Where do you live Matt ? That would help all us to know
-----Original Message-----
From: M.P. Trebelhorn <mpt3265(at)osfmail.isc.rit.edu>
To: alpines(at)autox.team.net <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 2:05 AM
Subject: HELP! with '64 Alpine
>Hello, all.
>
>My name is Matt Trebelhorn, and I have just joined this list. I do not own
an
>Alpine, but may very soon have a '64 on my hands.
>
>The car itself is in poor shape -- a few years back, it bottomed quite
heavily
>and broke the rear axle casing. It has since sat for many years outdoors.
It
>still runs, but is in rough shape. The current owner -- my girlfriends'
father
>-- has offered it to me/us to fix up.
>
>I have some experience with cars in need of help (growing up, family
transport
>was an alfa and a fiat) and with restoring British cars (my current daily
driver
>is a '70 MGB roadster, pulled out of a field 10 years ago) but little to
none
>with Alpines. I need info, guidance, suppliers, references, etc. to help
me
>get started on this project.
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Matt
>PS. the car would essentially be a gift to us, and would mean a great deal
to
>my girlfriend -- advice like "walk away and forget you ever saw that
rustbucket"
>may, in the long run, be correct, but will not be heeded.
>
>
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