1957 SUNBEAM TALBOT

Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire 9000 - 11000 Registration No: TYL 843 Chassis No: A3504982/HS0 MOT: Exempt Subject to an older restoration with several concours wins to its nameCurrently displaying 32,300 milesDry stored for 10 years, used sparingly sinceNow offered for sale for the first time in 10 years Introduced in 1954, the Sunbeam MkIII utilised the same independent front suspension, gutsy 2267cc four-cylinder engine and four-speed column-change gearbox as its Sunbeam-Talbot 90 MkII predecessor. The �Talbot� was dropped from the name in 1954 for the MkIII and badged as a Sunbeam Supreme.The newcomer was visually distinguished by three 'portholes' just below the bonnet line on each flank with the Saloon body retaining suicide doors for the rear passengers. The MkIII was notable for being the outright winner of the 1955 Monte Carlo Rally and was the first car driven competitively by Jim Clark in driving tests and sprints around the Scottish Borders where he lived. First registered on 26th June 1957, in the last year of MkIII production, offered for sale for the first time in 10 years, and subject to an older restoration (with photographs on file), 'TYL 843' possesses several concours awards from its tenure in previous ownership. Finished in Oxford Blue with Cream leather upholstery and displaying a mere 32,299 miles at the time of consignment, the MkIII has been dry stored for 10 years and used very sparingly since. We estimate that some 100 miles has been covered since this time. When it was last represented by H&H in 2015, the Sunbeam was said to have had its 'original specification enhanced by many electrical updates, power brakes and a fan etc.'. In excess of a decade has passed since the 2015 sale, when this MkIII was reported to have been treated to engine, gearbox, overdrive and rear axle overhauls, a 'thorough' brake system refurbishment, the re-installation of fresh air vents, the fitment of door mirrors, inertia-reel seat belts, uprated indicator lights and a master switch. The engine bay still presents very well today and was seen running at the time of consignment. Ready to be enjoyed again, it's offered with a V5C Registration Document, a buff logbook, restoration photographs and some Sunbeam literature.