Thursday, February 2, 2012

Our Savior in Oregon








As some of you might remember last year I was desperately trying to save this 1968 Sunbeam Arrow from being sent to the crusher!... I am so pleased to announce that the Sunbeam is safe & sound! Rick the new owner contacted me last fall and in late November I managed to make it out there to check it out for myself. I couldn't believe my eyes when we pulled in the driveway; next to the Arrow was a Sunbeam Alpine, a couple of XJs a Citroen ID an Opel Rallye a Fiat 850 Berlina in Abarth trim and some other Mopar goodies were laying around for good measures!... I knew then that the Arrow was in Good Hands! :)

While I was trying to collect my jaw from the floor Rick gave me a key and said "Fire It Up!"... I was floored!!!! I couldn't believe that he got the engine running!... He had rebuilt the carburetor, got a new thermostat housing put in... and she fired up after my 2nd attempt!... I kept asking him how this could be possible? the car had sat outdoors for 20+ years?!!! He even had it out for a little spin a week before and thought that transmission was in good order, we weren't going to try that though because the brakes were shot.

We had a long nice chat about all things Arrows, I said my farewells and left with a big smile on my face; another Arrow has been saved and I can't think of a nicer person than Rick to do the restoration job! ;)

3 comments:

  1. AMAZING.IT SOUNDS LIKE A MIRACLE.TWO DECADES OF SITTING AROUND AND STILL DID NOT REQUIRE A REBUILD.IT SHOWS THE QUALITY OF PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN USED IN THESE CARS(1725CC IS A CHAMP COMPARE TO OTHER SHORTLIVED BRITISH CARS).MAY GGOD BLESS PAYKAN&ALL HIS FOREIN BROTHERS.AMIN

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  2. Tell me about it, it is really incredible really!

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  3. fadaie in mashin besham man...

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