This car is no longer on the market if it is the one in Rixeyville. VA., it
has found a new home. Believe it or not I drove that car Saturday. It was a
good buy.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Atherton <gumby(at)connectexpress.com>
To: Sunbeam Alpine List <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, November 07, 1999 1:08 PM
Subject: Fw: Non-Tiger Content; '53 Sunbeam Talbot
>Something from the Tiger list. Probably a bit more appreciated on this
side
>than that. Sounds like a real winner to me. Price seems pretty steep, if
>it's headed for the crusher though.
>
>Enjoy!..
>
>Rich
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Hogan <robhogan(at)freewwweb.com>
>To: tigers(at)autox.team.net <tigers(at)autox.team.net>
>Date: Sunday, November 07, 1999 9:07 AM
>Subject: Non-Tiger Content; '53 Sunbeam Talbot
>
>
>>The following is an about an advertised Sunbeam Talbot found at
>>http://www.mgcars.org.uk/class/North+AmericaCFS.html.
>>While I have no interest in this, perhaps some Sunbeam collector may
>>like to know of its existance or someone on this list knows someone to
>>pass this along to that would be interested in saving a '53 Talbot from
>>the crusher.
>>
>>
>>Found: 1953 Sunbeam Talbot 90 in Running condition. At a Junkyard!
>>Crusherbound
>>
>> I was doing my regular Junkyard rounds looking for MGA parts, and
>>happened on
>> this junkyard jewel: 1953 Sunbeam Talbot. It runs, it is a Drophead
>>coupe.
>> They have the title, it looks to be someone's abandoned
>> restoration project. Some new chrome bits in the trunk. Complete
>>right down to
>> the Sunbeam Cloisonne hubcaps. Looks to be complete, only rust I
>>could find was
>> in the floor (scale, not through-rot), some small holes in floor,
>>under seats.
>> The sills had some rot, and the chassis looks really solid, only
>>surface scale.
>> I have an eye for bad a chassis, and it looked good. Looks to have
>>been stored
>> inside somewhere, and someone got fed up with it. Nice car that
>>just arrived a
>> few days ago. Again, its a Talbot 90, Drop head coupe.
>> Interior is all there, however, in some bits. Carpet is gone. Dash
>>looks good.
>> Original Radiomobile radio. Bad amateur gray paint job, faded and
>>ugly.
>> The car is too good to sit in a place like that. I know its not an
>>MG, but I
>> have people in my club that have either owned one before, or wish
>>to again.
>> Put the word out! The owner of the junkyard, of course thinks it is
>>worth much
>> more than it actually is, but you can negotiate.
>> He says he wants $3,500 for it, but I think if you showed up with
>>$2,000 and a
>> Trailer, it would be yours. Remember, don't show up in a nice new
>>shiny car and
>> expect to bargain....borrow a rustbucket, The junkyard is Sonny's
>>in Rixeyville
>> Virginia 540 825 2571. (just don't tell them that bit about the
>>bargaining).
>>
>> Contact: Kevin Richards <flybirds(at)erols.com>
>> Warrenton, Virginia, USA
>> Tel: 540 341 1008
>>
>> Advert placed 30-Oct-1999 at 16:29 (UK time) Advert expires
>>27-Nov-1999
>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Tue Sep 05 2000 - 08:41:14 CDT