Russ,
Thanks for looking at the Alpine. You never know it could have been
one of the RHD Sebring Alpines.
I would say that the odds of it being the car could be as low as 20:1.
I mean - how many RHD Alpines
made it to the US? Not many.
Here's what I know about the other 4 missing 1961 and 1962 Sebring
(factory prepared) Alpines and potential locations:
1) Ralph Bowyer's widow, the family owned a 1961 Sebring Alpine, said
that they
sold their's in the 60's in Salt Lake City, Utah.
2) Willard Clever sold his to somebody in Illinois around 1971.
BTW, this car had a Series IV rear clip placed on it so you would be
looking at a short
finned RHD car.
3) Ken Miles drove a 1961 car at Laguna Seca in the 63/64 time frame -
it was
Black by then. This car may have been from N. Cal and stayed in S. Cal.
4) Rumor has it that Bill Buchman of Sarasota, Flordia had a 1961
Sebring Alpine.
The only thing that "might" immediately help somebody identify a 1961
Sebring cars other
than it being RHD is a modification to how the spare tire mounted. I
believe there was
a bracket bar welded into the trunk to hold the spare since you
couldn't put the spare in
the normal location due to the 25 gallon gas tank.
Steve
On Friday, April 25, 2003, at 05:17 PM, Russ Eshelman wrote:
> Steve, The VIN plate was missing but I'm sure the car was built as a
> RHD
> series IV Alpine, it has no sign's of being modified in any way.
> Sorry...this isn't the one your looking for.
> Russ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Silverstein" <milano164@attbi.com>
> To: "Russ Eshelman" <RussE@Firstva.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 3:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Looking for right hand drive Sunbeam Alpines in the US
>
>
>> Russ,
>>
>> Check and verify it really is a Series IV.
>>
>> If it has a serial number that would be good.
>> You might also check to see if it really has the gas tanks in the side
>> panels. Or the front turn signals are really rectangular. I can't
>> think of any
>> other unique Series II details other than a serial number stamped on
>> the firewall
>> reinforcement. Look for any odd details that might indicate it could
>> be a converted
>> Series II.
>>
>> I know this sounds insane but one of the Series II Sebring cars was
>> sold to somebody in Illinois. The last California owner, Willard
>> Clever, said it was
>> converted to a later rear body (short fins - around 1971).
>>
>> Who knows... it might be the one.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Steve
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