I've been there, and he does have a lot of good, and rare, stuff......but he
thinks his parts are made of gold, and charges accordingly. He's also been
threatening to retire for at least the past 15 years, and still hasn't.
Bob
>>> Many of you have contacted me about the pictures I took of Alpines in a
>>> South Carolina junkyard. They are posted on www.sunbeamalpine.org in the
>>> Alpine Sightings section.
>>>
>>> I have just returned from a business trip in Columbia, South Carolina
and
>>> have taken new pictures of the remaining Alpines - these will be posted
>>> soon. Currently the owner, Mr. William Broome, has 9 Alpines. Four
Series
>I
>>> Alpines, two Series IIs, two Series IVs, and one Series V. All are
>nearing
>>> parts car status but there's still plenty of good sheetmetal,
>drivetrains,
>>> glass. All the interiors are shot but the seat frames are still good,
>>> dashboards with gauges, etc. An original early hardtop still resides on
a
>>> Series I. No overdrives.
>>>
>>> Ian will post these updated pictures as well as the junkyard's contact
>>> information. Mr. Broome is retiring soon and his kids are not interested
>in
>>> the parts business. If you're interested in any of these cars, the phone
>>> number is 803-754-5363. Email is aott@mindspring.com Mr. Broome used to
>>> race a Series IV Alpine he converted to a Tiger, but that car's
>drivetrain
>>> is long gone.
>>>
>>> I collected as many of the serial numbers as I could for the registry
>>> (picture a guy in a suit and tie, camera around his neck, crawling
>through
>>> weeds and poison ivy to get at the cars - all for the Alpine community;
>you
>>> may stand up and cheer now - Mr. Broome thought I was nuts).
>>>
>>> Non-Alpine Content: For those of you who love other British cars this
>place
>>> is a feast for the eyes. In addition to the typical MGs, Triumphs, and
>>> Jaguars, there are two Triumph Mayflowers, Austin-Healeys, a beautiful
>Riley
>>> 1.5 saloon, Jag saloons, a Hillman Husky wagon, and more. The biggest
>>> concentration is Jaguar. Pass this information along so that these cars
>and
>>> parts can be saved.
>>>
>>> Scott Christie
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