[Staowners] Possible new owner

[George Simpson - Forums]

Welcome Wes - you will find a wealth of knowledge within this group. I 
am just an amateur (as in Italian ... 'lover') of ST. My Alpine shares a 
garage with a Moke (not the he-haw variety) and an XK120 OTS.

I've just had a session with the petrol gauge - the advantage of the ST 
is that many mechanical parts are common through the whole range of 
their models and you will be able to get the twined petrol/water temp. 
gauge without too much problem from a car being parted. There is a guy 
in California ( Mike     _Infinity88  at  aol.com_ ) who has 6 or more 
ST of that era from which he sources parts.  Browse around Bob 
Hamilton's site:   http://www.sunbeamtalbot.info/    and go back through 
the ST Mailing List of previous posts.

Good luck and let us all know how you get on

George
Drenched (in Cognac)

ADOCARS wrote:
> Wes Stewart here.
> I am currently negotiating for the purchase of a 52 ST 90. No, not an 
> Alpine, and I hope I am still welcome here even for the lack of a 
> folding hood.
> So far, the car looks good. I am hoping to get a man over to to do a 
> thorough inspection soon to validate the photographs soon.
> This will be my first car of this type. I've owned Minis and the like 
> for many years.
>
> My goal with this car is not so much a Pebble Beach concours, but a 
> driven car: one that can shows nicely at local and regional All-British 
> Car days and can ply the back roads of Hill Country of central Texas in 
> comfort.
> This particular car shows to have had a restoration in 2004. The 
> pictures look great. But then again, I bought a great looking Wolseley 
> once that was supposed to have been 100% restored and that turned out to 
> be a no more than a badly rusted parts car: 100% lies.
>
> Can any of you gents offer up some particular points to check on? Some 
> matter that will cost dearly later if its not right now, some part that 
> is built of  "unobtainium"
> Fill in the blank... If you discover that the car does/does not have 
> _____ turn it down.
>
> I do know that the fuel and water gauge are not working, after-market 
> replacements are mounted below the center of the dash. This part is not 
> a deal-breaker for me as the instruments can likely be fixed or a the 
> bezels and faces can be fitted to instruments that perform the same 
> functions.
>
> So hello, all. I am hoping to say I am an owner soon.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> WES
> Fate, TX
>
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