WSC60 Alpine A211

3d Model scratch built by: NPanic How to drive this car: - embrace the imperfections: the real thing was a stopgap testmule - brake early, because the brakes & tyres from the A210 are overwhelmed by the speed & weight - the engine breaks when you exceed 7200 rpm, so baby it - your tank capacity remains at 79L because the chassis limits the tank to less than the 1300cc limit (80L) ---------------------------------------------- - Engine: 2996cc Gordini Type 62A cast-iron DOHC V8 16V - Power: "311hp @ 7800rpm" but above 7200 rpm it was destroyed by vibrations! - Fuel capacity: 79 Liters because the reworked A210 chassis could not hold a bigger tank - V8 engine adds 57 kg of weight - No brake upgrades over the A210! They were overwhelmed. - ZF 5 DS-25 transmission, because the Porsche Type 901 gearbox was too weak for the Type 62A V8 1968 was a revolutionary year for Alpine in Dieppe. It all began in the autumn of 1967 when Gordini delivered his 3,000cc V8 engine. Immediately mated to an A210 (chassis 1727), the ‘A211’ was shaken down at Michelin’s test track in Ladoux, before taking on Montlhéry’s concrete and asphalt in the Paris 1,000km on October 15. Grandsire and Bianchi fin