Temperature vs. Time Interstate Driving LOOP Better Performers These were the best Interstate performers.
The Amtrak Autotrain poster with the Sunbeam on it will be available from Amtrak in mid June, according to Amtrak
This auction is over. We’re showing the pictures in case they might be of value to our readers Every nook-n-cranny of the Walter J. Swift estate and Sunbeam archives was scoured for anything Sunbeam. A variety of NOS (New Old Stock) and terrific condition previously rejected or unused WJS spares are being offered for sale. (more…)
This photo was clipped from the evening news on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. What a story could be told about this adventure. I would sure like to locate the owner of this car.
May 8, 2010
35th Annual BASH — Bring A Sunbeam Here
at the Rough-N-Tumble Engineers Historical Association event in Kinzer, PA near Lancaster
A visitor asked: How do you verify that a Tiger is for real and not a fake? The easiest way to identify a “real” Tiger is to determine if it has been authenticated by the TAC process.* If the car has been TAC’d, you’ll find a numbered decal behind the cubby (glove) box. TAC stands for (more…)
According to John Grunsfeld, the astronaut on the Hubble telescope repair, owning an Alpine qualifies one as an important life experience for astronauts. Check out segment this recording of Car Talk. The reference is at 5:50seconds. [ed note: I think the original broadcast of this show was on June 6, 2009] Here’s the link to (more…)
Anybody know what year this was? A sleeping giant legend returns. The Hershey Hillclimb was held for the first time in 32 years the weekend of 20 and 21 April. Thirty-year or older race cars ascended the 7 tenth mile scenic service road to Hotel Hershey. Although rain showers were in the area they stopped (more…)
by Tony Inzana The Sunbeam Harrington LeMans, which some of you remember appeared in our newsletter as a Road & Track road test reprint several issues ago, arrived officially on the English motoring scene in December, 1961, at the Earls Court Motor Show of that year. Take a normal Sunbeam engine and chassis, tune the (more…)
GROUP: EngineSUBGROUP: Oil Pressure Relief ValveDATE: 3-31-67 SUBJECT: New Oil Pressure Relief Valve Models: Alpine V, Minx VI & Arrow A new steel relief valve assembly was introduced in production from the Chassis Numbers shown below, having a thick fibre sealing washer under the head of the relief valve. Alpine V – B.395 012220 Minx (more…)