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Not prize- winning, but I was chuffed to get these images of a pair of Alpine Swifts over Scarborough today.
A group of glaciers in the Alps near the Matterhorn. A panorama of three pictures stitched in photoshop.
The Alpine A110, also known as the "Berlinette", was a sports car produced by the French manufacturer Alpine from 1961 to 1977. The Alpine A110 was introduced as an evolution of the A108. The A110 was powered by various Renault engines.
Like other road-going Alpines, the 1961 A110 used many Renault parts – including engines. But while the preceding 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 delivered first with "Berlinetta" bodywork and then as a cabriolet. The main visible difference with the A108 coupé was a restyling of the rear body to fit the larger engine, which gave the car a more aggressive look. Like the A108, the A110 featured a steel backbone chassis with fiberglass body. The A110 was originally available 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 victorious rally car. After winning several rallies in France in the late 1960s with iron-cast R8 Gordini engines the car was fitted with the aluminium-block Renault 16 TS engine. With two dual-chamber 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 longer wheelbase 2+2 Alpine GT4, originally considered a version of the A108, was updated with A110 engines and mechanicals, now being marketed as the "A110 GT4".
The car reached international fame during the 1970–1972 seasons when it participated in the newly created International Championship for Manufacturers, winning several events around Europe and being considered one of the strongest rally cars of its time. Notable performances from the car included 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 Dieppe factory, A110 models were constructed by various other vehicle manufacturers around the world. The Alpine A110 was produced in Mexico under the name "Dinalpin", from 1965 to 1974, by Diesel Nacional (DINA), which also produced Renault vehicles. The Alpine A110 was also produced in Bulgaria under the name "Bulgaralpine", from 1967 to 1969, by a cooperative 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 from scratch for rally racing, was operational and homologated. At the same time, it was obvious that the tail-engined A110 had begun reaching the end of its development. 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 prodded a concept car called the A110-50.
La versione di serie della Alpine A110 nasce nel 1961 per rimpiazzare la A108: contraddistinta, come l’antenata, da un design seducente e aggressivo (in particolar modo nel frontale), condivide numerosi elementi meccanici con la Renault 8.
Estremamente leggera (merito della carrozzeria in vetroresina) e quindi agilissima nelle curve lente, non è molto facile da guidare per via della configurazione “tutto dietro” (motore e trazione). Solo i piloti più talentuosi a partire dal 1964 (anno del debutto nelle corse) riescono ad ottenere il meglio da lei, soprattutto nelle gare su asfalto (ma non solo).
Il primo motore montato dalle Alpine A110 da gara è un 1.1 da 60 CV (successivamente portati a 86) derivato da quello della Renault 8 Major mentre nel 1968 debuttano i 1.3 e i 1.4 (con potenze fino a 110 CV). Due anni più tardi è la volta delle mitiche 1.6 (propulsore derivato da quello della Renault 16 con potenze fino a 155 CV), leggermente più pesanti e con il radiatore spostato nella parte anteriore.
Nel 1973 - anno in cui la Casa transalpina viene acquistata dalla Renault, che incrementa il budget destinato al motorsport - vengono lanciate le versioni 1800 (175 CV), destinate esclusivamente alle corse e anticipate da alcuni prototipi 1.860 portati in gara l’anno prima.
1964
La Alpine A110 debutta in gara al Tour de Corse con il pilota francese Roger de Lageneste, che taglia il traguardo in settima posizione.
1965
L’anno del primo podio in un rally, ottenuto dal belga (nato in Italia) Mauro Bianchi (secondo, sempre in Corsica).
1968
Dopo un paio d’anni privi di risultati rilevanti arrivano i primi successi per la Alpine A110: il driver transalpino Jean Vinatier sale sul gradino più alto del podio al Rally Vltava (Cecoslovacchia) e alla Coppa delle Alpi. Jean-Claude Andruet conquista invece il Tour de Corse e diventa campione di Francia.
1969
Vinatier diventa campione francese grazie a due vittorie: Lione-Charbonnières e Coppa delle Alpi.
1970
Le Alpine A110, grazie al nuovo motore 1.6, iniziano a dominare nei rally. Jean Claude Andruet diventa campione europeo, Jean-Luc Thérier vince il Sanremo e l’Acropoli mentre Bernard Darniche trionfa al Tour de Corse.
