Classics dwarfed by moderns

[Mr lestat]

XOcette said:

What’s that on the right, Renault ?

[thegreenhell]

Mr lestat said:

What’s that on the right, Renault ?

Alpine A310

[Mr lestat]

thegreenhell said:

Mr lestat said:

What’s that on the right, Renault ?

Alpine A310

So yes it’s a Renault

[DoubleD]

Mr lestat said:

thegreenhell said:

Mr lestat said:

What’s that on the right, Renault ?

Alpine A310

So yes it’s a Renault

Isnt that a bit like calling a skoda an audi?

[thegreenhell]

DoubleD said:

Mr lestat said:

thegreenhell said:

Mr lestat said:

What’s that on the right, Renault ?

Alpine A310

So yes it’s a Renault

Isnt that a bit like calling a skoda an audi?

To be fair, it does say "Renault" in massive white letters across the back of the car. The A310 was already in production as the Alpine A310 before Renault bought the company, but this looks to be a later Renault-Alpine car.

[DoubleD]

thegreenhell said:

DoubleD said:

Mr lestat said:

thegreenhell said:

Mr lestat said:

What’s that on the right, Renault ?

Alpine A310

So yes it’s a Renault

Isnt that a bit like calling a skoda an audi?

To be fair, it does say "Renault" in massive white letters across the back of the car. The A310 was already in production as the Alpine A310 before Renault bought the company, but this looks to be a later Renault-Alpine car.

Ah fair enough, im looking on my phone. If the car pre dates Renault ownership then that surely still makes it more Alpine than Renault?

[XOcette]

Definitely Renault Alpine A310 V6. By this time, Alpine were fully owned by la Regie. The previous model, the lovely A110, was an Alpine Renault. The 4 cylinder A310 was also an Alpine Renault, but not long after it got the V6 it was Renault Alpine.

For some time I ran it with no badges at all, and virtually no-one here (NZ) knew what it was or ever guessed it was French. Even with the badges and sticker across the back, some people still ask "is that really a Renault"?

Edited: Just looking in my book, it appear the switch around came with the Series 2 A310V6 around 1980. This one (mine) is an '83 model year.

Edited by XOcette on Wednesday 26th February 06:32

[Westy Pre-Lit]

Mr lestat said:

thegreenhell said:

Mr lestat said:

What’s that on the right, Renault ?

Alpine A310

So yes it’s a Renault

And there's me with no clue or interest as to what model those things on the left are.......I'm getting old

[Doofus]

Westy Pre-Lit said:

Mr lestat said:

thegreenhell said:

Mr lestat said:

What’s that on the right, Renault ?

Alpine A310

So yes it’s a Renault

And there's me with no clue or interest as to what model those things on the left are.......I'm getting old

One says Toyota in huge letters, and the other has a massive VW badge.

Yes, you must be getting old.

[Westy Pre-Lit]

Notice I said model and not manufacture.

[Doofus]

Westy Pre-Lit said:

Notice I said model and not manufacture.

No. I'm too old to pay attention to little details.

[CRA1G]

Doofus said:

Westy Pre-Lit said:

Notice I said model and not manufacture.

No. I'm too old to pay attention to little details.

So your little jibe has backfired on you....

[Reciprocating mass]

Mr lestat said:

thegreenhell said:

Mr lestat said:

What’s that on the right, Renault ?

Alpine A310

So yes it’s a Renault

It’s also very nice indeed

[uk66fastback]

Taken a couple of hours ago - my 944 in a white behemoth sandwich ...

[louisee]

Which car is the right size and the right stuff for todays busy narrow roads? I give you the Hillman Imp!!!

[newsatten]

ajprice said:

a Ford GT is tall next to a GT40



(Random photo from Google)

Now thats the sort of garage i'd like!

[Wills2]

uk66fastback said:

Taken a couple of hours ago - my 944 in a white behemoth sandwich ...

Not really the point/thrust of the thread, the model is meant to be the same.

[shih tzu faced]

Wills2 said:

uk66fastback said:

Taken a couple of hours ago - my 944 in a white behemoth sandwich ...

Not really the point/thrust of the thread, the model is meant to be the same.

I don’t think so to be fair. Doesn’t need to be model specific; in fact the 944 photo here is a perfect example of a classic being dwarfed by a couple of moderns.

There isn’t really a modern Porsche equivalent to the 944 anyway.

[dmulally]

Wills2 said:

uk66fastback said:

Taken a couple of hours ago - my 944 in a white behemoth sandwich ...

Not really the point/thrust of the thread, the model is meant to be the same.

Classics dwarfed by moderns. Not classic dwarfed by modern.

[Mr lestat]

uk66fastback said:

Taken a couple of hours ago - my 944 in a white behemoth sandwich ...

Has mr Range Rover Kindly moved over a bit to the right. Or is it just crap parking