[Alpines] the 'which Sunbeam is it?' photo

Bert Palte palte at gmx.net
Thu May 31 14:20:33 MDT 2012


Yes, garages form even today a nice background for pictures or video clips.
Google 'youtube call me maybe' for a contemporary video clip involving not a Tiger but a (I assume) Ford Mustang Mk1.

Bert




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> Datum: Thu, 31 May 2012 06:55:35 -0400 (EDT)
> Von: canisdog at aol.com
> An: tigers at autox.team.net
> CC: alpines at autox.team.net
> Betreff: Re: [Alpines] the \'which Sunbeam is it?\' photo

> Not only that, but do you know what families and parents like that go for
> these days!!   :)
> 
> Very interesting history.  Keep us posted when you find out more.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rande <rande at thecia.net>
> To: tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
> Cc: alpines <alpines at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wed, May 30, 2012 6:47 am
> Subject: [Alpines] the 'which Sunbeam is it?' photo
> 
> 
> snip ... So what is the fascination with this particular photo?  Do you
> know
> the folks?
> Or are you really after that classic Sears Lawn Master mower?  :) ...'
> 
> No, but you're close. It's those classic folding lawn chairs. Got any idea
> what
> those go for in a retro store today?
> 
> That's the B answer. The A answer is that which model car this was has
> bugged
> me for years, more so after I saw Dana Freeman's Tiger back again in 1988
> and
> after I bought my own car the next year. And, each time I would try to
> find
> out more, something else would come up and I would have to drop the
> search.
> This weekend, I unearthed the NY Times photo and tried again.
> 
> If Norm is correct, the car is a Tiger Mk II more recently housed in
> Castro
> Valley, west of the Livermore location from the original photo. In the
> Book
> of Norman, the color as of Jan. 1977
> is listed as blue (The license plate number in the photo matches the entry
> in
> the BON). If it hasn't changed color, my best guess is Mediterranean Blue,
> based
> on the light color in the photo. And the owners were still members of STOA
> as
> of 2000, the latest roster that I have shows.
> 
> This has turned into the Rootes version of History Detectives. Thanks to
> all
> so far who've helped me.
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