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| Mooresy |
Posted - 28 May 2013 : 22:47:34
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sunbeam-1970-Fastback-/181148264303?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2a2d47276f
Anyone viewed this car or know anything about it. It's one of those. Could be a good solid basis for a easy body restoration or it could be rotten. If the garage it was in leaked and was damp (lets face it, that looks to have been the case) then it could need a lot of work. On the plus side, the rubbers, seats and dash top should be pretty good (no UV damage). Thing is, I don't really want a big (ish) project. |
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| JPSH120 |
Posted - 30 May 2013 : 12:37:53
If this could be bought for a few hundred quid I think it would be a good buy. Having stood for so long it won't be brilliant but having said that the surface rust doesn't look as bad as I might expect after such a lengthy lay up. What lies beneath however is another matter!!
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| Mooresy |
Posted - 29 May 2013 : 20:59:04
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Originally posted by Stig
it sits directly below the immacualate white Alpine going for £5494 on the sunbeam ebay listings. They almost look like a before and after shots of the same car. Like Moresy the barn Alpine looks like a lot of work whilst the pristine one is too expensive for me.
Yes, Something between the two for around a couple of grand. Thinking about it. The white one that was on ebay the same time as the yellow H120 would have made a nice little project. I could have made a good job of that front valance and the fronts of the wings. It looked a pretty straight car in general. Cornwall was way to far to travel though. |
| Stig |
Posted - 29 May 2013 : 18:32:23
it sits directly below the immacualate white Alpine going for £5494 on the sunbeam ebay listings. They almost look like a before and after shots of the same car. Like Moresy the barn Alpine looks like a lot of work whilst the pristine one is too expensive for me. |
| bigt80 |
Posted - 29 May 2013 : 18:00:33
Hard to say isn't it. I can't understand why people only put a couple of photos up and of the same side!
Might be a member in the area that could go and look?
I agree if garage damp it will have festered, but potentially it is worth saving; esp if it has the orig. (rare) high-backed seats. Has the early dash with round holes for switches - that as you say, should all be in good shape, as with crash roll etc. Hope someone saves it! |
