A good place for info on fastback Rapiers is http://www.rapiers.clara.net/
Russ Maddock
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Sunbeams hit the Gold Coast in June 2001 - www.qld.sunbeam.org.au/national
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From: "Victor Hughes" <v.hughes@student.canberra.edu.au>
To: <GSTROM99@aol.com>
Cc: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: Alpine sighting
> Does it look kind of like a smaller version of a Plymouth Barracuda? If
so it
> is a sort of fastback Hillman Hunter (or "new Minx"). One of the first
badge
> enginnering products of the Chrysler takeover of Rootes it is based on the
> proven Rootes mechanicals like the 1725 motor. It would be late
1960's/early
> 1970's in age. Some people call them the "Alpine Series 6" although I
don't
> think they were sold under that name. They were also called sunbeam
Rapiers in
> some markets.
>
> Take a look att
> http://www.motorbase.com/search/show-vehicle.ihtml?vehicleID=1202
>
> Is that what it is?
>
> Cheers
>
> Vic Hughes
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