Alpine, once an independent company specialising in faster Renaults, and later a Renault subsidiary, established a fine competition history with the stunning Alpine A110, winning the 1973 Monte-Carlo Rally and World Championship.

The successor was the Alpine A310 that was initially powered by a tuned 17TS/Gordini four-cylinder engine, the six-cylinder 2,664cc V6 option arriving in 1976.

The A310 was labour intensive, having been developed for small-scale artisanal production, the basis being a hefty tubular steel backbone chassis clothed in a fibreglass shell.

The engine was mounted longitudinally in the rear driving the wheels through a manual five-speed gearbox.

With the weight a mere 980kg, the Renault Alpine was a fine performer indeed.

This rare example, which began life as a standard A310, was the subject of a large article in Classic Cars magazine June 2019 edition.

It is presented in white with black leather interior which was trimmed by a Renault specialist some years ag...