- 1. Rootes cars in music videos (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 18:30:43 +1000
- Following on from the Alpine in Mundian To Bach Ke by Punjabi MC, I spotted a Super Snipe (Mk II or III I think) with a flame job in Psychosis Safari by Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster at the weeke
- /html/alpines/2003-06/msg00074.html (6,534 bytes)
- 2. tv sighting (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 18:37:08 +1000
- Just saw a Hillman Avenger on TV. It was one of those cheap and nasty documentaries about bad drivers. The Avenger was swerving from all over the road, then its rear suspension collapsed. Oh dear. No
- /html/alpines/2003-05/msg00020.html (6,396 bytes)
- 3. early Sunbeams (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 21:26:53 +1000
- As some of you may know, I've got a bit of a thing for pre-war Sunbeams. Anyway, this site had me drooling all over my keyboard. http://www.prewarcar.com/searchresults.asp?make=Sunbeam
- /html/alpines/2003-05/msg00056.html (6,526 bytes)
- 4. Fw: Sunbeams for sale ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 21:27:51 +1000
- If anyone can help Kathy email her at Kathleen_Los@skyepharma.com
- /html/alpines/2003-04/msg00020.html (7,921 bytes)
- 5. Vanguards Alpine (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 19:01:15 +1000
- Oh dear. I hope this is a prototype and not a production model. Notice the position of the SUNBEAM letters on the bonnet?! It appears to have a somewhat dodgy looking bonnet mascot as well. http://ww
- /html/alpines/2003-04/msg00024.html (7,374 bytes)
- 6. slot cars (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 20:09:35 +1000
- I got this link from the Imp list. http://www.traffic-modelcars.com/h32-resinslotcars.htm Check out the Imp and Rapier slot cars. Not cheap though. If my wife saw that on the credit card I'd be castr
- /html/alpines/2003-04/msg00085.html (6,427 bytes)
- 7. Re: Recovering seats (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 08:09:30 +1000
- I got mine here. http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/index.htm Russ
- /html/alpines/2003-03/msg00004.html (7,617 bytes)
- 8. Re: think you know Rootes? (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:50:16 +1000
- Thanks to Vic Hughes for pointing out the question on the year the Humber Sceptre first went into production had the incorrect answer. It's been fixed now! Russ
- /html/alpines/2003-03/msg00029.html (9,387 bytes)
- 9. Re: Sunbeam Alpine in Race 5 at Ballina To-day No 7 (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 06:53:31 +1000
- There's an owner in New South Wales who names all of his horses after Rootes Group cars. I'm guessing "Sunbeam Alpine" belongs to his stable. Here's one I found earlier about "Hillman Imp". http://ww
- /html/alpines/2003-03/msg00051.html (7,534 bytes)
- 10. Re: Minnow Carbs ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 19:13:16 +1000
- Hi Andy, Although I have no personal experience, Reece Fish carbs used to be a popular accessory for Imps in the 60s/70s. I've come across a few books on Imp tuning from that era and the Reece carb s
- /html/alpines/2003-03/msg00062.html (7,892 bytes)
- 11. Chrysler (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 19:12:55 +1000
- Geez, it's 25 years since Chrysler wiped their hands of Rootes and they're STILL putting the boot in. Check out the 8th paragraph from the bottom. http://media.chrysler.co.uk/releases/rel_arc_95/1810
- /html/alpines/2003-03/msg00115.html (6,481 bytes)
- 12. Re: Paint (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:04:25 +1000
- The cars would have been hand-built back then. It was probably a case of anything goes. None of this any-colour-so-long-as-it's-black stuff at Sunbeam. :-) Russ
- /html/alpines/2003-02/msg00102.html (7,058 bytes)
- 13. Sunbeam films (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 22:17:38 +1000
- Haven't had time to investigate this yet, but it looks interesting. http://www.britishpathe.com/product_display.cfm?searchfilm=sunbeam&Search.x= 32&Search.y=26&start=1 Russ
- /html/alpines/2003-02/msg00124.html (6,405 bytes)
- 14. Re: Russ Maddock's Supreme Sunbeam Page (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 17:37:58 +1000
- Hi Bob, It should be okay now. Not sure what happened, but the server must have been out of commission for a couple of days. Russ but changed?
- /html/alpines/2003-01/msg00034.html (7,710 bytes)
- 15. Re: alpine fastback wanted (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 07:05:17 +1000
- Although I can't help with cars for sale, here's a site that deals with fastback Alpines and Rapiers. http://www.sroc.org.uk/ Russ year. sites under 69s.
- /html/alpines/2003-01/msg00059.html (7,439 bytes)
- 16. Rootes article (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 18:57:13 +1000
- Just found an article by our very own Vic Hughes about Rootes involvement at Bathurst in the latest issue of Australian Classic Car magazine. 'Onya Vic! Shame they mixed up some of the captions. Russ
- /html/alpines/2003-01/msg00190.html (6,593 bytes)
- 17. AutoWeek (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 19:06:14 +1000
- Hope this link works. If not, go to www.autoweek.com and you should see a Sunbeam Alpine link under the heading Recent Stories. http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=thec
- /html/alpines/2002-12/msg00049.html (6,655 bytes)
- 18. Re: Howes and headlight rims (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 08:52:51 +1000
- Yes, I've gone for the non-peaked look too. http://www.sunbeam.org.au/mysunb.htm http://www.petrie.hotkey.net.au/~rmaddock/cars.htm This was originally meant to be a stopgap measure until I sorted ou
- /html/alpines/2002-12/msg00104.html (7,856 bytes)
- 19. Re: Howes and headlight rims (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 08:58:15 +1000
- Excellent number plate, Jay!! Russ
- /html/alpines/2002-12/msg00105.html (7,340 bytes)
- 20. Re: Remote diagnosis of brake light problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 18:03:53 +1000
- When I did the brakes on mine I got everything working perfectly and then, days before I planned on taking it for the test, the brake light pressure switch failed just like that. As I had only just m
- /html/alpines/2002-12/msg00113.html (8,085 bytes)
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