Neil Fraser, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s
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Image Credit: Neil Fraser, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s This 1973 Alpine A110 1600 S sold at the 2023 RM Sotheby’s St. Moritz auction for around $135,000.
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Image Credit: Neil Fraser, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s To gain ingress or egress to the A110, it helps if one is either dexterous or small.
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Image Credit: Neil Fraser, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s This example is fit with an aluminum-block, 1.6-liter inline-four engine making 138 hp.
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Image Credit: Neil Fraser, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s In 1973, the Alpine A110 became the first car to win the World Rally Championship.
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Image Credit: Neil Fraser, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s Fewer than 7,500 examples of the Alpine A110 were made throughout the model’s lifespan.
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Image Credit: Neil Fraser, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s The Alpine A110 has a factory-claimed zero-to-60 mph time of 6.3 seconds and a top speed of 130 mph.
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Image Credit: Neil Fraser, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s The Alpine’s beauty is in its economy of size, weight, and power train. Like a dachshund or Jack Russell terrier, the A110 was purpose-built to fight well above its weight.
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Image Credit: Neil Fraser, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s Depending on vintage and tune, prices range from beyond $150,000 for a concours example, to around $130,000 for a car in excellent condition, regardless of model year.
Authors
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Robert Ross
