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Barrett's #87 - Solved - Ashley GT hard top for Sunbeam Alpine
« on: November 29, 2010, 08:09:59 PM »
What is this, and when was it built?
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Re: Barrett's #87
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2010, 09:04:24 AM »
1965-1975 Sunbeam Rapier Fastback?
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Re: Barrett's #87
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2010, 09:06:28 AM »
Harrington conversion on Subeam Alpine
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Re: Barrett's #87
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2010, 11:24:06 AM »
No to both of those
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Re: Barrett's #87
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2010, 04:08:36 PM »
Clearly based on a Sunbeam Alpine Series I from 1959-1960 but I can't identify the conversion. The sloped back does not match Harrington designs. Still looking...
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Re: Barrett's #87
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2010, 08:55:45 PM »
Sunbeam Tiger LeMans Coupe- Early 60's
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Re: Barrett's #87
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2010, 09:45:12 PM »
It's not a Tiger and not a Le Mans...
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Re: Barrett's #87
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2010, 01:03:59 PM »
Easy for an expert.....?
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Re: Barrett's #87
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2010, 01:05:24 PM »
Sunbeam Alpine with an Ashley GT hardtop
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Re: Barrett's #87
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2010, 01:09:42 PM »
That's the one!
I have awarded you your point already, but can you complete the puzzle and tell me when it was built?
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Re: Barrett's #87
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2010, 01:20:35 PM »
I believe it was 1962
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Re: Barrett's #87
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2010, 01:58:29 PM »
That's the one.
I'm not sure if this remained a one-off or any others were built, but Ashley did offer it as a conversion alongside their other hard tops
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Re: Barrett's #87 - Solved - Ashley GT hard top for Sunbeam Alpine
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2010, 04:14:33 AM »
£78 10s! (For those who don't understand 'old' money thats £78.50)
Think it might cost a little more than that today...!
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Re: Barrett's #87 - Solved - Ashley GT hard top for Sunbeam Alpine
« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2010, 04:36:16 AM »
Quote from: Carnut on December 10, 2010, 04:14:33 AM
£78 10s! (For those who don't understand 'old' money thats £78.50)
Think it might cost a little more than that today...!
Ah, but how long did you have to work to earn £78/10/- in 1962?
Oh and the Series II Alpine itself cost £1110 inc. Purchase Tax, a reasonable approximation to a professional annual salary for a 35-year-old IIRC.
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Re: Barrett's #87 - Solved - Ashley GT hard top for Sunbeam Alpine
« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2019, 07:42:29 AM »
It never made production and remained just a one-off.
Apparently Rootes Group had already agreed to supply Harrington with Alpines for their conversions so wouldn't approve the Ashley, which I think looks a bit better, although it seems to be a detachable hardtop rather than a hardtop conversion.

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