Kelly....you are the first to know that I am selling HERBEAM ! The car is
still in very good condition
despite the 60,000 mi I put on her since ground up resto completed in 1994.
This car won SUNI II concours 1st place modified alpine and Peoples Choice -
Best of Show at San Diego British car days (over 400 entries). Figuring my
time at $15.00/hr and parts I have over $15,000 invested in her. I would
sell to a list member for $6500....thats only $1500 more than the plain old
alpine you looked at. Maybe this car would be your cup of tea! My wife
loves it...she picked the colors and options.
for more info on the car call me! (858) old (619) 695-3257 and see my web
page at
PS: The only reason I'm selling is that I am working on another alpine that
will never get finished as long as I'm driving HERBEAM ! I am also buying
one of my dream cars from 10 yrs ago...a 1990 Chrysler Maserati TC for my
daily driver and I need the money . Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Kelly Rasmussen <rasmussenk(at)mindspring.com>
To: <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 3:58 AM
Subject: EBay Alpine Test Drive
> Armed with cautionary advice from Ian Spencer, printouts from Ian's and
> TEAE's and team.net's "Sunbeam Alpine Buyer's Guide" websites, the
> Brookland book, and the Factory Parts Manual purchased from Classic
> Sunbeam, I took a day trip yesterday to Virginia to test drive the 1967 SV
> Alpine (B395007657) currently offered on eBay (auction ends today).
>
> [If anyone is interested in more details about the car, let me know.
> Reserve is set at $4900.00 and includes the original SV Owners Handbook
and
> Brooklands Book "Sunbeam Alpine & Tiger 1959-1967", both in good
condition.
> Disclaimer: I have no involvement other than a couple of hours spent
> looking at and driving the car.]
>
> My goal was to determine whether to continue my SII restoration project,
> sell it and buy a drivable Alpine, or purchase a new car and forget about
> old crocks. On Friday I test drove a 10th Anniversary Miata, a 2000
> Eclipse sport version, and a BMW Z3 M version for comparison. That added
> to prior test drives of a Boxster and an SLK.
>
> Janis (seller of the Alpine) and her partner Dave were very welcoming and
> let me crawl all over the car. She had purchased it a month ago at an
> auction. Since she knew even less than I did about Alpines, we both
> learned as we compared it to my reference materials. Then they encouraged
> me to drive it. It had been years since I had driven an Alpine (I
commuted
> one in Seattle for 3 months in 1976). I was so happy when it fired right
> up, went smoothly into gear, and headed on down the road. It was pretty
> much as I had remembered: heads turning as I drove by.
>
> Result: The older cars have a distinctive personality even though they
all
> seem to need work, running or not. None of the newer cars said "take me
> home from the showroom". It's status quo for me.
>
>
>
>
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