Dear Mr. JUKENTIME (aka Mr. McKay)
Very sorry to hear of your lament. Being a card carrying liberal, I guess
I should be sympathetic. Well I'm not. You go about showing up on a Owners
list all of a sudden, asking for valuable things. Lot of guts.
My advice to you since you obviously cannot handle this PROJECT, yes it is
a project, is get rid of it. There will be others. I sold my first Alpine
15 years ago when I realized I had no time or resources to do it right.
Recently a new one has entered into my life. Money doesn't grow on trees
at my house either but I would never ask anyone to finance MY hobby. You
seem to need to concentrate on getting you life together, not a car. Even
if people were to donate time, money, and parts for this car, you wouldn't
be able to keep it going. You have a track record of letting things slip
away. It ran once didn't it?
You also ask for a lot of things that are non-essencial for the operation
of the vehicle. This smells of big time scam.
So sorry, I would help with questions on how to make things work so if you
decide to keep the car, feel free to ask how to balance carbs, replace a
bushing, or grind down some rust. Just don't ask for give aways on a
totally non-essencial part of your life.
Good luck selling it.
I am also sorry this is to be the first post to this group. The might
think I'm a real XXXhole. I'm not.
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On Tue, 1 Apr 1997 JUKENTIME(at)aol.com wrote:
> Fellow Alpine enthusiast:
>
> This is a desperate plea for HELP!! My name is Michael McKay and I
> am the proud owner of a 1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III. Unfortunatly my
> "Baby" hasn't been running for over 3 years. I am a single parent of two
> daughters and fiancially I just havn't been able to put a dime into my
> Alpine. I have gone to great expense to just hang on to it, in the dreams of
> some day getting it back on the road and restoring it.
> Recently I have been told, buy my Land Lord, to either fix it or get
> rid of it :o( These are the things that I need and need to be done:
>
> Things needed:
> New distributor
> New carburetors(Zenith) or an intake manifold for a single 4-barrel
> New radiator
> New Seats
> New chrome letters and parts
> New rubber door and window parts
>
> Things that Need to be Done:
> Some body work
> Full paint job
> Strighten and re-chrome bumpers
> Re-chrome hub caps
>
> Any parts or contributions would be APPRECIATED GREATLY!!!! This is
> no scam, please don't send any contributions payable to me. I have selected
> a place close to where I live to do any work needed, it is: R&M Classic
> Cars. Their address is: 172 Laurel, Redwood City, CA 94063
>
> Anyone responding to this letter will be notified of my progress and
> sent Before and After photos. This is a last ditch effort to keep my Sunbeam
> PLEASE help me in any way you can. Any advise would also be helpful.
>
> Sincerely,
> Michael McKay
> 460 Pigeon Pt. Rd.
> Pescadero, CA 94060
>
>
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