>I'm proud to be the current owner of all the parts that some of you
>will one
>day need to keep your cars stock. I like to think of this assemblage
>as a
>Series III Alpine, but now I see that it's just the shell of a stock
>Alpine
>covered with Jaguar BRG paint, driven by a SV 1725 engine and tranny,
>connected to a NOS 3:89 rear end. Electrics are positive ground--which
>means a generator on a 1725, which also has dual WPs. The interior
>fabric is
>a heck of alot more comfortable than the stock vinyl. All of this stuff
>comes from at least three different series, because some body parts had
>to
>be scrounged from a II. Did I mention the chrome headlamp cowlings and
>American Racing wheels? Or the Peugeot thermostat? The exhaust system
>behind the headers is from another planet and at least 30 percent
>brazing rod.
>When the 1725 goes belly-up (and it will even though it currently runs
>great), I'll probably convert to an electric motor. No rust--and no
>salt on
>the roads here, so it'll probably be 50 years before anyone can pry
>those
>georgous finned body panels from my estate.
>I really respect those of you who have the time, energy and cash
>reserves to
>bring these beautiful machines back to stock. But me, I have enough
>trouble
>just keeping this one on the road (but it looks great).
>Ken Williams
>Austin, TX
I almost cried when I read this. "The horror, the horror."
CNA