I missed the telecast, but I'm reliably informed that he further disgraced
himself by identifying the Sunbeam Stiletto in the parade as a Hillman Imp.
Horrors!!
Russ
:-)
----- Original Message -----
From: <JACranwell@cs.com>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 12:14 AM
Subject: Cats and Alpines
> For those who did not catch the Queen's Jubilee celebrations on TV.
>
> The coverage for BBC was by one of our (UK) top commentators, David
Dimbleby.
>
> The highpoint of the procession was a series of classic for each decade
since
> the '50s.
>
> Now Dave obviously knows his cars, as he spotted (and correctly
identified) a
> Tiger, presumably by the detail of the side trim.
>
> He then let himself down a bit by describing it as the 'replacement for
the
> Sunbeam Alpine'.
>
> Still, her majesty seemed impressed, and at least she got to see a Sunbeam
of
> some sort.
>
> Oh, there was also a very nice Sunbeam Talbot Alpine in the '50s
procession.
>
> Julian.
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