[Sunbeam Talbot Email List] Fw: Mk I Alpine Top

[Martin Spurrell]

hi earnie,

            i have had tops made for several alpine mk1s and they all have subtle differences rather like someone having a suit or dress made to measure. consequently, making a hood without the car would be too risky. i could send you photographs of how your hood should look and i could ask my trimmer if he could let us have a copy of any paper patterns he may have made, but the hood needs to be made on the car for a perfect fit. also i would avoid double duck hood material, it goes grey and shrinks. there are some marvelous polyester hood materials about now, lighter and more durable than the old stuff. 

             best wishes, martin spurrell.

p.s. the name's from newfoundland.
 


From: detaube at telus.net
To: Staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:56:06 -0600
Subject: [Sunbeam Talbot Email List] Fw: Mk I Alpine Top




 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Ernie and Doreen Taube 
To: staowners-bounces at sunbeamtalbot.info 
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 2:01 PM
Subject: Mk I Alpine Top


Greetings to our members lists.
 
Does anyone know if there is a company that fabricates the convertible top, in a do it yourself (installation) kit, that replicates the original top for the '53 Mk I Alpine? I have only some scrap bits of fabric that is still attached to the front header bow and snatches of fabric where the screws are in the folding bows. The back hold down is still covered in the tube type sewn sheath but that is the only fabric I still have. (My car came with out any top parts or bits).
I have had the good fortune to be able to accumulate all the necessary hardware for my Alpine, with the wonderful support of our members and some contacts that they supplied, over the last 3 years.  Many thanks to those who helped. PJKrueger & Bob Hamilton have been the most instrumental in the major components.
The only unfortunate part is that I have no viable patterns and I suspect that a custom made top would be drastically expensive? And not to original design?
Any help with solving this part of my rebuild would be greatly appreciated. If anyone has a contact name and email address, phone number or postal address they could forward to me, it would be greatly appreciated. 
I suspect it is unlikely that anyone would have a top kit available that they would be willing to part with??? Is there?
Many thanks for your continued support, and all my best wishes for this year.
 
Ernie Taube in  Calgary Alberta , Canada. 		 	   		  
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