> >'53 Sunbeam Alpine
>
> Is this right? I did not know they used the name so early.
Yes, from '53 to '55 they made a car that somewhat resembles a Jag
XK-120, and named it 'Alpine.' The Alpine that you are no doubt
thinking of was built from '59 to '67.
I pretty sure the name 'Alpine' goes even further back into the
Sunbeam/Rootes history, but I don't know the details.
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