On Fri, 22 Apr 1994, Daren Stone, D2 Mfg. Engr. C5/6, 5-9521 wrote:
> >>So, dipping into obscure automotive trivia; What
> insight can the net share about the Sunbeam GT (and no,
> I don't mean Harrington) ? FYI, it looked a lot like a
> B210, and was produced in 68-69 (maybe even '70) or
> so ...
>
> cheers-
> daren
After the Series V Alpine production ended, the name was used for a time
for a fastback, which looked like a slightly shrunken first series
Barracuda. It was probably badge engineering, perhaps of a Hillman, but I
am not really sure of that; I'm working from memory here. It was imported
here for a couple of years at least, and was a nice little car. I would
not have likened it to a B210 myself, because I thought the Alpine was at
least unoffensive, and the B210 was ugly.
The 68 and later GT should not be confused with an earlier Alpine GT, ca.
1963-64, which had the same body as the Alpine roadster, with a
(removable) hardtop and slightly upgraded interior. I *think* the latter
GT did not come with the folding top. The Harrington was yet something
else altogether.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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