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Old May 13, 2023 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by fltsfshr
How do you clean the air filters on a 64 sunbeam alpine.
They had a single Solex carburetor and my guess is it had air filter like this one. To clean it you soaked it in a safe cleaner like mineral spirits.
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Old May 13, 2023 | 06:29 PM
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Maybe Grant will help with an answer. Help Grant…..
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Old May 13, 2023 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by dlq04
They had a single Solex carburetor and my guess is it had air filter like this one. To clean it you soaked it in a safe cleaner like mineral spirits.
When I submitted 1964 Sunbeam air filter into eBay, this is what came up.

1964 Sunbeam Super Mind Air Filter.
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Old May 15, 2023 | 02:59 PM
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That is a Zenith Air Filter. You took them off and burned them to clean them. Later they were replaced by SU's. You would remove them and use a 4 ball vacuum gauge to tune them.


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Old May 15, 2023 | 04:02 PM
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I liked my answer better and I bet it would work just as good if not better; that's crazy.
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Old May 17, 2023 | 08:46 AM
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What did the designation GTO stand for on the Pontiac. Answer: Gran Turisimo Omalagato (Italian) I owned a 66.
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Old May 17, 2023 | 09:34 AM
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What did the designation GTO stand for on the Pontiac. Answer: Gran Turisimo Omalagato (Italian) I owned a 66.
A name stolen from Ferrari. Specifically the Ferrari 250 GTO (which Ferrari said stood for Gran Turismo Omologato, Italian for "Grand Touring Homologated." But the Pontiac was a better performer, at least according to Car and Driver..

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...d-test-review/
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Old May 17, 2023 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by tof
A name stolen from Ferrari. Specifically the Ferrari 250 GTO (which Ferrari said stood for Gran Turismo Omologato, Italian for "Grand Touring Homologated." But the Pontiac was a better performer, at least according to Car and Driver..

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...d-test-review/
That was a ‘ringer’ from Pontiac.
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Old May 17, 2023 | 11:40 AM
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There was a GT250 down here at the Ferrari dealer. It had a sticker price of $32M. Pretty green color
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Old May 17, 2023 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by fltsfshr
There was a GT250 down here at the Ferrari dealer. It had a sticker price of $32M. Pretty green color
A green 250GT SWB!!! Like British Racing Green? I think that Enzo is flipping over in his grave.

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