I thought I would post this in hopes of generating any leads....
I tracked down 5 of the 6 original owners of the 1961 and 1962 Sebring
Alpine.
This is neat information since all ownership records had been lost.
Key to this search is all the cars were RIGHT HAND DRIVE.
1) One owner was Ralph Bowyer of Salt Lake City. The car was raced up
until 1963
and then sold to someone in the Salt Lake City area and most likely was
used
as a street car.
2) Another owner was Bill Buchman of Sarasota. Bill sold this car,
too, sometime in the mid-60's.
It also was converted to street use.
Keep your eyes open for any RHD Sunbeam Alpine in these areas. The cars
would look virtually stock - assuming they still existed- since they
were converted
to street use. You might want to pass this information along if you
know of somebody
with interest in Sunbeams in the area. Perhaps one will turn up.
Steven Silverstein
www.racingalpines.org
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