RE: Spotted: Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
Discussion
I bought the black one that clarkson used in the top 100 cars part 3 video earlier this year.It has only done 32k miles with full history and it is great fun.Always wanted one when growing up but had to settle for the cheaper option of the fiat mirafiori 131 sport which was great fun but not in the same league of performance.
I'm not surprised that sold quickly. Lovely car.
This is a nice one that I see occasionally.
Amiens Rally 2010 - Sunbeam Lotus
This is a nice one that I see occasionally.
Amiens Rally 2010 - Sunbeam Lotus
) which was the catalyst for the later setting up of SLOC.
dandarez said:
Back in those days and before, I used to frequent (regularly) Rootes(as it was then) Chrysler/Sunbeam/Talbot garages (for Imp parts mainly).
During the changeovers some real bargains could be had.
Brand new Imp transaxles at up to 70% discount and so on.
What's this got to do with the good old Talbot Sunbeam Lotus?
Well, at least the one for sale (or now sold) has the correct one-off alloys, and not what you usually see, Minilite lookalikes.
There was oversupply of these special alloys for the TSL and at the time I was building a particular kit car, I mentioned in the Chrysler dealer (which still had alarge cardboard cutout of singer Petula Clark who'd been telling you to put a new Chrysler Sunbeam in your life a few years earlier). I was after some alloys. My lucky day... batches of the TSLoti alloys were stacked up in the Chrysler/Talbot Spares Dept - new, shiny, boxed and going ...for a song!
Just the right pcd to fit the kit car in question.
I think I paid just 30 quid for the set!!!
Wonder what a set of these original alloys fetch now?
In fact, the Petula Clark cutout is prob a collector's item now too.
Here's the proof of the alloys on the car in 1983.
Ah the old Rickman Ranger??During the changeovers some real bargains could be had.
Brand new Imp transaxles at up to 70% discount and so on.
What's this got to do with the good old Talbot Sunbeam Lotus?
Well, at least the one for sale (or now sold) has the correct one-off alloys, and not what you usually see, Minilite lookalikes.
There was oversupply of these special alloys for the TSL and at the time I was building a particular kit car, I mentioned in the Chrysler dealer (which still had alarge cardboard cutout of singer Petula Clark who'd been telling you to put a new Chrysler Sunbeam in your life a few years earlier). I was after some alloys. My lucky day... batches of the TSLoti alloys were stacked up in the Chrysler/Talbot Spares Dept - new, shiny, boxed and going ...for a song!
Just the right pcd to fit the kit car in question.
I think I paid just 30 quid for the set!!!
Wonder what a set of these original alloys fetch now?
In fact, the Petula Clark cutout is prob a collector's item now too.
Here's the proof of the alloys on the car in 1983.
N.
never miss a chance to post a pic of my baby :-)
absolutely love it, nippy for what it is, attracts (way too much) attention and people seem to love it wherever its parked up. love the rwd , plate diff, handling, looks, carb noise and dog box.
i looked at so many tatty rwd cars that were too much money and victims of their own popularity.
the SL is not perfect of course but for a 1980s car with rally heritage i love it :-)
200Plus Club said:
never miss a chance to post a pic of my baby :-)
absolutely love it, nippy for what it is, attracts (way too much) attention and people seem to love it wherever its parked up. love the rwd , plate diff, handling, looks, carb noise and dog box.
i looked at so many tatty rwd cars that were too much money and victims of their own popularity.
the SL is not perfect of course but for a 1980s car with rally heritage i love it :-)
200Plus Club said:
never miss a chance to post a pic of my baby :-)
absolutely love it, nippy for what it is, attracts (way too much) attention and people seem to love it wherever its parked up. love the rwd , plate diff, handling, looks, carb noise and dog box.
i looked at so many tatty rwd cars that were too much money and victims of their own popularity.
the SL is not perfect of course but for a 1980s car with rally heritage i love it :-)
200Plus Club said:
never miss a chance to post a pic of my baby :-)
absolutely love it, nippy for what it is, attracts (way too much) attention and people seem to love it wherever its parked up. love the rwd , plate diff, handling, looks, carb noise and dog box.
i looked at so many tatty rwd cars that were too much money and victims of their own popularity.
the SL is not perfect of course but for a 1980s car with rally heritage i love it :-)
aeropilot said:
NGK210 said:
Four cylinders, 2170cc and 152bhp - and 19mpg. 
150hp was an 'insurance' hp figure, almost all of them were higher than that.Tuned for max power on a fully rebuilt engine with stage 2 heads mine was 138 from memory, finally losing 5bhp odd to get better driveability.
Different roads, different horses I know but would be interesting to hear what others have found.
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