Sunbeam Alpine Owners Club · 2018. 5. 21. · Created Date: 12/19/2013 4:45:41 PM
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Mark, Timothy and Andrew give their regular reader- reports on running old cars iIIARK DAT{IEL Council technica! Co-ordinator, aged 27 Drives a Sunbeam Alpine MKV \Jnfortunately Mark's plan to use his Alpine for a friend's wedding and his summer holi- days never came off : thc car is still in. the workshop und.cr- Solng lts extenslve renovatlon and is unlikcly to be complcted before November. APT Rstorations of Cardiff, which is doing the work, is snowed under with work on E-type and XK Jaguars. APT has given the Alpinc a thorough inspection and re- ports that quite a bit morc work than previously thought has to be done. The shopping list currently reads: all four wings, both sills, rear valance and boot panels, under-floor plating (where there's rust) and a new under-floor cruciform brace and spring hangers. De- spite the fact that so much more work is involved, APT is still doing thc car lor the original estimate. "I've also decided to fit a Kenlowe fan," says Mark, Runnl "and I've ordered a new hood from the London Car Hood Company. A local firm called Skyport will actually be fitting it for mc. This will comple- ment the pair of hardtops I have for the car, neither of which I've yet had repaircd. I may have a chance to buy a third as well! "l originally had the Alpine insured with Norwich Union for 12700 but by the time thc restoration is compiete, I think it'll be worth morc likc f7500. So I'm negotiating with rny broker to have its agreed valuc raiscd. You havc to protect all that investment. "Naturally. it's disappoint- ing not to have the car ready for the summer, but as thc restorer has agreed to do the extra work for the original price, I don't mind bcing patient. " ANDREWSHEPPARD Architect, aged 37 Drives an Austin A70 Hereford coup6 During the hot sllrrmcr pcriod, Andrew continued to usc the A70 cor.rvcrtible: ".What would you do with a six-seatcr convcrtible in wcather like this?" aske.d Andrew in thc middle of thc heat-wavc. But thc restoration cotl- tinucs. Both thc rear wings have now been replaccd, rc- quiring some of thc shcarcd bolts to be drilled out. A new speedo cable has becn installcd - although some difficulty was encountercd in trying to . .-: tlt a 'bJ cabte lnto a 5l car. Tha biggcst problcm re- mains the sills. "No-one scems Wings, sills and boot panels all replaced in extensive renovation - Mark Daniel and Alpine: rebuild taking Iongerthan planned to havc a pattcrn to fit it, " says Andrcw. "l'm going to visit r Hereford woody cstatc to scc thc sills on that. Anothcr pos sibility is using the back half o* some sills from a Hereford pick-up I know of. Oncc thc sills are on, I'11 havc the body brought up to scratch and rc- spraycd. "l also visitcd thc Austirr Counties Car Club barn (spares depot) and, ort im- pulsc, bought a dynamo for 115. On the way home all thc clcctrics wcnt dcad, so I pulled into a service statiorl and callcd the AA. After looking at the car, they shook thcir heads and said it was going to necd a new dynamo - would I likc a tow back? I produced thc dynamo and askcd if that would do. Not only did it fit and work, but the AA men thanked n're for the opportunity to work on such a lovcly old car!" Apart fronr sornc routirrc servicing, such as adjusting thc 82 Nouember 1990YOUR CLASSTC
Transcript of Sunbeam Alpine Owners Club · 2018. 5. 21. · Created Date: 12/19/2013 4:45:41 PM
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Mark, Timothy andAndrew give theirregular reader-reports on runningold cars
iIIARK DAT{IELCouncil technica!Co-ordinator, aged 27Drives a Sunbeam AlpineMKV\Jnfortunately Mark's plan touse his Alpine for a friend'swedding and his summer holi-days never came off : thc car isstill in. the workshop und.cr-Solng lts extenslve renovatlonand is unlikcly to be complctedbefore November. APTRstorations of Cardiff, whichis doing the work, is snowedunder with work on E-typeand XK Jaguars.
APT has given the Alpinc athorough inspection and re-ports that quite a bit morcwork than previously thoughthas to be done. The shoppinglist currently reads: all fourwings, both sills, rear valanceand boot panels, under-floorplating (where there's rust) anda new under-floor cruciformbrace and spring hangers. De-spite the fact that so muchmore work is involved, APTis still doing thc car lor theoriginal estimate.
"I've also decided to fit aKenlowe fan," says Mark,
Runnl"and I've ordered a new hoodfrom the London Car HoodCompany. A local firm calledSkyport will actually be fittingit for mc. This will comple-ment the pair of hardtops Ihave for the car, neither ofwhich I've yet had repaircd. Imay have a chance to buy athird as well!
"l originally had the Alpineinsured with Norwich Unionfor 12700 but by the time thcrestoration is compiete, I thinkit'll be worth morc likc f7500.So I'm negotiating with rnybroker to have its agreed valucraiscd. You havc to protect allthat investment.
"Naturally. it's disappoint-ing not to have the car readyfor the summer, but as thcrestorer has agreed to do theextra work for the originalprice, I don't mind bcingpatient. "
ANDREWSHEPPARDArchitect, aged 37Drives an Austin A70Hereford coup6During the hot sllrrmcrpcriod, Andrew continued tousc the A70 cor.rvcrtible:".What would you do with asix-seatcr convcrtible inwcather like this?" aske.dAndrew in thc middle of thcheat-wavc.
But thc restoration cotl-tinucs. Both thc rear wingshave now been replaccd, rc-quiring some of thc shcarcdbolts to be drilled out. A newspeedo cable has becn installcd
- although some difficultywas encountercd in trying to. .-:tlt a 'bJ cabte lnto a 5l car.Tha biggcst problcm re-
mains the sills. "No-one scems
Wings, sills and boot panelsall replaced in extensiverenovation
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Mark Daniel andAlpine: rebuildtaking Iongerthanplanned
to havc a pattcrn to fit it, " saysAndrcw. "l'm going to visit rHereford woody cstatc to sccthc sills on that. Anothcr possibility is using the back half o*some sills from a Herefordpick-up I know of. Oncc thcsills are on, I'11 havc the bodybrought up to scratch and rc-spraycd.
"l also visitcd thc AustirrCounties Car Club barn(spares depot) and, ort im-pulsc, bought a dynamo for115. On the way home all thcclcctrics wcnt dcad, so I pulledinto a service statiorl and callcdthe AA. After looking at thecar, they shook thcir heads andsaid it was going to necd a newdynamo
- would I likc a tow
back? I produced thc dynamoand askcd if that would do.Not only did it fit and work,but the AA men thanked n'refor the opportunity to workon such a lovcly old car!"
Apart fronr sornc routirrcservicing, such as adjusting thc
82 Nouember 1990YOUR CLASSTC
