I can't deny Glenn has a good point, but the comparison isn't exactly
flattering to the Sunbeam. Still, Henry J's are cute cars, and interesting
from several standpoints... in particular, how many cars were christened
with a first name plus an initial?
The Ferrari Enzo P?
Ford Edsel W?
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on 8/7/03 6:58 PM, Glenn Schnittke at schnittke@mindspring.com wrote:
>> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:14:56 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Alpine Harrington
>>
>>
>> Sorry for the lack of MG content, but does anyone here
>> know if the hardtop version of the Sunbeam Alpine -
>> the "Harrington" I believe - was ever sold in the
>> United States? If not, are they hard to find
>> overseas? Expensive?
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>
> Don't know anything about them other than what I just read and saw, but I
> think on top of being sweet looking cars, the first version (with the fins
> still intact) stands a little visual comparison with the Henry J.
>
> When I was a kid of about ten, one of my older brother's buddies had a
> Henry J that he kept changing the paint job on, it seemed like weekly. It
> was one of those cars that got me interested in cars. Did a little
> reasearch and my aged memory seems to stand the test of time. The front end
> is very different (it looks a little like someting out of an early Twilight
> Zone or Outer Limits), but the rear quarter view is strikingly similar.
>
> To wit: http://www.henryjcars.com/glennh/glennh.html
>
> Glenn "Not related, don't know him" Schnittke
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