Description
Author: Chris Barker, ISBN: 9781845849252, Paperback, Published in 2016, 64 pages
Features
• Definitive detail on each model of Alpine, year by year
• 40+ years’ experience of Alpine ownership in one book
• Written by a professional engineer, author and historian
• Answers the questions ’what exactly is it?’ and ’is it what you want?’
• Helps you decide if an Alpine is really as good as it seems – and what it’s worth
• Photographs of common problem areas
• Gives links to the Alpine community, worldwide
Description
STOP! Don’t buy a Sunbeam Alpine without first buying this book!
A comprehensive guide to Rootes’ Sunbeam Alpine sportscar of the 1960s. It explains and illustrates all the various models, and what it’s like to own, drive and live with an Alpine.
Help to decide which model you really want, score each aspect to help you make the right decision when comparing cars… and agree the right price!
Synopsis
Rootes’ Sunbeam Alpine sportscar was the flagship of its car range. Here, all the various models and production changes are described and illustrated in detail, along with what it’s like to own, drive and live with an Alpine – one of the best engineered, stylish and practical cars of its time, and still satisfying to drive today.
If you’re thinking of buying an Alpine, this book will help you decide which model you really want, and learn exactly what to look for when you go to view a car. By using a thorough points-based assessment, you can decide with your head – not your heart – so you can better make the right decision, and pay the right price.
Benefit from the author’s forty years’ of Alpine ownership experience and engineering expertise, all in one book!
Additional Information
The Sunbeam Alpine was one of the best engineered and satisfying to drive British cars of the 1960s, and it’s still a good, practical car to drive today. An understanding of its continuous evolution and its complexities is essential if you you are to find the best one for you.
The first book to provide details of each and every model and type, and the pitfalls to watch out for when purchasing today.
Includes colour photos showing the various ’Series’ produced, and their individual detail, many taken especially for the book.
Also includes tables giving full series descriptions; photographs of cars before, during and after restoration; lists of clubs, suppliers and other organisations.
