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Samuel Alper OBE (25 April 1924 – 2 October 2002) [1] was an English caravan designer and manufacturer responsible for the famous Sprite caravan, founder of the Little Chef chain of roadside restaurants, a viticulturist who revived the ancient Roman winery at Chilford Hall, a sculptor, the founder of the Curwen Print Study Centre for teaching printmaking and a philanthropist who sent ...
Swift was founded in 1964 by Ken Smith. [1] The company started with the single Swift brand of caravans, based on a distinctive tri-front window design (all of which opened – unique at the time), which also allowed easy see through to the rear for the driver whilst travelling.
Alpine A110 1600S Gr. 4: Alpine A110: 1961–1977 ... Austin-Healey Sprite: 1958–1971 129,347 ... Suzuki Swift. Suzuki Swift:
Alpine A110 Berlinette Group 4 (1971–1974). Through the 1970s, Alpine continued to campaign the A110, and later the Alpine A310 replacement car. However, to compete with Alpine's success, other manufacturers developed increasingly special cars, notably the Lancia Stratos which was based closely on the A110's size and rear-engined concept ...
Tachymarptis is a genus of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It contains the Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) of Eurasia and Africa and the mottled swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis) of Africa. They are large swifts with relatively broad wings, a large head, a medium-length forked tail and white in the underparts. [2]
The Alpine A424 [5] is an LMDh sports prototype racing car designed by Automobiles Alpine and built by Oreca to compete in the Le Mans Hypercar class in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Background
The alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba, formerly Apus melba) is a species of swift found in Africa, southern Europe, and Asia. They breed in mountains from southern Europe to the Himalayas. Like common swifts, they are migratory; the southern European population winters further south in southern Africa. They have very short legs which are used ...
The Riley Sprite is a two-seater open sports car model produced by Riley Motors from 1935 to 1938. [1] It followed on from the company's Imp and MPH sports cars. [ 1 ] The Sprite was mostly built with 4 cylinder engines, although alternatively a 6 cylinder engine was available. [ 2 ]