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Alpine"s founder Jean R d l was a Renault dealer. He moved into motorsports in 1950, campaigning a highly modified then-new Renault 4CV in rallies aplenty. He was not unsuccessful, but decided that what the 4CV (pictured) needed to make it faster still was a lightweight, aerodynamic body. So, R d l commissioned Giovanni Michelotti, designer of many Ferraris, the BMW 2002 and, erm, Triumph Herald, to build him one. The result would eventually become the very first Alpine road car, the oft-forgotten A106.
Date written: 18 Feb 2016
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Alpine"s founder Jean R d l was a Renault dealer. He moved into motorsports in 1950, campaigning a highly modified then-new Renault 4CV in rallies aplenty. He was not unsuccessful, but decided that what the 4CV (pictured) needed to make it faster still was a lightweight, aerodynamic body. So, R d l commissioned Giovanni Michelotti, designer of many Ferraris, the BMW 2002 and, erm, Triumph Herald, to build him one. The result would eventually become the very first Alpine road car, the oft-forgotten A106.
Date written: 18 Feb 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2194