About Tough to Crack puzzle #154: Willys Interlagos

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We expected tons of answers on last week’s car puzzle, but we only got four! The car we showed to you, was of course closely related to the Alpine A108, but it wasn’t that. This was a licence-built version from Brazil by Willys-Overland and Christened Willys Interlagos. Both Larry A. Lewis as Timo Laitinen knew, but didn’t add much more than just that to their answers. Fried Stol knew, too, but made a better effort. He wrote: “This is an A108 berlinetta made by Willys Overland Interlagos, and was the most desirable of them all. Also a coupé, and convertible were made. Based on the Renault Alpine A108 and built by Willys, from 1962 to 1966. A total of 744 of these berlinetta’s were made. The powertrain came from Renault's tiny overhead-cam cast-iron Ventoux inline four-cylinder that was used in the Renault 4CV. With the help of French tuning specialist Gordini, it displaced a mere 845cc and 60Hp. Carlos Pace started his racing career in one of these cars.”

And then there was licence-built Alpine-owner Rhys Nolan’s reply. He was mostly mistaken, but his answer was interesting never the less. He wrote: “It looks to me very much like a Dinalpin made in Mexico under licence. Single headlight (obviously) version of the A110. My one was chassis 085. If I am right, but it could be one of the Argentinian versions, they left the factory with the 956 version of the Renault motor, later changed to the 1108cc. They still, in both Mexican and Argentinian, used all the correct R8 underpinnings, and the tubular backbone as designed by Jean Redele.” Sorry Rhys, but without the name we cannot give you this week’s point. Better next time, and congratulations to you, Fried!

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