1972 Alpine A110 1300VC (V85) Berlinette
A 1972 Alpine A110 1300 VC (V85) Berlinette, chassis 12943, built at Dieppe and fitted with a Gordini 1.3-litre engine producing approximately 110 bhp, paired with a five-speed gearbox. The car spent time in the Val-d'Oise region north of Paris before arriving in the UK in 1997, after which it lay dormant for more than two decades. Rediscovered in apparent competition-influenced specification, it subsequently underwent comprehensive recommissioning including new suspension, a full repaint, and rolling-road setup.
Ownership
- 2024-02-24Auction saleSold £58,000 (≈ $73K)
- 1997-08-01 → 1999Acquisition unknownUK-based previous keeper (registration OAB 139K)partial documentation
First UK registration recorded in August 1997; the last MOT on record was dated 30 July 1999, after which the car apparently ceased being used and entered long-term storage.
- Date unknownOwner in Bezons, Val-d'Oisepartial documentation
An invoice from 1995 addressed to this owner, and a French insurance certificate and tax disc on the windscreen, indicate the car was registered as 6114 TJ 95 and in active use in the Val-d'Oise département around 1997–98.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent vendorpartial documentation
An Alpine specialist who already owned a former works A110 and was alerted to this dormant barn-find through marque contacts; commissioned a thorough recommissioning programme at an outlay of approximately £25,000.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Comprehensive recommissioning following extended dormancy: suspension replaced throughout, full repaint carried out, and the car set up and tuned on a rolling road. Total expenditure approximately £25,000.
Work overseen by the current vendor with input from a knowledgeable marque mechanic; the Gordini engine specification and five-speed gearbox were verified during this process.
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