For some inexplicable reason, seeing a horribly modified, bewinged Accord coupe out my window reminded me of its automotive polar opposite: the tasteful, classic, and dangerously fast Alpine A110. Make the jump to watch a couple of videos of the A110 in action.
The first involves the A110 in its element – drifting through a sandy course. Tres magnifique!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcEnMf5AtNo[/youtube]
This second film is a little longer, with narration en Francais for our Francophone friends. Come for the pictoral summary of Alpine’s legendary ’73 season, stick around for some slow motion vintage rally footage, including a lovely moment where a Datsun Z-car drifts gracefully through a snowy turn.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyPb_24ThUQ&feature=related[/youtube]
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Hoonivision: 11 Minutes of Alpine A110 Racing is Time Well Spent
By Alex Kierstein
May 6, 2010
Kamil Kaluski
1973, when polo neck sweaters were actually groovy.
love the saabs
Why, that looks like a young Jeff Glucker rockin' the corduroy in the lead photo.
Bitchin' Camaro sighting at 1:28 in the second vid!
Why, that looks like a young Jeff Glucker rockin' the corduroy in the lead photo.
One of the best looking cars ever.
Your photos are set to "private!" I'm jonesin' man. Jonesin' I say!
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