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Sunbeam Alpine that will never run again

I know, it's a Sunbeam Alpine! WGAF!

But that was my rig in high school. Loved that car. I lived in St. Croix (USVI) about 12 years ago working at the Hovensa refinery. There was an Alpine that was in pretty good shape (I was hoping it was a Tiger) and I thought I could buy it and take it back to the states and have a nice fun car to drive on the weekends and what not. Guy wanted stupid money for it.

Fast forward to today. I'm back in St. Croix. The Hovensa refinery shut down about 5 years ago. I'm doing a project at the Captain Morgan Rum distillery. I thought I'd go see if that Alpine had moved. Sure enough, it's still sitting in the exact same spot:



At one time, that car didn't need much. Now it's a lost cause. No great loss, but how many cars are out there rusting away because the owners think they're going to get them going again one day.
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