Description

  • Early, Dieppe-built example

  • Fantastic handling, weighing only 650kgs

  • Restored to original colours

  • Fitted with powerful Gordini 1100VB engine

  • Long-term ownership over 20 years

  • Restoration completed in Summer 2024

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION

Few cars epitomise the mantra of ‘less is more’ quite so effectively as the Alpine A110, and this rare early survivor is being offered for sale in exceptional condition following an extensive restoration.

A 1990 letter from Société des Automobiles Alpine Renault confirms that chassis 3222 left the factory on 23 May 1965. Although A110s were also built in Spain, Bulgaria, Brazil and Mexico, this particular car was produced by Alpine in its hometown of Dieppe in northern France.

The A110 was bought into the UK in 1984 via the Lenham Motor Company by an enthusiast owner whose car-owning past also included a Formula Junior Cooper T52, an Ausper Formula 3 car and the unique Marina Rolls-Royce sports-racer. A few years later, some extensive recommissioning work was carried out that included an engine rebuild, and the owner would end up keeping the car for well over 20 years.

More recently, the decision was taken to treat the Alpine to a thorough body-off restoration. The important milestones are noted in the car’s history file, and include an engine rebuild in 2017, a retrim and carburettor rebuild in 2018, and rewiring and repainting in 2020 – the same year in which 34 pieces of brightwork were professionally rechromed. 

Further paintwork was carried out in early 2021 and, having spent time in Alpine Blue, the car is now once again beautifully presented in its original shade of Ivory. 

The painstaking restoration was finally completed in summer 2024, and the care and attention with which it was carried out is evident throughout the car. With its more-powerful, period-correct, 1108cc Gordini ‘VB’ engine, amazing handling, and an overall weight of only 650kg, it’s an invigorating little sports car that’s perfectly capable of humbling far more exotic machinery on a cross-country blast.

Vehicle details

Vehicle data

Make
Alpine
Model series
A 110
Model name
A 110 1100 Berlinette
First registration date
Not provided
Year of manufacture
1965
Mileage (read)
Not provided
Chassis number
Not provided
Engine number
Not provided
Gearbox number
Not provided
Matching numbers
No
Number of owners
Not provided

Technical details

Body style
Coupe
Power (kW/hp)
49/67
Cubic capacity (cm³)
1108
Cylinders
4
Doors
Not provided
Steering
Left (LHD)
Gearbox
Manual
Gears
Not provided
Transmission
Rear
Front brakes
Not provided
Rear brakes
Not provided
Fuel type
Petrol

Individual configuration

Exterior color
Beige
Interior color
Black
Interior material
Imitation leather

Condition, registration & documentation

Has Report
Registered
Ready to drive

Location

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Sales Team

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