Jay,
Actually, isn't that the 1921 Sunbeam G.P. car? I'm trying to go from
memory here, so forgive me if I'm wrong. It's the ad that says
"Collectors Items" above it. Right??? - Ian
Jay Laifman wrote:
>
> A couple weeks back, I reported that I was the successful bidder on an ad
> with a soap box derby car and an Alpine. Well, I just got it in the mail.
> It's not a soap box derby racer at all. It's the back of an old Ford with
> a rumble seat. I don't know now if I've ever seen one with a soap box car.
> I presume I have not. (Now crack all you want about mistaking the back of a
> Ford for a racer - my only excuse is the quality of the pictures I saw on
> the net).
>
> FWIW, when I asked the seller where the ad came from, because I had
> searched all my old car magazines for it, he replied "Playboy" 1963
> (possibly the May issue). I got a great kick out of that - as I hadn't
> even thought about looking there.
>
> (I might have reported this before, sorry if I did this twice).
>
> Jay
-- Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org> '61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO '62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
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