Alpine A108
The Alpine A108 is the downward direct one of the Alpine A106.
Appeared with the living room of Paris of 1959, that which should have been called, in Alpine logic, A109 because of the division of the mechanical components of the Dauphine (Standard R1090 and following) is an evolution, could one say, of A106. Because in the Alpine complexity of the models of the artisanal, there be of A108 with body of A106. In fact there was of A108 thus the Alpine one with engines of Dauphine (5 CV) assembled in body of A106, while keeping platforms of 4CV but the principal one and not of the least differences with A106 is, for the first time at Alpine, the use of châssis-poutre for all the new body of a108 type. This frame is made of a beam (from where its name) having at each end a cradle which supports the engine (with the back) and managements (with before). This geometry will be used until the last model the Alpine A610 in 1995. A108 plays a big role in the history of Alpine because it is in this form that will be born first Berlinette. With the Tour de France car of 1960, Jean Rédélé aligns two berlinettes A108 (the berlinettes Alpine will take besides the name of berlinettes Tour de France until 1969). The berlinette is a derivative of the body cut sport with included headlights (thus different from the half-compartment sport to right headlights, body which will be finally supplanted by the berlinette). A108 was produced of 1960 to 1963. It prepared the place for the new arrival: the A110.