Chrysler Alpine T plate. Actual garage find.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Spotted this on the bay of E just now. Looks like a solid one, which can only be a good thing.

* Hmm, not sure how to embed links. Here is is in raw form....

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=131405961800

[trigger]

 

I thought that Seat was the tow car at first!

[DodgyBastard]

Is there not a thread for this sort of thing?

[HillmanImp]

Is there not a thread for this sort of thing?

 

Yeah 

 

 

One of only two left* apparently....

1400LS Alpine, ad includes the usual, "buy it or I cube it" threats.

£160 so far.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Crysler-Alpine-1400-LS-barn-find-Only-one-other-on-the-UK-register-/131405961800?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1e9867da48

 

[eddyramrod]

That really needs to be with one of us.  We need a volunteer to bid so everyone else can keep clear and keep the price down.

[steve_earwig]

Somebody do something! Nicely spotted sir, that does deserve it's own emergency thread. I would volunteer but, you know...

[Cavcraft]

That really needs to be with one of us.  We need a volunteer to bid so everyone else can keep clear and keep the price down.

 

 

Probably best if nobody bids but instead contacts him:

Phone:zero1386700709

Email:rhuttlestone at freenetname.co.uk

[HillmanImp]

That really needs to be with one of us.  We need a volunteer to bid so everyone else can keep clear and keep the price down.

 

Who is it that has a couple of these? I know Boobydoo had some later ones (and maybe an early one) but someone else has a couple don't they?

[trigger]

The name Richard Gooch rings a bell when it comes to Alpines. I'm not sure of his username though.

[eddyramrod]

That would be Richie-g, I think.  Not sure if he still reads the forum.

[r.welfare]

RichieG, don't think he's been on here for ages though.

[HillmanImp]

Maybe someone should PM him to let him know, although I am sure it people are aware of it on other forums he will frequent?

[skattrd]

Didn't SambaS buy a fucked one of these and drive it home a month or two back?

[steve_earwig]

This be the thread - http://autoshite.com/topic/18678-sambas-in-alpinele-oh-dearage/

[sierraman]

Like hell he was going to crush it!

[SambaS]

I refute this comment, turned out to be a decent chap...

Yes car needs saving.

[oman5]

I've messaged Richard about this. I suspect he has his hands full with Morris Ital/Allegro stuff but you never know. It turns out he is a previous owner of my allegro. Small world!

[lisbon_road]

Amazing.  I well remember the scrapyards filling up with them in about 1983, couldn't move for them.  All rotten, especially the floors if I remember rightly.

[steve_earwig]

I remember seeing someone's front garden with 4 of them (mix of Alpines and Solaras, including a Sunseeker) just sitting there rusting. This would have been in about 1990.

[New POD]

In 1987, I was studying Manufacturing at Coventry (Lanchester) Polytechnic, and we had to arrange to go on a number of Factory tours and do some visit reports in the style of Sir John Harvey Jones Digby (Troubleshooter).  Anyway as my house mates (one of whom was my future best man) were sponsored by Puegeot Talbot at Ryton (RIP) I  blagged a couple of us a factory tour, where a we saw the 309 being thrown together. (Literally).  The old bloke who showed us around, offered a lift back to the City Centre, which would save me a 4 mile walk (bugger getting the bus - the bastards expect payment), in an immaculate Talbot Solara.

 

He was very proud of this particular beige future shite fest star, as he'd been the paint shop supervisor on nights, and had personally supervised the docket, which had his order number on it.  Apparently it went through the paint process twice. So proud of his retirement present to himself.  I kept my opinions to myself. I knew shite when I saw it, even then.

[New POD]

In 1987, I was studying Manufacturing at Coventry (Lanchester) Polytechnic, and we had to arrange to go on a number of Factory tours and do some visit reports in the style of Sir John Harvey Jones Digby (Troubleshooter).  Anyway as my house mates (one of whom was my future best man) were sponsored by Puegeot Talbot at Ryton (RIP) I  blagged a couple of us a factory tour, where a we saw the 309 being thrown together. (Literally).  The old bloke who showed us around, offered a lift back to the City Centre, which would save me a 4 mile walk (bugger getting the bus - the bastards expect payment), in an immaculate Talbot Solara.

 

He was very proud of this particular beige future shite fest star, as he'd been the paint shop supervisor on nights, and had personally supervised the docket, which had his order number on it.  Apparently it went through the paint process twice. So proud of his retirement present to himself.  I kept my opinions to myself. I knew shite when I saw it, even then.

[AnthonyG]

Amazing. I well remember the scrapyards filling up with them in about 1983, couldn't move for them. All rotten, especially the floors if I remember rightly.

Yes, these had a short life, even by the standards of the time. The only ones that seemed to last more than about 6 years were the later models from about 83 onwards.