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Please see photo above and read SUNBEAM in chrome letters on the back of the boot. SUNBEAM ALPINE - an English Marque of old. That's right--English, not even close to a Renault.
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OMG what was I thinking!
5 min major for being fast and stupid. I know it's English. Just end needed to take 1/2 a sec and remember it.
The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia
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Remember the Sunbeam Alpine Tiger? A Ford 260, then subsequently a 289 V8, were shoehorned under the hood in the 1960's. Gil
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A little detuned in factory form, but small block Fords could be made into monsters.
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Crammed into the AC Bristol it was the Cobra. Someone also stuffed it into the tiny Fiat Abarth (if memory serves). Gil
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Crammed into the AC Bristol it was the Cobra. Someone also stuffed it into the tiny Fiat Abarth (if memory serves). Gil Gil, wasn't it the AC Ace?
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James, your memory and Mr. Google's are far better than mine. Yes, it was the Ace. Apparently the company was about to dump production as the six cylinder Bristol engine was no longer available. This according to wiki. Gil
PS: I know two men who owned originals and not just the "kit" versions.
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FWIW, the picture of the Sunbeam wasn't posted when I posted.
I was really hoping the reference was for the Renault.
The Alpine A110 was the world rally champion in the early 70's, so there were still a few competing in the late 70's when I started.
The Sunbeam's Ford beef injection made them much more interesting, much like it did for the TVR's.
Last edited by ClapperZapper; 05/15/17 07:05 PM.
Out there doing it best I can.
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Gil, there are two cars I'd give my left arm for.....original Cobra 427 SC and a Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART convertible (I think there are nine).
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