Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
12th Feb, 2025 9:00
1962 Sunbeam Alpine Series II
Estimate
£7, 000 - £9, 000
Registration No: VYJ 218
Chassis No: SAthe details below
MOT: Exempt
Restored to rally specification between 1992 and 1994
Extensively competed in rallies at least every quarter across the subsequent twenty-five years
In current ownership for thirty-three years
Started readily and ran well during the recent photography session
"In the Alpine the needs of the sporting motorist with a young family are met. It is attractive, safe, and unquestionably fast in spite of the emphasis put on long-distance comfort. The world's markets are overdue such a car". (Autocar, 1959) Introduced in 1959, the Sunbeam Alpine was a natural rival to cars such as the MGA and Triumph TR3. Built around a steel monocoque, it featured independent coil-sprung front suspension, a 'live' rear axle, and disc/ drum brakes. An attractive design, its lines were predominantly the responsibility of Kenneth Howes. Swindon born, this former employee of Ford's Detroit Styling Centre had also been schooled under Raymond Loewy. As such, the Alpine's 'micro Thunderbird' profile was perhaps little coincidence. Initially powered by a 1494cc OHV four-cylinder engine developing some 78bhp @ 5, 300rpm, the be-finned sportscar was reputedly capable of 98mph.
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