[Alpines] [Tigers] ELECTRIC sunbeam

[Mary and Ron Tebo]

Bill:

I think this is the link Jeff was referring to but you have to register 
to look at pics.  Some other Alpine conversions too, if you search.
http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php/planning-sunbeam-alpine-conversion-14559p3.html?highlight=sunbeam+alpine


Ron Tebo

Bill Mounce wrote:
> The link was no good, but if it was CA, I can't help.
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> Back when I was in college, after the Civil War (early 70's, actually, just
> seems longer!), I had a friend at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.  He
> told me at the time that an engineering project was done that made an Alpine
> electric.  About five years ago, I tried to follow up on this, and spoke to
> a retired professor who said he was involved, but it was a pick up truck,
> not an Alpine.  Somebody was wa-a-a-ay wrong when the viewed the vehicle,
> but then... it was the 70's!
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> Good luck, if you find the guy in CA, maybe ask if he went to Lehigh (Go
> Engineers!)
>
> Bill Mounce
> 67 SV (running on deficit creating mid east oil)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: alpines-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:alpines-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Jeff Howarth
> Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 12:54 PM
> To: Jeff Howarth
> Cc: alpines at autox.team.net; Thomas Witt; tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Alpines] [Tigers] ELECTRIC sunbeam
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> I found it !
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> this guy should be our eco-hero,
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> Does anyone know who he is ?
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> regards
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> Jeff
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> http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php?s=c18dd40c8d87056c3e4
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> In message <KFgPgGQnKopKFwal at v8tiger.demon.co.uk>, Jeff Howarth 
> <jeff at v8tiger.demon.co.uk> writes
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>> Tom,
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>> you reminded me, I saw a clip of a programme, I think on the BBC a  few 
>> years ago which covered electric cars in CA>
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>> Guess what 2 of the cars were they had converted- ALPINES !!
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>> Does anyone know of the cars or has seen the film ?
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>> I will see if its on utube or somewhere similar.
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>> regards
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>> Jeff
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>> In message <9433D64AC237453094AEBCB76CF2CAAF at student2>, Thomas Witt 
>> <atwittsend at verizon.net> writes
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>>> Until a cost effective, light weight battery is created, this type of 
>>> hybrid sure seems the way to go. The infastructure (gas stations) are 
>>> there for the power source.
>>>
>>> I have the powertrain from a Jet Electrica 007 
>>> http://www.davisengineering.net/Jet.html .It got it when gas was $4.59 
>>> here in So. Cal..  The project killer is the $2,000 + for lead acid 
>>> batteries with a life expectancy of 2 years.  I got the motor, 
>>> controller, battery box, in car charger and accessories for $105 from 
>>> Pick A Part.  The body shell to put it all in (Earlier Omni/Horizon or 
>>> VW Rabbit - both used the same trans) maybe $500-$1,000.  But at this 
>>> point $3.00 gas in my Mazda 323 is still the better deal - at least 
>>> for the time being.
>>>
>>> Not quite the Lotus design here, but I had thought about a trailer 
>>> hitch mounted gas engine with an alternator array for extended range.
>>>
>>> "Living on the cutting edge of obsolescence," Tom 
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