Thanks, Dick:
Who put on the SUNI I? Anybody out there in contact with whoever put on
SUNI I? I'd like to obtain a set of those tapes if copies are still
available/affordable.
Regards
David
SloMoIV@aol.com wrote:
>
> Doane gave a lengthy tour of the Hollywood Sports Tiger at SUNI I in
> Snowmass, CO in 1989. It was all videotaped (along with other owner
> interviews and event highlights) and sold afterwards in a 2-tape set. Great
> stuff! He talked more about the Sports Car Graphic Alpine in 1994 at SUNI
> II in Wisconsin, but the room was very dark, and apparently the videotape
> taken didn't turn out, as no ever came forward to sell or distribute copies.
>
> Dick Sanders
> Seattle
>
> P.S. If anyone out there on the list took that SUNI II video, and it still
> exists, please save it! The audio alone makes it a keeper!
>
> In a message dated 3/6/01 7:08:26 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> sosnaenergyconsulting@home.com writes:
>
> << Lou:
> Interesting that you brought up Doane Spencer. I was reading the March
> 2001 issue of Classic and Sportscar magazine and there was an article
> about Mr. Spencers's hot rod. The interesting thing to me was a sidebar
> written by Julian Balme who talked about building a replica of the
> Hollywood Motors tiger. He mentioned that in the early '90's he met Mr.
> Spencer and got together with him about 4 times before Spencer's death.
>
> I had always thought that Doane Spencer was pretty closemouthed about
> the modifications he made to his cars (he probably was, at the time!:-))
> but according to the author, he found Mr. Spencer very willing to
> discuss the modifications to the cars he had built.
>
> It may be that those modifications are well known today (if so, to
> everyone but me:-). I don't know if there would be crossover information
> from the tiger that would be useful to us alpiners or whether they spoke
> of the Hollywood alpine during their tiger discussions, but perhaps the
> author of the article would be willing to share what information he
> collected. Haven't tried contacting him yet and I don't recall anyone on
> the list ever mentioning talking to Doane Spencer about his wizardry
> with Sunbeams, but it's a thought.
>
> Regards
>
> David Sosna >>
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