1972 ALPINE 1600 VC GROUP 3 "customer competition" ex-Jacque - Lot 83

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1972 ALPINE 1600 VC GROUP 3 "customer competition" ex-Jacque - Lot 83
1972 ALPINE 1600 VC GROUP 3 "customer competition" ex-Jacques HENRY 140 000 /160 000 - A very fine record of achievements: Victory at the 1973 Lyon Charbonnière - High quality restoration - Ex-Jacques Henry, French rally champion 1974. The Alpine 1600S (type VC), serial number 18223, body number 6092, left Dieppe on November 24, 1972. The first owner was company director Marc GATEZ from Besançon. As confirmed by the Archives Départementales du Doubs, he registered 18223 on December 26, 1972 under number 4800 QK 25. Marc GATEZ was a friend and occasional co-driver of the great Alpine racer Jacques HENRY, as confirmed by the latter's son, Patrick HENRY, who was himself a French Rally Champion like his father. This car had an exceptional track record, winning the 1973 Lyon Charbonnières in Group 3 class, finishing 7th overall. After this victory, our Alpine stopped competing at a high level, but in the years that followed, it again took part in a number of Group 3 events (rallye du var, rallye du mont blanc, etc.). In 1978, it was acquired by its current owner, who kept it for 3 years. It was then sold to another enthusiast, who kept it for 25 years before selling it back to him in 2003. This berlinette is a genuine customer Group 3 competition car (a rare model, in other words), as the Alpine archives attest. What's more, it took part in at least one major event with Jacques Henry, future French Rally Champion in 1974 and certainly the best Alpine privateer ever. The Stuttgart Lyon Charbonnières rally saw the Lure-based driver win the Group 3 category.
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