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1967 Alpine Renault A110 1300VA ‘1300G’

United Kingdom • 7 Mar 2020 • Lot 105

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1967 Alpine Renault A110 has a convoluted history and uncertain provenance. It appears to be a collection of parts from various models, making its restoration challenging and registration as the original vehicle impossible.

Condition

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This car is in poor condition. It has significant mechanical and cosmetic issues, including a mismatched chassis, engine, and gearbox. The body is of a later type, and the Alpine Owners Club has stated that it cannot be registered as the original chassis number.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

10358

Odometer:

79,944 miles

Reg Number:

[Reg Number]

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Only five examples of the Alpine A110 1800VA were made by the factory motorsport department ‘Service Course’ in 1974 and 1975.

One of them is today back in its original condition and fully restored, the rest are lost.

Only rally drivers of the calibre of Jean Pierre Nicolas and Gérard Larousse were allowed to sit behind the wheel of the A110 1800VA factory cars.

One of the great rallies of the championship, for the 1300s, was the East African Safari Rally, these cars were flown over for this unrelenting stage.

It was a brutal time for these cars and when damaged occurred the important parts were often salvaged from them and the larger elements left behind.

The car offered here today has very little history behind it regrettably.

It is sitting on a chassis with an engine, gearbox and suspension.

The accompanying folder shows the car in a field in Kenya with some of its original livery, specifically ‘Covmo’, an engine parts supplier as well as another image showing a previous owne...