French Friday: Alpine A442b

Tfritsch wrote the definitive post on this car last July:

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His model was a beautiful Spark rendition of a Renault Alpine A442: mine is a much more pedestrian Solido, well-used, that I picked up on eBay for the princely sum of $7.54 - shipped!

First attempt at zoom-focus: not as easy as I thought it would be!
First attempt at zoom-focus: not as easy as I thought it would be!
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It’s got a few chips and scratches - what I prefer to call race damage - probably from a child re-enacting that stunning 1978 Le Mans victory!

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That front clip has seen better days.
That front clip has seen better days.
A crowd gathers around the winner.
A crowd gathers around the winner.
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