Which Sunbeam is this?
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sjp63

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1,997 posts

301 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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Spotted in Guernsey, badge says Sunbeam.

Any ideas which model it is?


Willhire89

1,461 posts

234 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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Not that Sunbeam went to Le Mans in '34

I suspect it was a dilapidated and beyond economic repair saloon and then became what you see here vomit

sjp63

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1,997 posts

301 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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It looked quite nice in the flesh!

If I google 1934 Sunbeam 25 Le Mans tourer (images), I don't get that shape come up. I assume it's a bit of a one off??

Roy C

4,213 posts

313 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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I suspect it is a Twenty Five with a slightly crude homemade body.
These cars were worth little in the mid-20th century, so it's a fair bet that a well-used saloon body was sacrificed to make this 1920's-racer-style car.

nicanary

11,279 posts

175 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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Agree with all the above. That's definitely a home-made body, no self-respecting coachbuilder would own up to something like that. I think the builder was trying to emulate the Roesch Talbots in style.

I suspect the "Le Mans" moniker is an attempt to associate the body style with cars that raced in period and had a similar appearance.