Joe
Do you mean the hoods or the cars?
It was actually a 3-position hood - open, closed and coupe-de-ville (open
over the front seats only) on the Sunbeam 80 and 90. I'm not sure if the
Alpine had the middle position - it would be somewhat irrelevant without
back seats!!
I've got a pile of parts which is supposed to re-assemble to a 1956 Sunbeam
90 Series III convertible but the body is as rotten as hell. There are quite
a few of these about - prices seemed to peak at around #15,000 a few years
ago for condition 1, but are around half that now. A decent Alpine of the
period is much more scarce and probably around twice the price. Of course,
this is all in the UK - I can't say about the US!!
Most of the sites I have bookmarked that referred to the 50s Sunbeams seem
to have died. There are some pix at http://www.sunbeam.org.au/
Cheers
Pete Chadbund
www.thecopshop.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Mansfield" <vintagejoe@hotmail.com>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 4:07 PM
Subject: 1950s 4 place Sunbeam Alpine drophead--info sought
> I have fond memories of having seen one or two of these many years ago.
> Could someone please write back with info. Are there any web sites with
pix
> and info? Do they ever show up for sale in US? Price range and parts
> availability?
> Many thanks
> vintagejoe@hotmail.com
>
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