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The Alpine A110 was a sports car produced by the French manufacturer Alpine from 1961 to 1977. The car was styled as a "Berlinette", which in the post-WWII era refers to a small enclosed two-door Berline, better-known as a coupe. The Alpine A110 succeeded the earlier A108. The car was powered by a succession of Renault engines.
Launched in 1961 the A110, like previous road-going Alpines, used many Renault parts, including engines. While its predecessor the A108 was designed around Dauphine components, the A110 was updated to use R8 parts. Unlike the A108, which was available first as a cabriolet and only later as a coupé, the A110 was available first as a Berlinette and then as a cabriolet. The most obvious external difference with the A108 coupé was restyled rear bodywork. Done to accommodate the A110's larger engine, this change gave the car a more aggressive look. Like the A108, the A110 featured a steel backbone chassis and a fiberglass body. The A110 was originally offered with 1.1 L R8 Major or R8 Gordini engines. The Gordini engine delivered 95 hp (71 kW) SAE at 6,500 rpm.
The A110 achieved most of its fame in the early 1970s as a successful rally car. After winning several rallies in France in the late 1960s with cast-iron R8 Gordini Cléon-Fonte engines the car was fitted with the aluminium-block Cléon-Alu from the Renault 16 TS. With two two-venturi Weber 45 carburetors, the TS engine delivered 125 hp (93 kW) DIN at 6,000 rpm. This allowed the production 1600S to reach a top speed of 210 km/h (130 mph). The long-wheelbase Alpine A108 2+2 Coupé ended its run and was replaced with a new, restyled 2+2 based on A110 engines and mechanicals called the A110 GT4.
The car achieved international fame during the 1970–1972 seasons competing in the newly created International Championship for Manufacturers, winning several events around Europe, earning a reputation as one of the strongest rally cars of its time. Notable performances from the car included a victory in the 1971 Monte Carlo Rally with Swedish driver Ove Andersson.
With the buy-out of Alpine by Renault complete, the International Championship was replaced by the World Rally Championship for 1973, at which time Renault elected to compete with the A110. With a team featuring Bernard Darniche, Jean-Pierre Nicolas and Jean-Luc Thérier as permanent drivers and "guest stars" like Jean-Claude Andruet (who won the 1973 Monte Carlo Rally) the A110 won most races where the works team was entered, making Alpine the first World Rally Champion. Later competition-spec A110s received engines of up to 1.8 litres.
As well as being built at Alpine's own Dieppe factory, versions of the A110 were built under license by various other vehicle manufacturers around the world. From 1965 to 1974 the car was produced in Mexico under the name "Dinalpin" by Diesel Nacional (DINA), who also produced Renault vehicles. From 1967 to 1969 the A110 was also produced in Bulgaria under the name "Bulgaralpine" by a partnership formed between SPC Metalhim and ETO Bulet, whose collaboration also resulted in the production of the Bulgarrenault.
In 1974 the mid-engined Lancia Stratos, the first car designed specifically for rally racing, was operational and homologated. At the same time it was obvious that the rear-engined A110 was nearing the limits of its development potential. The adoption of fuel injection brought no performance increase. On some cars, a DOHC 16-valve head was fitted to the engine, but it proved unreliable. Chassis modification, like the use of an A310 double wishbone rear suspension, homologated with the A110 1600SC, also failed to increase performance. On the international stage the Stratos proved to be the "ultimate weapon", making the A110, as well as many other rally cars, soon obsolete. The A110 is still seen in events such as Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique.
In 2012, to mark the 50th anniversary of the A110, Renault produced a concept car called the A110-50.
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikkor AF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
Alpine scenery in Jiuzhaigou park Sichuan China.
Swiss Air Force 'Patrouille de Suisse' Hawker Hunter F.58 J-4025 on the pan during the 1992 IAT held at Boscombe Down.
Swapping their Hunters for the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter, the team are currently in their 50th year but are also currently slated for disbandment.
Scanned print
A brilliant Harrington Grenadier drums up business on Llandudno's seafront. Originally with to Wye Valley Motors.
Lake Mary in Big Cottonwood Canyon above the ski resort town of Brighton Utah in the Wasatch Mountains
Glacier National Park, August 2006
Here's some more of the beautiful scenery we passed along our hike on the way back from Hidden Lake. Along the left-hand side of this photo in the background, smoke from the forest fires is quite visible.
Alpine Vision GT - Paris, Les invalides (28/01/15)
Photo prise lors de l'Exposition concept-cars organisé par le Festival International Automobile
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Canon A1, Kodak Professional BW400CN. FD 70-210 F4. This is from the first roll using the new lens that I picked up for £20 at a local camera shop. A bargain!
This one is for my good friend Travis Van Hoff, who, if you don't know, is the front man for the wonderful up-and-coming pop/rock band, VanLadyLove. Travis made the suggestion that I hike in the Alpine Loop today. This is a small creek above American Fork Canyon, the name of which I don't know. I love the tree, just about to fall, but hanging on, roots exposed.
