Literature Information
John H. Svensson (ic089(at)cleveland.freenet.edu)
Tue, 25 Jun 1996 10:26:18 -0400
I've just subscribed to the mailing list and enjoy the interesting advice and
conversation. Though I'm not the owner of an Alpine (yet), I will probably
be looking for a restorable hulk. Bear with as I ask two, probably
elementary questions:
1) In terms of literature, can anyone recommend a decent history of Sunbeam/
Rootes which details the Alpine series? Something similar to the readily
available books on Triumph and MG is what I'm speaking about, even if its a
general purpose British sports car book. I'm interested in something that
chronicles the development of the Alpine, production years, differences in
the series, etc. the basic background info.
2) In a related question, in what respects does a '69 2dr. hardtop Alpine
from the Chrysler era differ from the earlier models? Good points, if any,
bad points? While apparently a less desirable auto, $400 for a garaged,
non-running, good body, needs brake overhaul, example seems reasonable.
Any help on the above would be appreciated.
John Svensson
Broomall, PA