Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Viewing: Tues 20th May from 12pm
Auction: Wed 21st May from 9am
Location: St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
1957 Sunbeam MkIII Saloon
Estimate
£9, 000 - £11, 000
Registration No: TYL 843
Chassis No: A3504982/ HS0
Mot Expiry: Exempt
Subject to an older restoration with several concours wins to its name
Displaying 32, 299 miles
Dry stored for 10 years then being used sparingly
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. A MkIII was the first car driven competitively by Jim Clark in driving tests and sprints around the Borders area of southern Scotland where he lived.
More information to follow.
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