Description
The series 2 (S2) alpine was much superior to the S1 and was made famous as James Bond drove one in the film Dr No. First registered in March 1961 the car was finished in carnival red as it is today. It came with the rare factory aluminium hardtop only available on S1 and S2 cars, the later cars having the option of an angular looking steel top. It also has a soft top. The series 2, 3 and 4 cars lacked the power of the series 5 1725 cc engine so one of these more robust engines with the 5 bearing crankshaft was fitted together with the later all synchromesh gearbox. The oddometer reads 62, 750 miles which is believed to be genuine and the 1725 engine fitted at around 59, 500 miles. The hard top is black and still retains its full bright work, I have only ever noted around 6 cars with this hardtop and non with all the bright work.
The car received a body restoration and resprayed in the original colour in the last ownership and still looks good today. Many new chrome parts have been fitted, rear bumper, all 4 overriders, hub caps and rim embellishers, door exterior handles, alpine and sunbeam badges. New door, door aperture and boot rubber seals. The interior is original and very good with only the carpets having been replaced.
There is a history file of maintenance and mot's going back to 2003 and an owner's handbook. The last mot expired 02/ 11/ 2020 but of course the car is MOT and road tax exempt. The most recent parts fitted in 2020 include new brake master cylinder, rear road springs and starter motor. The underside was rust treated and painted in bitumen paint and the door cavities waxoyled in late 2020. A stainless steel exhaust is fitted.
The personal plate of JAS 254 stays with the car as it is not transferable. The soft top is vinyl and looks quite new however there is some shrinkage at the rear quarters as shown in the image.
The wheels were refurbished and fitted new tyres. In my ownership of two years i have covered nearly 3, 000 trouble free miles. Despite the car not having an overdrive gearbox it is well tuned for economy and on a long run will do 100 miles on 3 gallons of fuel. Only selling as have a small classic car collection and it is quite normal for me to think about moving on to another classic after this duration. I wanted a car with the high fins and hardtop with the swept back window and also the 1725 cc engine. This one ticked those boxes and a rare car to find.
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