Thanks for the response. I figured original Alpine radios would be
rare. I saw the photo of the Alpine interior showing the radio in the
Sunbeam Tiger and Alpine Gold Portfolio -- 1957-1967, which is actually a
compilation book of Autosport, Motor Trend, Road & Track and Car & Driver
magazine articles from '59 to '86. The picture I'm talking about is on
page 130. I know Rick at Sunbeam Specialties sells this book, but you
can also pick it up at an auto book store for $25.
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On Tue, 26 Sep 1995 DSand95510(at)aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 95-09-26 02:28:44 EDT, dsotero(at)primenet.com (Dave Sotero)
> writes:
>
> >What would really make Little Suzie sing is an original radio.
> >I've seen them in autobooks, and I'm wondering if anybody knows where I can
> >find one.
>
> The radios (with orig. speaker) are pretty tough to find, as I suspect most
> owners threw them away when they made the 'big jump' to 8-track. The closest
> look-a-like comes from the four-seater 1969 Sunbeam Alpine GT & Coupe
> fastbacks ('65 Plymouth Barracuda glass-back style). Its the same shape, and
> says "SUNBEAM All Transistor" like the Series V, but has black plastic knobs
> and buttons instead of chrome and does not have the same speaker.
>
> Fastback Alpines are pretty scarce, but the few out there are usually not
> running, and the owner is more than happy to part with it - cheap. For
> typically $100-200 you could get a radio, plus a spare 3:89 rear end, an
> aluminum oil pan(GT only), and maybe a rebuildable 1725cc block.
>
> Dick Sanders
> Seattle, WA
>
> P.S. Which autobook did you find a picture of the Series V radio in?
>
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