Shot with the Pentax 645Z and the 120Macro, mounted on an RRS tripod with a Swiss Arca Cube head. F/11 @ 15seconds.
Sent to me by my mate who works for Alpine in Llamdudno , They have another Demonstrator on trial. FJ18OFA ,Mercedes Benz Atego / Plaxton Cheetah XL C36F , seen in Alpines yard
Alpine Coaches, Llandudno, Wales.
Volvo B12M with Plaxton C53Ft body, new in 2010.
Photographed in Winchester, September 2016.
In late August 2017 I visited North Wales where, in Llandudno coach park, I saw Alpine of Llandudno Volvo B9R / Plaxton Panther C53F AP13ALP sporting the new allover red livery for their top end coaches.
I took this a few years ago, but I'll never forget that evening. The mountains looked like they were on Fire. The sun was setting, and the lighting was breathtaking. Even though we had had a long day out in the park, I couldn't resist stopping the bus so everyone could get out and take in the stunning alpine glow that was surrounding us.
Our newest additions to the farm...Apple, Apricot, Alder, Ash, Almond, Acacia, & Aspen. All Registered Alpine dairy goats.
There's nothing alpine about it's location. At one time, a nice place, but it's in the motel row in Inkster, where most guests are not vacationers or businessmen, and short stays preferred. I'm sure you know what I mean. It's a shame that this area can't be revitalized, and the riff-raff run off before these motels are completely trashed. It'd be nice if the "MOTEL" part still had neon. Judging by the buzzing and crackling sounds I was hearing, the "VACANCY" will be the next to burn out.
Here's a postcard of the place from better times.
1988 Sunbeam Alpine Series V.
Original engine 1725 cc, restored in in 1988.
Manufacturer Rootes Group
Production 1953 - 1975
Assembly
Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, England
Sunbeam Alpine Series I to V
Production 1959–68 69,251 made
Body style 2-door roadster
Related Sunbeam Tiger
Engines, Series I: 91.2 cu in (1.5 L) , Series II, III & IV—1592 cc (1.6L) I4 and Series V—1725 cc (1.7L)
Wheelbase, 86 in (2,184 mm)
Length, 155 in (3,937 mm)
Width, 61 in (1,549 mm)
Height 51 in (1,295 mm)[
Successor, none
pendici del monte cristallo
nel 1919 Bruno Taut inizia con un gruppo di dodici amici una catena, la Gläserne Kette: è sua l’idea dell’Alpine Architektur, un’utopia rilucente di cristalli, metafora di un mondo privo di armamenti e guerre.
"Noi facciamo un appello a coloro che credono nel futuro [...] un giorno ci sarà un modo di pensare nuovo e migliore: vi sarà allora anche il suo segno, il cristallo".
Seen at Windsor coach park in August 2010 was this Neoplan N116/3H Cityliner of Alpine Travel, Barking. N1HMC was new in 1996 to Hallmark of Luton.
Michel Vaillant
1965 - 1968 (TV Serie)
Expo :
"Moteur ! L'automobile fait son cinéma"
Mondiale de l'automobile 2016
Expo Porte de Versailles
Paris - France
Oktober 2016
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Caramulo Motorfestival 2017
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Another Visa GT Tonic enjoying the shade in the background.
Flight by helicopter (of the Kazakh army) around the highest peaks of theTien Shan mountains in the east of Kyrgyzstan, near the border with China and Kazakhstan.
The Tien Shan Mountains – is the largest mountain range in Asia, in surface area; length (2800km); and width (at one point reaching 800 km wide) – with a total of 40 peaks over 6000m.
It stretches across several countries and about much of the system lies in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic . Extending over 2800km from the Chatkal range just East of Tashkent to Urumchi, (beyond which it rises again as the Bogdo Ola Range), they are usually described as being divided into Northern, Western, Eastern, Central and Inner ranges and most of them exhibit typical “alpine” features. It is the central portion, south-east of Lake Issyk-kul which contains the very high mountain peaks such as Khan Tengri and Peak Pobeda, closely grouped together along ridges that stretch east-to-west. The area surrounding the Enilchek Glacier has two peaks over 7000 meters, Pobeda and Khan Tengri – more about them is later), 23 higher than 6000 meters including 3 virgin peaks – and 80 more peaks between 5000 and 6000 meters including 14 virgin peaks. The range is made up of sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks. The existence of this great range, (also known as the “ Celestial Mountains ”), has been known since ancient times. Despite the records and observations recorded by many early travellers, however, until the expeditions of the Russian geographer and explorer Peter Semyenov in the mid-nineteenth century, the Tien Shan Mountains remained “more legend than fact”. (Semyenov was granted the honorary title of “Tienshansky” by the Tsar for his exploits), In fact the southern fringes of the system were first described by the Buddhist monk Hsuan Tsang in the seventh century BC, who wrote of 'encountering nothing but ice and snow. The snow falls both in summer and springtime. Night and day the wind rages violently'. They also would have been visible to Marco Polo who (if we believe his account) travelled in along this route in 1273, with his father and uncle.