Description From a deceased estate; in the current ownership for 67 years; four-speed gearbox; restored in the mid-1990s; only 5,000 miles on rebuilt engine; one of only around 80 surviving; ready for new adventures Launched in 1924, the Sunbeam 14/40 was a high-quality touring car from one of Britain’s most respected car makers.

It was powered by the 41hp 2,121cc four-cylinder overhead valve engine carried over from the Sunbeam 14 with magneto ignition and Claudel Hobson carburation.

The gearbox was a three-speed unit with a right-hand change and brakes were fitted to all four wheels.

Semi-elliptic springs were used at the front, with cantilevers at the back.

Costing £595 in rolling chassis form, the 14/40 was available in a variety of saloon, coupe and open tourer body styles.

Production totalled around 2,850 before it was discontinued in 1926 and it is thought that only around 80 still survive today.

First registered in Yorkshire in August 1925, this 14/40 has Sunbeam’s open t...