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Scale model of a police car, the Alpine A110 "Gendarmerie" , made by Norev . This example is reference 319251 ¹ , included in the " Multigam Classic " series. It is made in China in 2017. Metal body painted in metallic blue, with printed details, including the " Gendarmerie " lettering on the sides. Black plastic base. Glazing represented in transparent plastic, with details molded in the windshield. Interior details in black plastic. Rubber tires, silver plastic rims. Without suspension. The nominal scale is 1:54 and the overall length is approximately 2.8 in. About 1.1 oz. This model represents a police car, possibly the 1971 Alpine A110 1600 S berlinette equipped with the 1565 cm³, 92 kW (125 hp) Renault 16 TS engine. Top speed is above 124 mph. Between 1967 and 1971, three versions of the Alpine are successively adopted by the " Brigade Rapide d'Intervention " of the " Gendarmerie Nationale " as " VRI ", or " Vé...

Scale model of a race car, the Alpine A110 "Monte-Carlo 1973" , made by Norev . This example is reference 319251  ¹ , included in the " Multigam Classic " series. It is made in China in 2018. Metal body painted in metallic blue, with printed details, including racing number " 15 ". Black plastic base. Glazing represented in transparent plastic, with details molded in the windshield. Interior details in black plastic. Rubber tires, silver plastic rims. Without suspension. The nominal scale is 1:54 and the overall length is approximately 2.8 in. About 1.1 oz. This model represents a race car, the  Alpine A110 1800 S berlinette , 2nd place on the 1973 " Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo " , driven by Ove Andersson – Jean Todt . This race car, the Alpine A110 "Monte-Carlo 1973" , is in my collection under the themes "French Vehicles" and "Race Cars". ● Modelo à escala de um carro de corrida, o Alpine A110 "Monte-Car...

Scale model of a race car, the Alpine A110 "Monte-Carlo 1971" , made by Norev . This example is reference 310703  ¹ , included in the "Norev Toys"  ²  series. It is made in China in 2017. Metal body painted in metallic blue, with printed details, including racing number " 28 ". Black plastic base. Glazing represented in transparent plastic, with details molded in the windshield. Interior details in black plastic. Rubber tires, silver plastic rims. Without suspension. The nominal scale is 1:54 and the overall length is approximately 2.8 in. About 1.1 oz. This model represents a race car, the Alpine A110 1600 S berlinette , winner of the 1971 " Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo " , driven by Ove Andersson –David Stone.  The early seventies are amazing for the Alpine A110. In the rally world, victories follow one another, dominance prevails and some say it is due to the absence of a strong opposition. I don't think so. Porsche 911 and 914/6, Lan...

Scale model of an automobile, the Alpine A110 , made by Norev . This example is reference 420 235  ¹ , included in the " Renault Toys – Les P'tites Légendes Sportives " series  ² . It is made in China, possibly in 2008. Metal body painted in metallic blue. Black plastic base. Glazing represented in transparent plastic, with details molded in the windshield. Interior details in black plastic. Rubber tires, silver plastic rims. Without suspension. The nominal scale is 1:54 and the overall length is approximately 2.8 in. About 1.1 oz. This model represents an automobile, possibly the 1970 Alpine A110 1300 berlinette , equipped with the 1289 cm³, 50 kW (68 hp) Renault 810-30 engine, reaching a top speed of around 112 mph. I remember the Alpine A110 well, its voice, its smell, its warm body. Of course I knew that his heart came from the mundane Renault 8, 12 or 16 " berlines ". But here, there was discomfort, rebellion, challenge, the vision of a pilot, Jean Rédélé ...