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.
As someone who brought my Alpine as a university student, struggled to
pay for it (and its bank loan) on student grants, worked in underpaid
menial jobs to fund its repair bills (and when they couldn't be funded I
walked or took a bus), struggled years to accumulate enough parts to
hopefully keep my car on the road in the foreseable future and have only
now after 15 years been able to afford to restore it, I see no reason
why you should get your restoration at my expense. Happy to give you all
the advise you desire but it is your car so don't expect me to restore
it for you. And don't tell me you just want to get it mobile to satisfy
your landlord cause it'll run just fine without chrome letters,
rechromed hubcaps and bumpers,body work and a paint job.
Karl
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