This picture shows a slightly modified 1980 Alpine A310 V6 of the first series with a 'narrow body'.
The Alpine A310 4 cylinder
was the successor model of the Alpine
A110. The A110 was quite well known as a winning 'Alpine-Blue
Rally
Flounder'; the A310 never got the true chance to show its rally-image
as Renault replaced the A310 after the purchase
of the Alpine factory with its own Rally car, the Renault 5 Turbo.
However, the A310
had
other qualities which one
can appreciate by using
it daily; it was
quiet
and comfortable, 
even
though it was a 'low height' sports car. Retrospective,
it may be considered as the most comfortable
'Every-Day' sports car of
the 70's and 80's.
The first A310 four
cylinder cars were put on the road
in 1971. In 1976 the A310 V6 with the 2.7 litre PRV (a Peugeot,
Renault, Volvo cooperation) engine was
introduced. 
An other significant update
happened
in 1983, which included the wide-body GT version, 
also known as the
"Group 4" (GT-4) body. In Japan it was called
the "F-Pack", in Germany it was the "S".
1984 was the last
production year for the A310, 
and
a
very short run of 1984 and 1985-models was made that year.
and GTA Turbo, was launched from
1985/1986 on as the A310 successor.