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Matra et Alpine
02-18-2004, 05:21 AM
It's been pointed out to me that there was already a car built that is closer to the Alpine Berlinette.

It was the "Helem V6".

This was based on the Renault Spider biut was modified and had a hard top.
As well as body changes the biggest update on the Spider was to replace the 2litre I4 with an updated 3litre V6 from the A610 !!

Almost all of the links I can find are dead :(

Anyone know anything about the car ?
( Nothing on UCP - c'mon guys :) )

Here's one picture I did find to seee if it tempts you :) :)http://members.lycos.nl/Vorden/helem/helemfront.jpg

digital monk
02-18-2004, 05:37 AM
I dont know nething about it but its one good looking car though...

Dino Scuderia
02-18-2004, 05:43 AM
Here's a good link to info:
Helem (http://www.nogarotech.com/menus/helem.htm)

Niko_Fx
02-18-2004, 12:41 PM
I don't know anything about it, sorry.... nice car though

Scientist
02-18-2004, 01:33 PM
I really have never heard of this car...
It looks very cool though, the side intakes remind me of the Koenigsegg

crisis
02-18-2004, 05:17 PM
It's been pointed out to me that there was already a car built that is closer to the Alpine Berlinette.

It was the "Helem V6".

This was based on the Renault Spider biut was modified and had a hard top.
As well as body changes the biggest update on the Spider was to replace the 2litre I4 with an updated 3litre V6 from the A610 !!

Almost all of the links I can find are dead :(

Anyone know anything about the car ?
( Nothing on UCP - c'mon guys :) )

Here's one picture I did find to seee if it tempts you :)
If I had a Renault I would want to disguise it under something like that too. Looks good.

whiteballz
02-19-2004, 02:21 AM
nice 2 b around some ppl that know cars! sorry but i duno bout that "reno" nice car tho, i agree it looks like the Koenigsegg.

SPN:DOC
02-19-2004, 03:37 AM
I live in Australia and i have been around Renaults allot, i love em... i even got a chance to see the Renault spider couple of times in person but this, this is something special... I like.... :D :D

DasModell
02-19-2004, 04:07 AM
nothing new from me about the car . other then the fact that i saw it in action in BPR and it did ok . and also they run the car in prequalifying at LeMans .. but they did not raced :)

Matra et Alpine
02-19-2004, 05:55 AM
If I had a Renault I would want to disguise it under something like that too. Looks good.
oh, close to getting -1 rep for that dig.

Cruel !!

Mind you I always say the A610 is an Alpine and the Bagheera a Matra ( sold by Peugeot / Talbot ) :) but French is never boring :)

Matra et Alpine
02-19-2004, 05:57 AM
I live in Australia and i have been around Renaults allot, i love em... i even got a chance to see the Renault spider couple of times in person but this, this is something special... I like.... :D :D
Were the Spiders on track or road ?
I ask because I wondered how many other countries took the front windscreen option they had to add for the UK version.
It ruinded the purity of the wind-deflector version :(

Matra et Alpine
02-19-2004, 05:59 AM
nothing new from me about the car . other then the fact that i saw it in action in BPR and it did ok . and also they run the car in prequalifying at LeMans .. but they did not raced :)
We never got good coverage for the BPR in the UK.
Did you ever see the Le Mans A610 ? After 95, it was raced in BPR.
I'm trying to find photos, trace it's history and track it down.
If you know drop me a note.
Cheers

Dino Scuderia
02-19-2004, 08:30 AM
We never got good coverage for the BPR in the UK.
Did you ever see the Le Mans A610 ? After 95, it was raced in BPR.
I'm trying to find photos, trace it's history and track it down.
If you know drop me a note.
Cheers

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/ht.perso/lemans/1994/alpine60.jpg

SPN:DOC
02-20-2004, 03:26 AM
Were the Spiders on track or road ?
I ask because I wondered how many other countries took the front windscreen option they had to add for the UK version.
It ruinded the purity of the wind-deflector version :(

Road.... Nooooo.. Renault never imported these car's to Australia because it was not here for a very long time, there are only two imported privately here both from UK with wind-deflectors as i recall..

DasModell
02-20-2004, 03:44 AM
We never got good coverage for the BPR in the UK.
Did you ever see the Le Mans A610 ? After 95, it was raced in BPR.
I'm trying to find photos, trace it's history and track it down.
If you know drop me a note.
Cheers

i must say .. i remember a blue car not sure it was the Alpine or not . .. ... i was a bit young those days .
searching on the web i found this ones
http://weaky.free.fr/php/fiches/fiches.php?ID=ALP006
http://gto-racing.nexenservices.com/gtworld_alpineA610biturbo_legeay.htm

Matra et Alpine
02-20-2004, 08:32 AM
610 pic
Dino, thanks, that's great.
A new pic for my collection.

Do you know where and when the photo was talen ?

I know I'm being greedy, but anymore ????

Cheers +1

Matra et Alpine
02-20-2004, 08:33 AM
i must say .. i remember a blue car not sure it was the Alpine or not . .. ... i was a bit young those days .
searching on the web i found this ones
http://weaky.free.fr/php/fiches/fiches.php?ID=ALP006
http://gto-racing.nexenservices.com/gtworld_alpineA610biturbo_legeay.htm
Thanks DasModell, I already gad these from web searches.
It's stuff not on the web, or not names on the web I'm hoping to 'fdin'.
Thanks though, much appreciated.