Description From a deceased estate; in the current ownership for 35 years; vast history file; last on the road in c.2019; a much-loved Sunbeam in need of sympathetic recommissioning and refurbishment; loads of character; lots to like! Launched in 1948, the Sunbeam-Talbot 90 was a sporting car built by the Rootes Group in Ryton and was the last car to bear the Sunbeam-Talbot name.

Available as a four-door saloon or two-door drophead coupé, the saloon featured a ‘pillarless’ join between the glass on the rear door and the rear quarter window and went through three versions before production ended in 1956.

From 1954, they dropped the double-barrel name and it became simply the Sunbeam MkIII, although the badge on the front called it a Sunbeam Supreme.

Power from the 2,267cc four-cylinder went up to 80bhp and the cars were good for 94mph - well into sports car territory.

They were very successful in international rallies, driven by Stirling Moss, Sheila Van Damm and Jim Clark amongst o...