Dear Bob Webb.. the Sunbeam overlord of the world.. we all know you apparently know everything there is to know about Sunbeams.. yet so often cant get the simple things right.
Nobody has bashed the car.. the car is beautiful, the fact you cant see the difference between restoring a car and re-bodying is your issue. It is much easier and financially prudent to rebody a very rusty car, no argument there. But we are not talking separate chassis cars.. we are talking monocoque cars. When they get rusty its a lot of effort to rebuild them.. but that is THE car.
On some generic car like your alpines that nobody cares about.. i guess most people don't care.. but this was a car with a significant history. Perhaps as i have suggested several times.. you should go look at the sebring alpine that Steve Alcala restored.. have a look at the state it was in before restoration. Huge amounts of rust everywhere.. he could have done what someone like you would.. just grabbed another alpine.. switched some pats over .. what would he have? he would have another alpine.. someones road car with a few bits of a sebring car on it.. he spent the years rebuilding it because of what it was.
I love how you constantly claim to know what is invloved in restoring rusty cars.. when you have openly said you rebody them.. so i guess you DONT know whats invloved.. you avoid it.. and thank goodness you dont have any important cars.. because there would be nothing left of the orginal..
History is associated with a specific thing.. once its gone.. it's gone.
This car for sale has a history.. it was an Alpine that was used to save the parts of the Harrington that raced at Sebring. It was restored to recreate that car.. and it has a link with Bob Avery, a Sunbeam enthusiast.
As for the brit board.. you and Paul make great bedfellows.. I know exactly what the moderators think of you. and what their thoughts are on your contributions to their forum.. much like this one.
Bob.. i dont expect you to understand any of the above..in fact i seriously doubt you read peoples posts.. and if you do you sure dont comprehend what they say. You never back your claims up.. its ALL HOT AIR hence the bhb rep.. maybe you should gain some cred.. Andy Walker asked you for the evidence you claimed to have about retags.. you never ponied up.. same goes for the recent auto bell housing threads.. same goes for you saying if you have low oil pressure.. rev the car harder... what do you actually know bob?
Last i will post on this to you.. it's not like you can comprehend anything people day.. as you say in your own little love letters and PM's.. you post to "rattle cages" ... the funny thing is.. apparently our posts are upsetting you.. others have legitimate discussions research and embrace ideas.. you on the other hand post to just oppose.. no evidence, no logic and certainly no consistency.. and you do it to the point you will follow members to other forums.. PM, email and harass..
What amazes me is you apparently have been involved with Sunbeams sooooo long.. yet seem to know so little.
Peace out bob.. this thread should return to discussions on the car.. not your usual sidetrack.