The Fallbrook Vintage Car Club - February 4th, 2006

[Mike Phillips]

This club member brought his Sunbeam Tiger...




For our forum members that don't know much about these rare cars, they are outfitted from the factory with a small block Ford V8 engine, I think this one has a 260 cubic inch engine. With it's light body, frame and suspension these little cars really move out!

[the other pc]

Originally posted by Mike Phillips
...I'm not sure what these tabs represented but it's always interesting how different car companies would decorate and adorn their car bodies... this little pin was located on the side of the hood...

In America we usually think of cars being made in big factories beginning to end. It’s not like that for all cars. Many exotic and not-so-exotic cars are produced by companies that create the overall vehicle and manufacture the mechanicals but have the bodies styled and/or manufactured by outside coachbuilding firms (carrozzeria in Italian).

Most street Ferraris, the Cadillac Allante, the Fiat 124 Spyder and the Alfa Spyder Duetto are by Pininfarina. The De Tomaso Pantera by Vignale. The Lamborghini Miura, Fiat X1/9, Alfa Romeo Alfetta and Lancia Stratos by Bertone.

The badge says that this wonderful Alfa was bodied by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan.


PC.

[Pete-FWA]

Eric and Linda...gorgeous '33.

The photos of it in the garage and coming out of the trailer are great!

[Mike Phillips]

Eric, the owner of the 1933 Cadillac told me the car was purchased new by the Carson family in Northern California, he had a picture of the mansion where they lived so I snapped a photo of it as well as some pictures of some of the more intricate components and details about the car.

[Mike Phillips]

There were so many components of this 1933 Cadillac that were so intricate in their design or just plain beautiful in their form...

[Eric Voigt]

Update

Mike, I have been using step 1&2 with great results however, particularly on the roof, it still seems a little "hazy" but, in the sun it just knocks your socks off.

I am taking small sections at a time on weekends and is coming out just wonderfully.

Am I on the right track or what?

Worked the right front fender and the spot is all but gone.

Any other suggestions?