Talbot lotus sunbeam

[Jeepv6]

Can anyone please help many years ago a very close retired Freind bought a new lotus sunbeam reg no DAC77Y I've hav looked on dvla web site and it has been sorned and no mot since 2014 he would really like to know of it condition etc. Does anyone know on here of its existence
Any help would be appreciated.
Garry

[2172cc]

I'm sure 77 is still around but don't know for certain. I have found this one picture which looks like it could be 77 but the number plate is only partially visible.
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A few years ago I did a trawl through the DVLA database of all the DAC registered cars for the Sunbeam Lotus Owners Club to try and determine how many were still around but unfortunately cannot access the results as the forum has been down for quite a few months now.
Might be worth asking on the SLOC Facebook page instead.

Edited by 2172cc on Saturday 12th August 12:21

Edited by 2172cc on Saturday 12th August 12:24

[2172cc]

DAC 77Y was order number 054 at supplying dealer Arbury Service Station and first owner was a Mr Slapp.

[Jeepv6]

Hi that's correct Mr mike slap he is my friend he now lives near me in newbald East Yorkshire,thanks so much for info.
Garry

[Jeepv6]

Update from mike today he lived in skipton North Yorkshire when he bought the car,he kept it for around 4 years before selling it to a young guy in skipton (£4000) he modified it and let mike have ago in it,then at some point it had a problem and set fire,as far as mike knows it then went south but he never heard of it again..
Again many thanks for information
Garry

[Tazio77]

I was the second owner of DAC 2Y, and like you wondered where it ended up.

[Jeepv6]

Yes it's good to find out we're your old cars have gone

[Jeepv6]

Yes it's good to find out we're your old cars have gone

[wsn03]

I saw one of these go on fire in Coventry in 1993. Fuel leak, by the time energency services got to it it was destroyed

[Jeepv6]

Omg...in 1977 I worked in the parts dept of a Vauxhall and talbot dealer we had new lotus sunbeams and chevette 2300s I was lucky enough to buy a hillman hunter gals the webers started to leak fuel onto the exh manifold,guess what it set alight but no damage

[wsn03]

Jeepv6 said:

Omg...in 1977 I worked in the parts dept of a Vauxhall and talbot dealer we had new lotus sunbeams and chevette 2300s I was lucky enough to buy a hillman hunter gals the webers started to leak fuel onto the exh manifold,guess what it set alight but no damage

Sunbeam Alpines had a ridiculous carb set up that led to them leaking all over the manifolds, absolutely nuts (think it was Solex carbs). I googled it and found a few fires caused by it.

[Jeepv6]

Yes my hunter had nothing between the carbs and exhaust so I made an alloy samwich plate for mine(wish I still had it never seen one in years)

[Jeepv6]

Yes my hunter had nothing between the carbs and exhaust so I made an alloy samwich plate for mine(wish I still had it never seen one in years)

[2172cc]

Tazio77 said:

I was the second owner of DAC 2Y, and like you wondered where it ended up.

DAC 2Y is still around. I haven't personal knowledge of it but found this picture.



This car was order number 097 and first owner was a Mr Spiers.

[2172cc]

wsn03 said:

I saw one of these go on fire in Coventry in 1993. Fuel leak, by the time energency services got to it it was destroyed

My car caught fire due to a fuel leak in around 2004.The damage was confined mainly to the engine bay but the dash and loom also needed replacing.The rest survived pretty much intact but still required a full rebuild.

[Jeepv6]

Ooh that's not good what a shame looked a cracking car before fire hope it's all done now

[2172cc]

The last picture is of the car now.

[Jeepv6]

Brilliant well done looks fantastic

[wsn03]

2172cc said:

The last picture is of the car now.

That's a top recovery, nice work! The one I saw burning out had nothing left to rebuild.
Unfortunately this wasn't an under the bonnet fire, it was fuel line under the car itself. The kid had clearly just finished the car and was taking 3 people out in it, what a cr@p ending to all that work - looked stunning before the fire.

[wsn03]

Jeepv6 said:

Yes my hunter had nothing between the carbs and exhaust so I made an alloy samwich plate for mine(wish I still had it never seen one in years)

It made no sense, I read on another forum that some Alpine's had the carb overflow actually aimed at the exhaust manifold - yes seriously!!
I thought there was something missing on my cousin's Alpine, I was shocked to see fuel leaking straight onto the manifold. I was going to make a plate for it myself, but he decided after a very short spell of owning it that the car wasn't for him.