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Sunbeam race car in Chicago

sunbeam74

sunbeam74

Silver Level Sponsor
1966 Sunbeam Alpine-Must See
Metallic Maroon w/ matte silver roll bar & black under
Clear title

Race car with original log books. Original rust free shell. Never crashed. Body re-finished and painted. New roll bar. Suspension rebuilt & mounted. Receipts for over $6000.

Car has been chemically dipped. After dipping, a new roll bar was fabricated to meet more current vintage regulations. The back braces are tied into the rear frame at the spring pick up points for additional stiffness. Fender profile is stock. Doors and window channels are filled. All cowel and windshield mounting areas filled too. Headlights were frenched (visors welded and filled). Fiberglass hood for weight savings (stock hood will fit still) Front has Tiger coil springs. Koni shocks on front and rear. Grille, door, trunk handles, gas cap, trunk hinges, and badges all new chrome.

Rolling Chassis only. No Engine or Transmission.

$4,000

Contact Sean @ 815-277-6018 for serious inqueries.
PRIVATE SELLER.

Original URL: http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/car/295216954.html
 
mike_also

mike_also

Diamond Level Sponsor
Wally Swift showed me pictures of this car sometime before he passed away. I got the distinct impression he had a financial interest in this "project" and I wondered if that was squared up with his heirs after he passed. Easier for me to stay away from this one.
 
sunbeam74

sunbeam74

Silver Level Sponsor
The details I know about the car are it is located in Peotone, Ill.... has a log book from the early 80's - driver/owner R. Conrad. Was blue... ran under #21 (think that is what the current owner said)

I hadn't heard of the driver but my records don't go much further than 1970 - so few Alpines were running into the 70's (not that there were that many racing at the national/divisional level inthe 60's)

Steve
 
sunbeam74

sunbeam74

Silver Level Sponsor
Mike,

There doesn't appear to be any connection with Wally. Are you sure this is the same car? Kurt Bowland owned this car prior to the current owner. Kurt owns a Tiger and vintage races. Some may remember Kurt at the Mid-Ohio SVRA event in 2005 - dark green Tiger with Hardtop. I am sure Kurt can tell me more.

It appears Kurt started the restoration the Alpine when it was Mediterainian blue and raced under #21 in the early 80's. I'd be willing to bet that it was raced prior to 1980. I will have to do some more digging to find out who else might have run this car.

Steve
 
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