Renault Alpine A310 1600 VE

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Extensively restored Alpine A310 from the 1st year of production 1972
– 1.6 L four-cylinder petrol engine with 85 kW (115 hp) and 5-speed manual gearbox
– 2 Weber twin carburetors 40 DCOE, fan manifold
– Photos (CD) of the underbody from 2011 available
– Workshop manual
– Greek registration documents from February 2013
– Exported from Greece in 2016
– Classic car basic assessment from 01/2023 with condition grade 2
Stored in dry rooms. Part of a Renault collection

Originally an independent tuning company, eventually incorporated by an established manufacturer… the story of the Alpine company and Renault follows the familiar pattern in a similar vein as was the case with Abarth and Fiat or AMG and Mercedes. Jean Rédélé founded his company in Dieppe, France, in 1955 and had great success in the 1960s / 70s with his Alpine A110, which was victorious in rallying. The A310 was the successor model. It was presented in 1971 and originally came with a rear-mounted four-cylinder engine which produced 93 kW (127 hp) from 1.6 litres of capacity. As of 1977, this was replaced by a V6 which was known as the “PRV engine”, a cooperation between Peugeot, Renault and Volvo, which was also used in the De Lorean DMC-12. The A310 was re-styled and sold under the name Renault Alpine GTA as of 1984. The PRV engine was now available in a turbo-charged version with up to 154 kW (210 hp) of power from 2.5 litres of capacity. In combination with the light-weight fibreglass body, this resulted in very sporty performance figures. In 1991, another last major facelift brought the Alpine A610, which remained on the market, albeit with limited success, until 1995.

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