1975 Sunbeam Alpine [Arrow]

1975 Sunbeam Alpine [Arrow] in The Professionals, TV Series, 1977-1983 Ep. 3.07

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

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Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2007-07-17 21:39	in eps 3.03* + 3.07* -- Last edit: 2007-07-17 21:40:50
DynaMike ◊ 2007-07-17 21:52	1967-1976.
Exiv96 ◊ 2007-07-18 00:05	Rear license plates were not black on yellow in 1967.
DynaMike ◊ 2007-07-18 00:10	OK. When was that coloured version introduced? (I put 1967 as first possible year only.)
Exiv96 ◊ 2007-07-18 00:14	They're mandatory since 1973. But older cars can keep their old black plates.
DynaMike ◊ 2007-07-18 00:17	But older cars can have them changed as well?
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2009-08-31 19:52	Looks like an M reg, which means 1973/1974.
dsl ◊ 2010-09-23 23:43	This one takes some explaining. In Oct 69 the poverty-spec Alpine version of the Rapier was launched with minimal trim, single carb engine and so on. The unique boot trim on the Alpine was always as here - 2 separate groups of horizontal bars. Now comes the confusing bit - in Oct 74, the Alpine trim was upgraded to Rapier level - more chrome, sports wheels etc - so became just a slow Rapier with a different boot trim. It was then dropped in August 75. This is therefore the rare 1975my Alpine, not a Rapier. Can I have my cocoa now please! Edit: the only Arrow-based Alpine we've got so far (plus a US-badged Alpine which is a Rapier at /vehicle.php?id=319748). -- Last edit: 2010-09-24 00:15:22