Fans of the Renault Alpine name had their hopes of the A110 nameplate being revived last year dashed after the announced partnership between Alpine and Caterham fell apart. The Renualt Alpine A110-50 concept car, which made it all the way to the prototype stage before it all went to pot was going to be the successor to this car - the incredibly successful Renault Alpine A110 Coupe.
The rare and totally restored Renault Alpine A110 Coupe heads a collection of desirable classics going under the hammer at Shannons Melbourne Winter Auction on July 21.
Jean Rédélé's beautiful little Alpines based on Renault power trains are regarded as some of the greatest rally cars of all time, with the A110 model dominating the international stage in the 1960s and early 1970s, with Australian Rally Champion Bob Watson driving one to victory in the inaugural Don Capasco Rally in Canberra in 1974.
Believed originally to be a 'lightweight competition cliente' 1300S model dating from 1972, the Alpine A110 being auctioned by Shannons was one of a pair imported from New Caledonia in 1991.
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