Not a tiger killer but could be...
----- Original Message -----
From: herbeam <herbeam@cari.net>
To: Kelly Rasmussen <rasmussenk@mindspring.com>
Cc: Alpines AutoX Team <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 6:35 AM
Subject: Re: EBay Alpine Test Drive
> Kelly....you are the first to know that I am selling HERBEAM ! The car is
> still in very good condition
> despite the 60,000 mi I put on her since ground up resto completed in
1994.
> This car won SUNI II concours 1st place modified alpine and Peoples
Choice -
> Best of Show at San Diego British car days (over 400 entries). Figuring my
> time at $15.00/hr and parts I have over $15,000 invested in her. I would
> sell to a list member for $6500....thats only $1500 more than the plain
old
> alpine you looked at. Maybe this car would be your cup of tea! My wife
> loves it...she picked the colors and options.
> for more info on the car call me! (858) old (619) 695-3257 and see my
web
> page at
>
> http://web.cari.net/~herbeam
>
> PS: The only reason I'm selling is that I am working on another alpine
that
> will never get finished as long as I'm driving HERBEAM ! I am also buying
> one of my dream cars from 10 yrs ago...a 1990 Chrysler Maserati TC for my
> daily driver and I need the money . Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kelly Rasmussen <rasmussenk@mindspring.com>
> To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 3:58 AM
> Subject: EBay Alpine Test Drive
>
>
> > Armed with cautionary advice from Ian Spencer, printouts from Ian's and
> > TEAE's and team.net's "Sunbeam Alpine Buyer's Guide" websites, the
> > Brookland book, and the Factory Parts Manual purchased from Classic
> > Sunbeam, I took a day trip yesterday to Virginia to test drive the 1967
SV
> > Alpine (B395007657) currently offered on eBay (auction ends today).
> >
> > [If anyone is interested in more details about the car, let me know.
> > Reserve is set at $4900.00 and includes the original SV Owners Handbook
> and
> > Brooklands Book "Sunbeam Alpine & Tiger 1959-1967", both in good
> condition.
> > Disclaimer: I have no involvement other than a couple of hours spent
> > looking at and driving the car.]
> >
> > My goal was to determine whether to continue my SII restoration project,
> > sell it and buy a drivable Alpine, or purchase a new car and forget
about
> > old crocks. On Friday I test drove a 10th Anniversary Miata, a 2000
> > Eclipse sport version, and a BMW Z3 M version for comparison. That
added
> > to prior test drives of a Boxster and an SLK.
> >
> > Janis (seller of the Alpine) and her partner Dave were very welcoming
and
> > let me crawl all over the car. She had purchased it a month ago at an
> > auction. Since she knew even less than I did about Alpines, we both
> > learned as we compared it to my reference materials. Then they
encouraged
> > me to drive it. It had been years since I had driven an Alpine (I
> commuted
> > one in Seattle for 3 months in 1976). I was so happy when it fired
right
> > up, went smoothly into gear, and headed on down the road. It was pretty
> > much as I had remembered: heads turning as I drove by.
> >
> > Result: The older cars have a distinctive personality even though they
> all
> > seem to need work, running or not. None of the newer cars said "take
me
> > home from the showroom". It's status quo for me.
> >
> >
> >
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