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Alpine A310 Orange Maxichamps 1:43

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Alpine A310 Orange Maxichamps 1:43 940113591 Diecast
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Maxichamps' 1:43 diecast Alpine A310 in Orange brings the 1976 French rear-engine coupe to the shelf as a sealed one-piece body. With no moving panels, the attention goes to the wedge profile, the Orange paint and the glazing. A compact piece for collectors building a 1970s European sports-car lineup in a scale that keeps cabinet space under control.
Alpine A310 Orange Maxichamps 1:43
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Brand
Alpine
Manufacturer
Maxichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
940113591
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About the Alpine A310 Orange Maxichamps 1:43

TL;DR: The Maxichamps Alpine A310 Orange 1:43 is a diecast replica of the 1976 French rear-engine coupe, built as a sealed one-piece body. Its value lies on the exterior: the wedge profile, Orange paint, glazing and wheels. It suits collectors assembling a 1970s European sports-car shelf in a compact scale.

Alpine's A310 is the car that followed the A110 Berlinette, and it carried the Dieppe firm into the V6 era. Maxichamps reproduces the 1976 coupe at 1:43, a scale that fits a full decade of European sports cars into one cabinet row. Orange suits the wedge nose and the period.

Maxichamps Alpine A310 in 1:43 Diecast

A Sealed Body Judged From the Outside

This A310 has no opening parts. Doors, hatch and engine cover are all cast into one shell, so the model is judged the way a sealed piece should be: by stance, proportion and surface. Run a fingernail along a door line and it follows one clean groove with no hinge gap to interrupt it. At 1:43 the car measures roughly 10 cm nose to tail, the footprint a standard cabinet shelf was built around.

Start with the wedge. The A310's low nose and steeply raked windshield define the silhouette, and the glazing has to sit flush inside thin pillars. Check that the window frames keep an even width, that the roofline falls cleanly into the tail, and that the nose stays low over the front wheels. Those three checks tell you more than any badge does.

Diecast Weight and Orange Paint

Zinc-alloy diecast gives a small model real mass. Lifted from its case, it feels dense and cool, a heft that lightweight resin at this scale rarely matches. Metal also holds its shape across years on a shelf, which matters on a long, low roofline. The trade-off is slightly wider casting tolerances than cast resin, so edges read a touch softer under magnification.

Orange is a demanding color on a small body because it exposes every ripple in the surface. Under a desk lamp, look for an even tone across the nose, roof and rear deck rather than pooling near the edges, and for printed lamps and badges with clear outlines. A uniform gloss is the quickest sign of careful finishing.

From Berlinette to V6 Coupe at Alpine

The A310 After the A110

The A310 arrived in 1971 as the A110's larger, more road-oriented successor. Alpine still built it in Dieppe, with a fiberglass body over a steel backbone chassis and the engine at the rear. In 1976 the car received the PRV V6, the specification that makes this year a meaningful marker. The wedge shape was a deliberate break from the A110's rounded Berlinette lines, and that contrast is why the two cars make such a useful pair in a cabinet.

Why a Wedge Tests a Small Casting

A wedge is an honest test of a miniature. Long flat flanks and a shallow nose leave little ornament to hide errors, so proportion has to carry the model. Compare period photographs for ride height and for the gap between tire and arch. Seen from a three-quarter angle, the car should look planted rather than perched.

A sealed body helps in that judgment. With no hinge allowances to accommodate, the casting can keep its lines continuous from the A-pillar to the tail, and the surface reads as one uninterrupted form. This model reproduces a road-going coupe, so its place in a collection comes from design and period rather than from any competition result.

Placing the A310 on a 1970s Shelf

At 1:43 this A310 earns its place beside other 1970s European sports cars, because the compact scale lets a collector line up a whole decade without giving up cabinet space. Pair it with a rounded Berlinette to show the break between two Alpine eras, or set it among other wedge-era coupes for a design-led row. Orange offers strong contrast against darker neighbors. Keep the case out of direct sunlight and away from dust; a closed cabinet and a soft brush are enough. This is an accessible diecast piece, and because the body is sealed, its appeal rests on shape and finish, which for this car is the right priority. Anyone who wants to buy a display-ready Alpine without chasing rarities will find it fits that brief.

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