<< I'd just like to point out for you, on behalf of Alpine owners everywhere, that the original James Bond car in the very first James Bond movie was a Sunbeam Alpine. >>
Yes, "Dr. No", 1963. I had never seen the movie before but a couple weeks ago it played at a retro theater here in Seattle. My wife and I enjoyed seeing his fine blue Series II on assignment in Jamaca. The 1963 'special' effects are cheezy but fun!
Rob Carpenter Series V [no smoke screen other than blowby]