There's one of these for sale, locally. They seem like cool little cars. Edumacate me, please.
There's one of these for sale, locally. They seem like cool little cars. Edumacate me, please.
I don't know much about the cars other than the Sunbeam Tiger was the one with a Ford v8 put in it. Wikipedia has a entry for them that should be a good start.
In reply to Xceler8x:
The Sunbeam Alpine GT is not related to the Sunbeam Tiger.
It is based on the Rootes Group's Arrow platform. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootes_Arrow
In reply to 93EXCivic:
Does the GT add something to the normal Alpine that would indicate the later Rootes Arrow chassis? Otherwise the earlier, but not the earliest Alpines do have a lot to do with the Tiger.
It would make a nice pair with an older Barracuda.....
Rust is a problem with these, as is parts availability. You might have to get stuff from the UK for them - over there, look for "Sunbeam Rapier".
RossD wrote: In reply to 93EXCivic: Does the GT add something to the normal Alpine that would indicate the later Rootes Arrow chassis? Otherwise the earlier, but not the earliest Alpines do have a lot to do with the Tiger.
I don't think that there was an Alpine GT pre-Rootes Arrow chassis. I could be wrong...
The car in question is a 1963 model.
In reply to rotard:
Well I would be wrong then.
I have never heard of an Alpine GT that old. What does the GT mean with those Alpines?
Either way you should buy it.
I had to check to see if they actually existed, myself. It seems that the GT came with a hard top, had 4 seats, and had a wooden dash and steering wheel. It also had a quieter intake.
Now, we all know. 
** Edit: Because I didn't know about the Rootes Arrow Chassis at all! 
There were a lot of nice ones this past weekend at Euro Fest at the BMW factory. As always, going to the show was bad for my automotive ADD.
rotard wrote: I had to check to see if they actually existed, myself. It seems that the GT came with a hard top, had 4 seats, and had a wooden dash and steering wheel. It also had a quieter intake.
I learn something new everyday. Now we expect a build thread.
From the Classic Motorsport sub forum: http://classicmotorsports.net/forum/classic-cars/thoughts-on-a-63-sunbeam-alpine-gt/21504/page1/
Looks kinda ugly IMO.
In reply to rotard:
I'm a former Tiger owner and I know this is a real long shot - but if this car looks like this then grab it immediately and ask no questions. The Sunbeam Alpine Harrington LeMans GT was made in 1962/63. They only produced 250 of them. I've only ever seen one.
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