>>I've been lurking on this list for a time, and find this Harrington
>>Lemans thread interesting. There seems to be the notion on the list
>>that the Harrington had special mechanics. Perhaps some or most did,
>>but not all. As a kid working in a foreign car shop on the coast of
>>Mississippi, I serviced a Harrington Lemans which had a very ordinary
>>Sunbeam engine and transmission. In fact, the car to my then sensitive
>>eye, was an Alpine with some cool body work.
>>--
>>Harold
>
>I can confirm Harold's comments. I inquired with Smitty about the car
>and he commented that most of the changes on the Harrington were
>cosmetic, basically body and trim stuff. He had never personally seen
>a LeMans with differing mechanicals than an Alpine. Though he did say
>that there may have been factory options available.
>
>Christopher
>From "Alpine-the Classic Sunbeam", 1980
ISBN 0 85614 061 9
"Based on the series 2 alpine, the Harrington... ..could not be called
a simple conversion, as extensive modifications were made to the
interior and chassis. The strenghtening cross member of the original
Alpine ... was cut away and repositioned further to the rear of the
vehicle." page 78
"...three stages of tune were offered, the result of work carried out
in conjunction with George Hartwell Ltd. The third stage was fitted
with twin 40 DCOE weber carburettors, with a 10.2 to 1 comp ratio.
This was capable of over 110 mph, and gave 0-60 in 10.6 seconds,
yet still returned around 22mpg when driven hard."
[ standard twin zeniths( different jets) were used on the
1961 Le-mans competition dept harringtons ]
(on the "Sunbeam Harrington Le-Mans" (uk name) "Sunbeam Le-Mans GT" (US))
"...Again, a large number of optional extras were available. There were
five stages of engine tune - to the standard Le-Mans specification, plus
three offered on the Harrington Alpine."
"the engine of the Harrington Le-mans was allegedly tuned to the same
specification as that of the car which ran in the 24-hour race"
- photo caption p83
No mention of any suspension or brake mods, on the road going cars.
Harringtons occasionally turn up for sale in the 'Alpine Horn'
and British classic car magazines
Andy, the copy-typist
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