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Re: Doane Spencer

To: SloMoIV@aol.com
Subject: Re: Doane Spencer
From: sosnaenergyconsulting@home.com
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 10:26:24 -0800
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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