Sunbeam Alpine Fastback Restoration
Restoration of a 1971 Sunbeam Alpine Fastback.
The car was hidden away in Manchester, UK for nearly 30 years. This video shows the story of its 3 year rebuild.
Restoration of a 1971 Sunbeam Alpine Fastback.
The car was hidden away in Manchester, UK for nearly 30 years. This video shows the story of its 3 year rebuild.
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Great video, love the music...well done mate from Western Australia. I used to work for Rootes in Birmingham.
Beautiful car thanks for sharing 👍
Brilliant. Well done mate, lovely car that.
Nice job.
Lovely resto, always liked the styling has a Jenen Interceptoresque appeal to me (a sort of average persons Jensen if you like) but more practical, my father bought Hillman Hunters but I always hoped he'd get one of the fastback Rootes group cars.
Had loads of guages, used to lift inside front wheel under duress,with 9 drunk teenagers in it,i was 17 too,8 then !! X
Love the post I had a 1970 Alpine in Canada . My first car still miss it
A lot better by far than the Red one we used to have about forty years ago !
Magnifique! Here in Virginia, this ex Surrey lad went to Georgia to buy one with 3600 original miles a year back, thus saving me the trouble of restoration. My Plymouth Cricket though, that is undergoing restoration. Long live Chrysler United Kingdom in the US!
@petersgarage8696
2 жыл бұрын
Good to hear the ex Rootes/Chrysler cars have a strong following in the USA. Plymouth crickets are great cars, bit rare like the Sunbeam Fastback. Well built too, cheers.
@rumcove07
Жыл бұрын
@@petersgarage8696 If you mean by 'strong following', the perhaps 15 that are not Sunbeam roadster owners!
@rumcove07
Жыл бұрын
Btw, you may view mine on my son's channel @Liam Tomlin
That is certainly a rare car especially in America, really cool. I like it more than the MGB GT.
@petersgarage8696
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, yes they are quite rare. The styling was influenced by an American car, the Plymouth Barracuda!
Beautiful restoration, think it's had a replacement engine at some time as Alpines came with a 1725 alloy head engine and single carb, yours has the single carb but has the iron head, that engine usually found in the Hunter or Minx
Beautiful car great restoration, fantastic result
Although the rapier was more popular due to performance and trim, there's something to admire about the Alpines simpler appointments.
@raycroal
Жыл бұрын
there speaks a true car lover, i know where you're coming from
Gorgeous.
New sub ! Liked ❤️😀🚀
Takes ford wheels ! I had chrome rozzies of a 1600 e !!
@thefloorkiller
10 ай бұрын
Has to have spacers on the rear though
OMG a slideshow with zishy muzaak? Nooooooo!
Rapier& h120 had better dash,like a race car