the secrets from the UK Harrington enclave........
There are basically 4 variants of the Harirngton :
'A' Type - based on a series 2 Alpine with a fibreglass roof which comes down to half way across the original trunk lid. There is a shortened trunk lid which opens to make the series 2 trunk even smaller !!
Le Mans - A complete change to the rear end which does away with the fins and incorprates a tailgate - reputed by some to be the first car to offer a hatchback? The rear wings are cut down and folded over to make a lip for the fibregalss roof to bolt to. I rebuilt a really rusty one a few years ago and it is an interesting challenge.
'C' type - this is again based on a series 2 (not 3 as stated by some). Around 12 were made of which I know of 6 including my own. The roof is designed to retain the rear pointy fins and incorporates a hatchback and a rear roof vent. This makes the car look a bit like an Aston. I can E mail a photo of mine if anyone is really interested.
'D' type - this uses the same roof as the C type but is based on a sereis 4 body and therefore has the reduced wings. There are reportedly 3 cars produced of which 2 are concours examples in the UK. One owned by a colleague of mine and the other is currently for sale in the Uk at =A311,000 ( approx $18,000).
The car Jay is describing is a one off roof produced by Paul Knayston in the UK. It is not a Harrington but I agree it is a really nice variation on a theme. Paul is in the motor trade and aparently may consider making copies ! the car is basically a sereis 5.
hopw it help clarify
regards
In message <862566D6.005BAC0C.00(at)internet-503.interliant.com>, Jay
Laifman <Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com> writes
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>I found a few pictures of a Harrington D type (although I seem to recall
>reading somewhere that Harrington did not lable it a D type). The D type
>is based on a SIV and is the same as the Tiger Harrington, but NOT the same
>as this Alpine Coupe shown in the lastest Horn. So, the mystery continues.
>My guess now is that this is a one-off car by an owner with a great eye for
>getting the right lines. Or, merely someone who copied an Aston Martin as
>close as possible!
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>As I said, I have e-mails out to some folks at SAOC in England inquiring
>about the car.
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>Jay
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>P.S. I did see those Tiger kill stickers on Steve Smith's car on the back
>page - very cool. Steve, by the way, is the club competition secretary.
>He advertises regularly in the Horn as Minx Developments getting 130BHP
>from your Alpine. I note from the picture of his engine compartment that
>he is running dual SU's on his car.
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--=20 Jeff Howarth