Thanks Jan, I am already a member of the yahoogroups Imp list, which is
great (hi Russ and Brent!) but as far as I know, there isn't anyone within
500 miles of me on it. I'll give the Hillman@can-inc.com list a try; see
you there!
Jonathan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
> To: Jonathan Audette <yamamota@sprint.ca>
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 9:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Bye to my Alpine]
>
>
> Jonathan,
>
> There is an Imp list out there somewhere-I used to be on it but got
> overwhelmed with racing messages! There is also a Hillman List
> (hillman@can-inc.com) mainly for the USA but lots of Aussies, Brits, etc.
> even a Swede.
>
> Jan Eyerman
> 1959 Hillman Minx Series III DeLuxe
> 1973 Hillman Avenger DL
>
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> "Jonathan Audette" <yamamota@sprint.ca> wrote:
> After almost 20 years, I bid adieu to my forest green 66 Alpine last
night.
> It was my first car and I have a lot of good memories of driving it around
> when my wife and I were newlyweds. Driving it and pushing it, I should
say,
> because it was one of the least reliable Alpines you'll ever run across!
> The one thing I never had problems with was the motor, which had been
> rebuilt by mechanics at Air Canada prior to my purchasing it. It was very
> quick off the line, and the boys at Air Canada had adorned its dashboard
> appropriately with a set of Air Canada wings.
>
> I spent about two years working out the various maladies of a car that had
> been laid-up for three or four years. When it finally started gaining
some
> semblance of reliability, the rust had got out of control, and son number
> one was on the way. It had been a dust-collector for the past 12 years or
> so because I'd never been able to part with it, hoping initially to
restore
> it, and then planning to use it as a parts car for a rust-free project.
>
> The car went to Mario Boies, of Hillman fame, son of a Hillman/Sunbeam
> dealer and owner of a major parts supply business for the English car
hobby
> here in Quebec. I'm sure he'll find a good use for it. Although Mario
and
> I have already agreed on a price, he's told me of his basement full of Imp
> parts, so I don't expect that I'll be seeing much actual cash. The Alpine
> had to go to make room for a rust-free Imp that I hauled back from
> Massachusetts two weeks ago. The Imp has really rekindled my interest in
> restoration and I'm hoping to have it on the road by the end of the
winter,
> or at latest in time for the next Sunbeam invasion!
>
> One day I'll buy another Alpine, and I'll continue to lurk here on the
> Alpines list. If anyone would like to talk Imps, though, please contact
me
> direct. I'd like to establish a little network of Imp owners in the
> Northeast.
>
> Best regards to all,
> Jonathan Audette
> Montreal, Canada
>
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