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Thread: Alpine prototype for Berlinette - can you help with more information ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Batmobile_Turbo
    i used what i learned in french class and what i got off the online translation thingy to put hese together but you have to word them in a not normal way in english for it to translate proporly into french.
    Try some technical car terms - like crossmember
    The translation systems don't have all the technical words the French dreamt up to avoid using the English !!
    I'm lucky in that I acquired an official manual of terms published by Chrysler. But it takes ages to check words against it ( it's mouldy print )
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    Well it would have "beaten" me too. After a few glasses of wine I might have come up with a similar "literal" translation. My sister in law is French, (but knows very little about cars), so she might be able to help us.

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    matricien .. i'l try to find out something about the car . via ten-tenths ...
    and what kind of info do you look .?? .. engine?, dimensions?, power?, location? ... ???
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    Quote Originally Posted by DasModell
    matricien .. i'l try to find out something about the car . via ten-tenths ...
    and what kind of info do you look .?? .. engine?, dimensions?, power?, location? ... ???
    All of that
    Pretty much anything !!
    When it was built.
    Who designed it.
    Where was it shown.
    As I know nothing about it, any info would help.
    Thanks.
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    but where did you find this photos???
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    in the mean time ... enjoy this website
    http://www.wheelsarchives.freeserve.co.uk/
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    Quote Originally Posted by DasModell
    but where did you find this photos???
    Sorry, They've been passed along a line of friends, colleagues and acquaintancies.
    Nobody remembers who or where they started
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    Quote Originally Posted by DasModell
    in the mean time ... enjoy this website
    http://www.wheelsarchives.freeserve.co.uk/
    Thanks there are some really nice photos there.

    Man, I forogt how BIG the wings got on the Chaparalls !!!
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    i'm afraid i have nothing new ..
    but i'll put some links about some matra's instead

    the matra museum http://www.romorantin.fr/tourisme/a_...usee/matra.htm

    and
    http://www.carjoy.nl/Matra%20motoren%20mainE.htm
    and the homepage .. www.carjoy.nl

    and http://www.matra-passion.com

    you're probably aware of them... but i thought of sharing . as they were also share to me by others
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    Quote Originally Posted by DasModell
    i'm afraid i have nothing new ..
    but i'll put some links about some matra's instead
    This is the definitive link for MATRA - www.euronet.nl/~wilaben/
    Everyone is there -- manufacturers, tuners, clubs and personal, covering ALL the cars and mods.

    I'll add the Alpine links list to a set of pics I'll be posting shortly of my Le Mans models series
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine
    This is the definitive link for MATRA - www.euronet.nl/~wilaben/
    Everyone is there -- manufacturers, tuners, clubs and personal, covering ALL the cars and mods.

    I'll add the Alpine links list to a set of pics I'll be posting shortly of my Le Mans models series
    indeed ... the ultimate ...
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