Don't walk away from it. You'll lose the girl. Most of the things you'll
have to work on will be similar to your MG. I haven't had all the
electrical problems with my Alpine that I did with my '69 MG. Some of the
more reliable and helpful parts suppliers are Classic Sunbeam and Sunbeam
Specialties. They have web sites. Victoria British is a secondary source.
Go to Yahoo and search on British Cars. That will lead you to a lot of
sites. Some of them belong to people on the list. As far as advice on your
projects. Just write them down and ask here for input. In a day or so
you'll get more information than you can process. I get info from everyone
here. I buy parts and stuff from other guys on the list. Welcome aboard
and happy motoring.
Terry Smith
'67 Series V
-----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 1:08 PM
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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