1970s Weber twin-choke 40DCOE carburettors.
Electronic ignition.
Custom-made springs and Bilstein dampers.
Custom-made stainless steel exhaust.
Image wheels.
Electronic battery master switch.
Folding fully adjustable EKU competition-specification seats with lumbar supports and head restraints.
The car will be supplied complete with the original 1300 engine and 4-speed gearbox, original Alpine seats, Alpine wheels and chrome bumpers.
The interior features the original sun visors and leather luggage straps, and headlining autographed by Jean Ragnotti.
More photographs available on request; car is located in Nottingham.
History of the Alpine A110
The A110 achieved most of its fame in the early 1970s as a victorious rally car. After winning several rallies in France in the late 1960s with iron-cast R8 Gordini engines the car was fitted with the aluminium-block Renault 16 TS engine. With two dual-chamber Weber 45 carburettors, the TS engine delivered 125 hp (93 kW) DIN at 6, 000 rpm. This allowed the production 1600S to reach a top speed of 210 km/ h (130 mph). The car reached international fame during the 1970–1972 seasons when it participated in the newly created International Championship for Manufacturers, winning several events around Europe and being considered one of the strongest rally cars of its time. Notable performances from the car included victory in the 1971 Monte Carlo Rally with Swedish driver Ove Andersson.
With the buy-out of Alpine by Renault complete, Renault elected to compete in the World Rally Championship for 1973 with the A110. With a team featuring Bernard Darniche, Jean-Pierre Nicolas and Jean-Luc Thérier as permanent drivers and "guest stars" like Jean-Claude Andruet (who won the 1973 Monte Carlo Rally) the A110 won most races where the works team was entered, making Alpine the first World Rally Champion.
