Re: New Sunbeam owner

From: Gary Winblad (winbladg(at)apps5.credence.com)
Date: Fri Jan 20 1995 - 13:25:24 CST


Frank said:
>Well, I guess Alpines are not worth much but it doesn't take that nice of a
>pine to be worth $3 to $6 kbucks.

For $6k I would expect a REALLY nice one.

>On the otherhand, from what I have seen a nice Alpine conversion can be worth
>quite a bit ($6 to $10+ Kbucks). I know the situation is different in Europe

I've seen only one asking somewhere near $10k, thats asking. I paid $4k and
probably paid too much. There has got to be a much smaller market for a
conversion.. Of course if you are talking illegal, deceptive conversions
with all real Tiger parts (including the serial number) then you're talking
the same $ as a real Tiger (Mostly $10-15k now). But why just copy a 30 year
old design when you can use modern technology?

>all the parts and invest all the time you might find it to be a loss.
Couldn't agree more. You're talking a LOT of time.

>An Alpine weighs a lot
>less than a Tiger and handles pretty well. With some motor tweaks (or a swap,
>like a 2300CC pinto motor) you could have a car as fast or faster than a stock
>tiger for a lot less money.
Yup, still would put a rotary in there though! Time is money, don't forget...

Gary



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