[Sunbeam Talbot Email List] early Alpines with/without armrests.....?????...

Mon Jun 21 09:04:30 EDT 2010

Greetings everyone.
I believe All the Alpines came with a pull cord attached to the door to  
allow for pulling the door closed when the armrest was removed, the armrest  
covered this cord up when installed, with the idea that just by undoing the  
chrome bolt the armrest was quickly removable (for competition purposes) and 
 after the race the armrest's could be put back on for the ride home.
 This weekend warrior concept was carried  through out the  Alpines. the 
idea was that these cars could be raced on the weekends and  prepping them for 
competition included removing the armrests, the Top, (hood)  the passenger 
seat, the blanking plates under the louvers in the Bonnet to aid  in engine 
cooling, and even the windshield could be quickly removed. Then after  the 
fun all the parts could be quickly reattached and the Alpine could return to  
it's daily routine of transportation, Walter Mitty style.
So to be proper, include the armrests in the restoration, and if you find  
yourself whacking your elbow on them during the heat of some sporting  
driving, just pop them off as was originally intended.
Cheers
<>Steve Cota<>

In a message dated 6/19/2010 10:39:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
degooding at suddenlinkmail.com writes:

I  agree with Mal.  I have them in my car and they are not in the way, look 
 quite nice and are original...so, why not use them.  You are lucky  
someone along the way didn't lose them, too.  All the best, Dan Gooding,  WV, USA

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[mailto:staowners-bounces at sunbeamtalbot.info] On Behalf Of Mal  Clark
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 6:25 PM
To:  raymead at comcast.net
Cc:  Staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info
Subject: Re: [Sunbeam Talbot Email  List] early Alpines with/without 
armrests.....????????

Hi Ray,don't hesitate to fit the arm rest they are great,and they work,as  
suggested they are a means of closing the door,when the soft top is up,,good 
 luck Mal Clark.

----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _raymead at comcast.net_ (mailto:raymead at comcast.net)  
To: _Ramon Spontelli_ (mailto:rspontelli at earthlink.net)  
Cc: _staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info_ (mailto:staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info)   
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2010 6:40  AM
Subject: Re: [Sunbeam Talbot Email  List] early Alpines with/without arm 
rests.....????????

Hello Ramon, 
As they say, sometimes you can't see the forest for the  trees!!!!!!!!!!!!  

Excellent idea!   (wish I had thought of that)! 
I will do that............ 
ray 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ramon Spontelli" <_rspontelli at earthlink.net_ 
(mailto:rspontelli at earthlink.net) >
To:  _raymead at comcast.net_ (mailto:raymead at comcast.net) , "Martin Spurrell" 
 <_spurrellm at hotmail.co.uk_ (mailto:spurrellm at hotmail.co.uk) >
Cc:  _staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info_ (mailto:staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info) 
Sent:  Friday, June 18, 2010 4:35:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject:  Re: [Sunbeam Talbot Email List] early Alpines with/without arm  
rests.....????????

Well, since you have not done your interior yet <<...i'm having my  
interior redone completely...>>, why not just install them and see how  they grab 
you?  Then decide whether to include them in the redo or  not.

Ramon

-----Original  Message----- 
From: raymead at comcast.net 
Sent: Jun 18, 2010 1:06 PM  
To: Martin Spurrell 
Cc: staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info 
Subject:  Re: [Sunbeam Talbot Email List] early Alpines with/without arm  
rests.....???????? 

hello martin, 
thanks for the comments............ 
I have no intention of throwing them away!!!   I was just  wondering - 
comfort wise - if I it would be more comfortable to leave them  off..... They 
haven't been installed on my car since I bought it, and I  have no way of 
knowing what the driving experience is like with them  installed - that is why I 
asked. 
tks, ray 
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----- Original Message  -----
From: "Martin Spurrell" <spurrellm at hotmail.co.uk>
To:  raymead at comcast.net, staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info
Sent: Friday, June  18, 2010 3:42:45 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: RE: [Sunbeam  Talbot Email List] early Alpines with/without arm  
rests.....????????

hi ray &  all,
if the car came to you with parts missing, i would understand  you having 
to make do with what you have. but i would never dream of  deliberately 
leaving bits off. i always use the armrests to pull the  doors shut,i am quite 
large,(17st) and they dont get in my way whilst  driving.when all is said and 
done it's your car so its your choice but i  would urge you not to throw 
them away.keep them with the car for sometime  in the future. alpine parts are 
like goldust and oneday someone might say  oh no the armrests are  missing.
best wishes, martin spurrell.

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Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:01:01 +0000
From:  raymead at comcast.net
To: Staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info
Subject:  [Sunbeam Talbot Email List] early Alpines with/without arm  
rests.....????????

hello  all,

in my boxes of bits and pieces i've come across some  original armrests for 
my '54 Alpine..........
since i'm having my  interior redone completely, i need to decide what to 
do with the  armrests........
since i've had the car they have NOT been installed -  just been sitting in 
boxes.
i've seen restored Alpines both with, and  without, the armrests.........
To me they look a bit cumbersome when  installed - but i have no way of 
knowing what they are like when  installed........

so - all of you who have them - are they in  the way/cumbersome?  should i 
have them reinstalled (NO, my car is  not an accurate restoration - for 
those of you who do not remember, i am  one of the people who has a Toyota 22R 
engine and 5-speed in my  car)..........

any thoughts?

tks,  ray

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