I got the same treatment from Martel a few years ago. Apparently he felt
some Sunbeam owner took advantage of him (no idea how or who) and he wants
nothing to do with anything related to Sunbeams and let me know it in very
colorful terms. My advice: don't bother with him.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Samouce's" <wsamouce@kc.rr.com>
To: <robin02@mindspring.com>; "'Baker,Kent'" <kentb@qualcomm.com>;
<tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger Sheet metal
>I called Bob recently to inquire about a steel LAT hood. He told me is so
> many words that I did not have enough money for him to make me one.
>
> I recently replaced my front valance with a VB unit. It was a good fit.
>
> HTH's
> Duke
> B382002037
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of robin02@mindspring.com
> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:43
> To: Baker,Kent; tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger Sheet metal
>
> KEnt, I spoke to Bob Martel about five years ago when he was moving away
> from the Sunbeam fabrication efforts. HE was selling some things he still
> had already made but was not doing any more. It was Bob that told me that
> Victoria British had a good supplier for body panels from ENgland and the
> fit was good. LArry Paulick later confirmed this and I bought ten body
> panels for my car; front and back of each wheel well and the outer rocker
> panels. THe inner rocker panels were fabricated by my body, paint man.
> THe
> fit was good and my car turned out without any evidence of patch panels.
> At
> the time, neither Rick not Curt could fill the order. RObin Young
>
> ---Original Message-----
>>From: "Baker, Kent" <kentb@qualcomm.com>
>>Sent: Aug 26, 2009 1:14 PM
>>To: "tigers@autox.team.net" <tigers@autox.team.net>
>>Subject: [Tigers] Tiger Sheet metal
>>
>>I am finally getting to the complete restoration of my MK1a, and am
>>looking
>>for quality sheet metal replacement parts. Although a Southern California
>>car, it has rust on the frame exhaust pass through and a few pin holes on
> the
>>floorboards immediately above. The shop doing the frame welding contacted
>>Martell in Ontario, but he is out of the Tiger sheet metal business. I
> noticed
>>Classic Sunbeam Auto Parts has the exhaust frame patches listed on its
> parts
>>sheet, but have no experience (yet) working with them. Suggestions for
>>sources? The car is in Reno, Nevada, although I live in San Diego.
>>
>>Kent Baker
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