1971
La Casa francese conquista il Campionato Internazionale Costruttori (antesignano del WRC) grazie a cinque vittorie: quattro ottenute dallo svedese Ove Andersson, ex Ford (Monte Carlo, Sanremo, Austria e Acropoli) e una di Darniche alla Coppa delle Alpi. Da non sottovalutare, inoltre, il ruolo di Jean-Pierre Nicolas: campione transalpino e vincitore del Rally di Ginevra e della Lione-Charbonnières (quest’ultima conquistata al volante di un prototipo dotato di un propulsore 1.860).
1972
Nessun successo rilevante ma tanti trionfi minori per la Alpine A110: il prototipo 1.860 (questa volta guidato da Andruet, sul gradino più alto del podio anche al Tour de Corse) vince nuovamente la Lione-Charbonnières, Nicolas conquista l’Olympia Rally in Germania e un esemplare con compressore condotto da Thérier prevale al Criterium des Cévennes.
1973
L’anno più importante per la sportiva transalpina si conclude con la conquista del primo Mondiale Rally della storia: la stagione si apre con una tripletta a Monte Carlo (Andruet, Andersson e Nicolas) e prosegue con i tre successi di Thérier (Portogallo, Acropoli e Sanremo), diventato oltretutto campione di Francia, e con Darniche davanti a tutti in Marocco. L’annata si chiude come si era aperta, con una tripletta: al Tour de Corse il podio è occupato da Nicolas, Jean-François Piot e Thérier.
1974
L’unico podio iridato per la Alpine A110 arriva al Tour de Corse grazie al secondo posto di Nicolas, vincitore però in Marocco.
1975
I migliori piazzamenti nel Mondiale rally sono due secondi posti conquistati dal greco “Siroco” Livieratos all’Acropoli e da Nicolas in Corsica. Nello stesso anno Jacques Henry si aggiudica il titolo francese.
1976
Nella sua ultima stagione importante la Alpine A110 abbandona le scene con un altro secondo posto, ottenuto sempre dall’ellenico “Siroco” nella gara di casa.
(fonte www.panorama-auto.it/)
LA: Cicerbita alpina
(syn: Mulgedium alpinum)
EN: Alpine sow-thistle
DE: Alpenlattich / Alpenmilchlattich
HU: Havasi csorbókavirág / Havasi kakicsvirág
Big plant, gorwing up to 1 - 1.5m height. it is endemic to the Alps between 1000 m and 2000 m altitudes, but can be found in other mountain ranges in Central-Europe, and also on the Scandinavian peninsula and in Scotland.
Farmers love this plant, as they believe it increases the milk production of cows, hence the "milch" (milk) in the German name.
The plant is related to the common chicory.
LA: Carduus defloratus ssp. defloratus
EN: Alpine thistle
DE: Berg-Distel / Alpen-Distel
HU: Csüggedő bogáncs
A perennial plant, at home in the Alps, Pyrenees and the Balkan Mountains.
The flower stems are pretty long, on the top half almost leafless.
Loves chalky, stony grounds.
Kaisertal, Austria.
1963 calendar - Opel Kapitän
On the German Alpine road, Alpenstrasse, a scenic drive through Germany's highest mountains in southern Bavaria.
Notice that this Kapitän only has white walls on the front wheels, just like this Kadett, so snow tires were mounted on the rear wheels.
How to access Gmail from the command line on Linux with Alpine
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Normally I am not a big fan of photos with clear blue sky. Obviously some scattered clouds at sunrise or sunset makes for a more dramatic image. That said I still appreciate the blue sky when the rest of the photo has good interest and I feel this photo falls in that category. This is another lake in the Enchantments in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for all comments!
Subject: Alpine Strawberry Plant
(Photo taken using a DIY Light Cube.)
Date: 1/15/2010
Lens: Sigma 150mm f2.8 Macro
Camera: Canon T2i
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AP14 ALP
Plaxton Panther 3 / Volvo B9R
Alpine Travel of Llandudno
Location: Duke Street, Cardiff
Date: 18/02/2025
A Alpine A310 1600 at the Techno Classica Essen.
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This Theano Alpine was photographed in the grasslands on the summit of Clay Butte, on the Beartooth Highway in Wyoming. Photo taken on 7/30/19.
The digital drawing of an Alpine A110 sports car. I have drawn it by hand in Clip Studio Paint.
Die digitale Zeichnung eines Alpine A110 Sportwagens. Ich habe ihn in Clip Studio Paint per Hand gezeichnet.
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The Taipo River drains right to left into the Taramakau valley. The prominent step up to the right of the Otira Highway marks the trace of the Alpine Fault, which runs northward through the saddle in the distance (upper left). Tussock-clad peak on far right is Rangi Taipo (1459 m).