Practically Classics Forum

Hi Paul

You did a smashing job on the Rapier 8-)

I had a Sunbeam Alpine back in the 80's, I loved the car but it broke my heart when a Transit van rear ended me, it put a crease up from the back wheel arches and bent the whole back end down :cry:

Mine was in metallic turquoise but I had it ...

paul,
I'm actually an aircraft engineer so have a fair bit of mechanical nous. Always been involved with playing with cars but a lot of the work on the white car is being done at a good friend's workshop. The one thing that was quite simple was the brake upgrade, there is a company in Aus. called ...

Have you still got your Alpine?

No, sold it back in 86 or 87

Reg number was GKP 347 L

Would you mind if I check with the owners club, see if it still lurking around?

Help yourself !
Would be interesting to know - spent many hours and too much money on it :cry: but I did learn my basic auto DIY ...

Great pic!

I didn't realise how much I lied TR7's until Friday ( saw one on the CO-OP carpark)

Good luck with the work, it will be worth it.

Linda Lusardi

Love it!

Well done for diving in with the grinder..........Damn I want a scoop now!

Have you still got your Alpine?

No, sold it back in 86 or 87

Reg number was GKP 347 L

Would you mind if I check with the owners club, see if it still lurking around?

Help yourself !
Would be interesting to know - spent many hours and too much money on it :cry: but I did learn my basic auto DIY ...

Paul,

I am in Sydney Australia. Still lots to do, white car has a 5 speed from a '98 Oz Falcon and front brakes from '98 Commodore and rear member is shortened '94 commodore with discs 3.55;1 LSD. Engine is 302 Windsor. Silver car will have same driveline but 347 cubes and hopefully/probably 2 ...

Well done to all at PC for putting Bauer's money where your mouth is and rescuing the A105 estate. Having seen the car in the rot you've got a mammoth task ahead of you, but it looks like you're getting the right sort of help on board. I'll follow this one with interest and look forward to seeing ...

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