Ian,
On my recent trip to England, I was on the lookout for Rootes fire
extinguishers. While I wasn't fortunate enough to find one that was
labeled Rootes, I did find a Jet Fire Extinguisher identical to the one
on ebay. Instead of Rootes it's labeled Bradex, but the rest of the
label is identical. It was still charged and took most of a day to
empty all the contents so I wouldn't be hassled by the airline. I'm
sure it looked like a pipe bomb on the x-ray machine.
Speaking of smiling, I'm the one that's smiling. Sure it doesn't say
Rootes, but it's good enough for me and it only cost me $7.50.
Jim
Ian Spencer wrote:
>
> Well...I gave it my best fight, but I'm afraid that darn fire extinguisher is
>going to have to grace the presence of a Tiger and not an Alpine (Sorry guys,
>I tried!). $500.00 was my extreme
> maximum limit and I'm definitely not bidding any higher than that. :-) I
>never thought it would go that high...I'll bet the seller is smiling from here
>to Arkansas!
>
> jeyerman@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
> > There is a good possibility that the fire extinguisher was made by a
>division of Joseph Lucas..... in that case it is probably charged with some
>flamable liquid-like alcohol or gasolene! ;-)
> >
> > Jan Eyerman
> >
> > Jeff Howarth <jeff@v8tiger.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Well,
> >
> > the Rootes original Fire Extinguisher is now $210 and you can buy a
> > complete series 3 Alpine for $500.
> >
> > Lets see how the extinguisher closes as if you bought both, and the car
> > caught fire ................
> >
> > What a decision to make !!!!
> >
> > 8-)
> >
> > --
> > Jeff Howarth
>
> --
> Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org>
> '61 Series II Alpine B9104704 LRX
> '61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO
> '62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
> '62 Harrington Le Mans BH9116754 OD LRX
> '62 Harrington Le Mans BH9117497 OD LRX
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