As said, that's from Happyguts's Alpine (2010) not either of mine (2002 & 2003) and it's driven from the normal tacho. drive on the Sunbeam Alpine engine which is a skew gear off the distributor drive.

The odd thing is that it only reads up to 5,000 although that engine is red-lined nearer 6,000.

It is true that the classic car industry has deemed the age of 25 years to be regarded as this but the boat sector is by far very different.... Oh really!!?? As Sicobra has correctly pointed out on page 1 of this thread, VED (Vehicle Excise Duty) is no longer free for cars over 25 years old. In 199...

Yes - and John Fildes at Albatross Marine has originals and electronic replicas for sale with three different rev ranges if I remember correctly.

Here's the original from Happyguts's Alpine No.2010.

Rootes list a pressure cap for the cooling system but I've been told that Albatross didn't pressurise their systems. Is this true and is it because the heat exchangers wouldn't stand it? Well I have some answers - but not all. Alpine 2010 has its original Alpine engine but it would appear to have b...

Just thought I'd compare the position of 2010's twin exhausts (apologies for quality) with the two (one blanked off but still visible) on 2002 and the one on 2003. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/Tatra_603T2/Albatross%20Alpine/photobucket-1360-1346615080306.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albu...

Howstar wrote:Paul you might need one of these trailers

I want one!!!

Only "some"!!?

happyguts wrote:Can anyone tell ?

Yeah. . . . . . . . You haven't got one of those fancy cameras which takes 72 hi-res shots in three seconds so you can pick out the only one which isn't blurred!

Are P-brackets often made of rust? 2003:- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/Tatra_603T2/Albatross%20Alpine/photobucket-5010-1340647080040.jpg 2002:- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/Tatra_603T2/Albatross%20Alpine/photobucket-2985-1340647023079.jpg Now what inspired someone to do that!!!?...

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Proves the twin exhausts aren't a recent mod!