[Sunbeam Talbot Email List] [Staowners] Grace Kelly car search (again)
Ricardo Scofidio
rscofidio at dsrny.com
Wed Jun 4 17:43:31 EDT 2008
Hi,
In Japan, there is an extremely wealthy businessman who has in his
collection several important masterpieces, which are never on view to anyone
other than himself. He is very comfortable owning several famous paintings
(perhaps illegally obtained) for his own pleasure. He also has several
famous racecars and the ³Grace Kelly² car. There is no way he will permit
you to see any of his ²hidden² possessions. I cannot reveal my source, but I
know this to be true.
Not.
I think like the James Dean Porsche and a few other famous automobiles that
have disappeared there is a mythic quality that surrounds any famous ³lost²
automobile and sustains our interest and excites our imagination. In this
case, each of our Alpines now possesses an aura that¹s linked to Grace Kelly
and a movie. An aura that would be lost the moment the GK auto is found
because that aura would now be invested in a single definable vehicle rather
than in many.
So, be glad and hope that the car is never found and that the myth is never
resolved or reduced to the commonplace.
All the best,
Ric Scofidio
From: Asbjørn Johannessen <gorgon2 at start.no>
Reply-To: <gorgon2 at start.no>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:02:49 -0400
To: Sunbeam-Talbot kring <staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info>
Conversation: [Sunbeam Talbot Email List] [Staowners] Grace Kelly car search
(again)
Subject: Re: [Sunbeam Talbot Email List] [Staowners] Grace Kelly car search
(again)
Thanks all of you for answering.
Not my intention to stir up something to make the dog awaken ...
all the best from
Asbjorn Johannessen,
NORWAY
Bill Molloy wrote:
>
> I agree George, well said
>
>
>
> = = = ORIGINAL MESSAGE = = =
>
>
> The chassis number is know to S.T.A.R. and,
> apparently, is not one of the Alpines known to the
> club. The next question might well be "How many Alpine
> Mk 1 and 3 Alpines are know to the club?". John
> Badger says that in all probability the car no longer
> exists but the temptation to "re-create" it would be
> overwhelming if the number was announced.
>
> Let sleeping dogs lie .....
>
> George
> Cognac
>
> raymead at comcast.net wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am now (finally) in touch with the woman at History
> Detectives
> who did the story.......... she even answered me from
> her personal
> email address!
>
> So, let me find out where this story is at this time
> and i'll let you
> all know (it seems to be they should be willing to
> TELL US what
> the vin number is)!
>
> ray
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: kevin <taybrig at shaw.ca> <mailto:taybrig at shaw.ca>
>
>
>
>>
>> I believe Steve Tate in Yakima bought an Alpine from
>>
>>
>
> someone who owns or
>
>
>>
>> owned a car dealership in Spokane, he has since sold
>>
>>
>
> it, every time I have
>
>
>>
>> my 53 Alpine out someone says "that's the Grace
>>
>>
>
> Kelly car isn't it?" I know
>
>
>>
>> they mean the same type of car not "THE"
>>
>>
>
> car......Kevin
>
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:
>> To: ; ;
>>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 12:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Staowners] Grace Kelly car search
>>
>>
>
> (again)
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Hello Ray & Asbjorn,
>>>
>>> I recently spoke to the man who had my 1951 DHC
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> restored
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> (cosmetically only) in Spokane Washington.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> Although I have owned this
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> car for 7 years i just phoned him earlier this
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> year). During our
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> converstaion he revealed a tidbit that the owner
>>>
>>>
>>
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> of the Grace Kelly car
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> owns a car dealership in Spokane. Again I have
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> failed to follow up on
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> this lead but do have the gentlemen's name.
>>> I will try to get in touch with him and see if he
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> has the VIN # to
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> this car. Very interesting discussion I hope. Keep
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> the search alive
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> until we get confirmation.
>>>
>>>
>>> Don Ingram
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: raymead at comcast.net
>>> To: gorgon2 at start.no; Sunbeam-Talbot kring
>>>
>>> Sent: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:03 pm
>>> Subject: Re: [Staowners] Grace Kelly car search
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> (again)
>
>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Asbjorn,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, this is all on the up and up............
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> They do a TV show over here in the States, and
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> rearch
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> interesting tid bits from history - the show re
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> the "missing"
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> Alpine aired about 8 months ago............
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I sent in my Alpine's ID number two times, and
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> never
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> even got the courtesy of a reply, which was kind
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> of
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> disappointing........
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The detective team consists of four people - two
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> men and two
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> women.......... one of the women is the one who
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> did the
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> episode on the Alpine............. (I know one of
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> the guys -
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> Wes Cowan - he is a great guy)!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So, yep, all on the up and up..................
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> take care, ray
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -------------- Original message --------------
>>> From: Asbjørn Johannessen
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello you all.
>>>> Have anyone of you seen this search before ?
>>>> In case - do you know the people involved - are
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
> they thrustworthy?
>
>
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> regards,
>>>> Asbjorn Johannessen, NORWAY
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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