Jeff,
Yes, the panels were aluminum. Just the doors, trunk, hood.
The serial number is the BIG question. I have the serial number off
the Proctor/Harper car thanks to Andrew Martin but no telling what the other
cars would be.
So far this week alone:
1) Located Fred Barrette (co-drove the Alpine in 61 and 62 at Sebring)
2) Figured out there was a forth Alpine at the 61' Sebring which WAS factory
prepared. This car probably stayed in the US.
3) "May" have found Len Amato in Flordia - Len owned the East Coast Sebring
car (from an ad in SCCA Wheel June 1963.... most likely the Payne/Sheppard
car).
4) Finially was told that the "Factory" Car which we found before Christmas
is a Series III. This means it has to be Jim Latimer's car or the #80
Daytona car (most likely). There is a chance these two cars are in fact
the same. As I talked to Suzy Dietrich about her race at the 66 Daytona she
mentioned her mechanics were from Detriot.... Jim Latimer's home town....
5) Found more history on the Moss/Pickering car - it appears that it was
still racing in Lawrence, KS in
1968... the driver was Stephan Blake.
Lots of action.
Steve... still looking
on 1/28/02 10:13 AM, Sankus, Jeffrey H (Jeffrey) at jhs@agere.com wrote:
> Hi Steve;
> Nice tracking. If we have the car serial number we can track it through
> motor vehicle to see if it was ever made street legal.
> I use to live in N.J. There was a White Meadow Lakes never heard of
> Meadow lake, Hmm, this is really cool stuff.
> Why the magnet check? Were they aluminum? I'll do some investigating from
> end.
> I'll report ANYTHING I come up with. Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Silverstein [mailto:milano164@mediaone.net]
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 8:40 PM
> To: Sunbeam
> Subject: Sebring Alpine in New Jersey... 1965
>
>
> Well, with the help of Andrew Martin we have tracked one of the Sebring
> Alpines to New Jersey in 1965.
>
> Len Amato was a Racer (possibly dealer) who bought this car straight from
> Rootes. He raced it up until mid-64 and then sold it - to the MILKMAN...
> who knows if the milkman raced it but if he didn't then it probably didn't
> go far from the town (I think this town was Meadow Lake, NJ).
>
> Well, this is a long shot but if you live in the Meadow Lake area please
> keep an eye out for a Silver, RHD, Series II. Take a magnet along to check
> the doors and hood/trunk!
>
> Steve Silverstein
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