Why not join www.classicrallychat.com and see if anybody comes up with anything Regards Geoff
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of steven Silverstein Sent: 22 October 2008 13:22 To: [email protected] Subject: [Historic Rallying] On another Alpine note.... John Melvin / Paddy Hopkirk A few years ago I found an Alpine in Scotland which featured the factory aluminum doors, hood and, at one time probably the trunk lid (but the car had been hit in the rear and it is a steel lid now). This is very similar to the factory race cars that ran at Le Mans and Sebring. However, this car appeared to be setup for a rally versus endurance race. The alloy hood is definitely a factory piece since the stamping forming the bracing is allow, too. Doors are factory pieces, too. Very unique. I only know of about 15 or so sets alloy panels ever being made for the Alpine/Tiger. At first I thought it might be John Melvin's Alpine he won the Scotish rally. Now I wonder if it couldn't have been Paddy Hopkirk's Alpine which he rallied for a short period. I have never been able to find a definitive answer. Given Alloy panels were very unique - and there are some other details regarding this car which suggest it wasn't an afterthought. Perhaps it was a special car at the time. With that, If anybody comes across photos of Paddy's Alpine (there is front view of the car in Paddy's book) would you let me know? The car would be a very tough restoration but I hate to do anything until I figure more details out. Thanks, Steven Silverstein ------------------------------------ ---------------------------- The Historic Rallying GroupYahoo! Groups Links ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------ ---------------------------- The Historic Rallying GroupYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/historicrally/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/historicrally/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
