spmdr
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With most of my retied-kick-back effort being
lavished on the "Weekend Racer" Alpine, the "Love Bug"
Alpine has been neglected, both in use and here on the Forum.
For those of you who don't know about the
"Love Bug" Alpine, it is one of the many cars
used in the 1969 Disney Movie "Love Bug".
I covered the discovery of the car here:
forum.sunbeamalpine.org
And here are some pictures taken from the movie.
![P1060823.JPG P1060823.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29065-4bca42a9e906d6c33f5604f9e75e82e2.jpg)
![P1060831.JPG P1060831.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29066-675b370775dd039c8a90806649427ef2.jpg)
![P1060830.JPG P1060830.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29067-3e1f909523fe758e1a046071500e8c59.jpg)
![P1060829.JPG P1060829.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29068-5e133fdeed88ae2f5a185c6a5db8c68d.jpg)
![P1060820.JPG P1060820.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29074-ca2421f13d432117a6d76b4779324402.jpg)
And here is a picture of it (#67) back in 1967, at Santa Barbara, with Corb Flick in #69.
![LoveBugAlpine01.jpg LoveBugAlpine01.jpg](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29069-c92a3bb7dc50c83e7efc13b162f64fbf.jpg)
The car was raced into the '70s and included a mandatory Rollbar up date.
Here is how the car looked in 2016.
![photo 2.JPG photo 2.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29071-007ffd0921c968a6a026092118681323.jpg)
And then a few months later at the Monterey Historics/ Reunion.
![P1070346.JPG P1070346.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29072-8f92d15b5428d0f80c8df3f9c413770a.jpg)
The engine compartment 2016.
![P1070344.JPG P1070344.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29073-50c6f204142070b50fd878d85976b662.jpg)
And some more Love bug Alpine here:
forum.sunbeamalpine.org
More to come.
DW
lavished on the "Weekend Racer" Alpine, the "Love Bug"
Alpine has been neglected, both in use and here on the Forum.
For those of you who don't know about the
"Love Bug" Alpine, it is one of the many cars
used in the 1969 Disney Movie "Love Bug".
I covered the discovery of the car here:
The Story of the Alpine Movie stars
As Paul Harvey would say, "the REST of the story" Road Racing Sunbeam Alpines in So Cal from the '60s. This is a (shortened) story(s) fit for "History Detectives".... When I look back over the series of events, it's hard to believe! ...Something like fact is stranger than Fiction. My...
And here are some pictures taken from the movie.
![P1060823.JPG P1060823.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29065-4bca42a9e906d6c33f5604f9e75e82e2.jpg)
![P1060831.JPG P1060831.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29066-675b370775dd039c8a90806649427ef2.jpg)
![P1060830.JPG P1060830.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29067-3e1f909523fe758e1a046071500e8c59.jpg)
![P1060829.JPG P1060829.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29068-5e133fdeed88ae2f5a185c6a5db8c68d.jpg)
![P1060820.JPG P1060820.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29074-ca2421f13d432117a6d76b4779324402.jpg)
And here is a picture of it (#67) back in 1967, at Santa Barbara, with Corb Flick in #69.
![LoveBugAlpine01.jpg LoveBugAlpine01.jpg](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29069-c92a3bb7dc50c83e7efc13b162f64fbf.jpg)
The car was raced into the '70s and included a mandatory Rollbar up date.
Here is how the car looked in 2016.
![photo 2.JPG photo 2.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29071-007ffd0921c968a6a026092118681323.jpg)
And then a few months later at the Monterey Historics/ Reunion.
![P1070346.JPG P1070346.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29072-8f92d15b5428d0f80c8df3f9c413770a.jpg)
The engine compartment 2016.
![P1070344.JPG P1070344.JPG](https://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/data/attachments/29/29073-50c6f204142070b50fd878d85976b662.jpg)
And some more Love bug Alpine here:
Sebring Alpine to run at Monterey
The Sebring Alpine will be on the track Thur.(8-23) Fri. and Sat.
More to come.
DW
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