Turning a rusted out '80s Italian roadster into a LeMons rendition of a '60s French Le Mans legend

"Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow" (chriskf) 09/13/2016 at 09:18 • Filed to: None

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This was such an awesome project to be a part of. So many great memories made, so much learned, so many tacos and beers consumed.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/13/2016 at 09:25

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Some of these LeMons people are way too good at doing stuff with nothing.

jjhats > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/13/2016 at 09:27

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you worked on this? car looks gorgeous

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > jjhats 09/13/2016 at 09:29

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Yep! Learned a lot from the main body work guy. Got a crash course in some cool body work techniques, including using an English wheel. It was awesome.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/13/2016 at 09:30

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Yeah. The body work guy has done some other crazy LeMons projects too. It’s just nuts.

fourvalleys > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/13/2016 at 09:30

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Lots of people said this car was too pretty to race LeMons. It was, and still is.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/13/2016 at 09:36

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Was this the same team that did that really awesome Alfa? A different alfa.

jjhats > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/13/2016 at 09:39

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what Renault is it supposed to look like? I love everything but the rear window. wish you would have fully integrated the sleek ghia roof but otherwise still like how it came out

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/13/2016 at 09:48

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The 155 DTM Alfa that I posted? Yes. Same builder, but different team technically.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > jjhats 09/13/2016 at 09:49

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It’s supposed to be a Renault-Alpine A210. The bubble window had to go in that way for the proportions of the car. No way the rest of the Ghia roof would have worked.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/13/2016 at 09:50

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Yeah that one. The metalwork is insane on both of those.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/13/2016 at 09:55

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Thanks! I had a slight hand in that, but will be sure to let Darren, the main builder, know.

AuthiCooper1300 > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/13/2016 at 09:59

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I was going to write more or less what you did, however...

Actually “Alpine Renault”. Alpine did not become part of the Régie Renault until much later (in 1973 Renault bought a controlling interest in the company; Jean Rédélé left in 1978).

On the other hand, the one that won Le Mans outright (1978) was a Renault-Alpine A442.

Congratulations for being part of such a fantastic effort, by the way.

jjhats > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/13/2016 at 10:00

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fair enough. your window/pillar looks identical to the car you were replicating so well done

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > AuthiCooper1300 09/13/2016 at 10:06

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You’re right, my bad. haha Was typing that response while taking my morning CPD. So my mind wasn’t quite on task. ;)

MonkeePuzzle > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/13/2016 at 10:52

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lol, love it!

RallyWrench > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/13/2016 at 12:56

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That’s amazing, those Alpines are among my favorite sports-racing cars. I would daily drive this.