ALPINE A110 1600 S 1970 Lot n° 13

Berlinette bodywork Cantilevered rear engine, 4 cylinder Displacement 1565 cm3 (replaced by 1.8 litre engine) Power 138 hp Maximum speed 205 km/h Mileage 61,690 km Serial number 16662 Alpine owes its international reputation to the berlinette. The best-known version is the A 110, which was originally designed for models with the Renault 8 engine and followed the A 106 (4CV engine) and A 108 (Dauphine engine). Like all the Alpine, the berlinette is equipped with a body in resin reinforced with fibreglass and, like all the Alpine after the coach of the beginnings, it re - poses on an original chassis-beam. It owes its success to its lightness and handling, which gave rise to a new style of driving, the controlled skid. Far from being a disadvantage, this propensity for oversteering was to be an asset and the berlinette won the first World Rally Championship in 1973, even though it was already over ten years old. This success would only increase the aura of the Berlinette, which would continue to grow. Its successive Renault engines gave it reliability and ensured that it was economically maintained in the Renault network. It saw thus passing successively under its hood the 4 cylinders R8 (55 hp), R8 Major (66 hp), R8 Gordini (1 108 cm³/85-95 hp, then 1 255 cm³/115 hp), R16 (90 hp), R16 TS (92 hp-138 hp), R12 TS (81 hp) and R17 TS (140 hp). This Alpine A110 1600 S (n° 16662) dated 28 May 1970 has 61,690 km on the odometer. It was bought in 1970 and delivered to the Renault garage in Nîmes by Jean Vinatier himself, a Renault factory driver. Its one and only owner then realised that it was a lightweight car with plexiglass windows, a competition seat, drilled hinges, 6-inch rims, leatherette door trim, and an engine mount for a large Montecarlo gearbox. It is probably one of the 21 lightweight cars built when Alpine became world champion. It was fitted with a body kit with Gr 4 wings, the front cross member was replaced in 1979 and the floors were renovated with nautical materials. The car has been fitted with slow-motion equipment - vintage lye, roll bar, bucket seats, three-spoke steering wheel and a large "plastic" tank. The fire extinguisher is not connected. The original engine has been replaced by a 1.8 liter block, fed by Weber 45 DCOE carburetors and fitted with silicone hoses. The engine is clean and easy to start, with smooth revving and stable idle. No abnormal smoke when starting or accelerating. The "big" Monte Carlo gearbox with short ratios offers smooth shifts in static conditions. The car is equipped with a self-locking system. A racing clutch was installed in 2015 (rectified flywheel). The running gear shows a good condition of the visible parts. The car is equipped with "big brakes", the master cylinder was replaced in 2015. The handbrake is of the hydraulic type. The wiring harness has been serviced and modified with relays and fuses. The starter was replaced in 2015. The pneumatics have a 50% wear. The Alpine berlinette is nowadays one of the most sought-after sports cars and this one, with its original lightened body, is undeniably a rarity and an exceptional opportunity to own a real competition berlinette and not an apocryphal copy as it is too often seen. NON VENU