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£24,500 (Est: £24,000 - £28,000)

1925 Sunbeam 14/40 Tourer Desirable and more robust Colonial model

United Kingdom • 17 Jun 2026 • Lot 54

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1925 Sunbeam 14/40 Tourer is a desirable Colonial model, noted for its robust build and upgraded features like a four-speed gearbox. It boasts a unique history, having been featured in the 1993 Lady Chatterley television series, and has been well-maintained following an extensive restoration.
With a significant history file including restoration details, filming memorabilia, and maintenance records, this Sunbeam has been in the current ownership for a decade and was seen to start and run beautifully. Its previous ownership includes a Rolls-Royce and Bentley specialist, and it was originally despatched to New Zealand before being imported back to the UK in 1990.

Condition

8

The car has been subject to a previous extensive restoration and still presents excellently. It has been well used in the current ownership for ten years, indicating good mechanical condition, though 'well used' suggests some minor wear consistent with an 'Excellent' rating rather than 'Outstanding' or 'Pristine'.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

5500E

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

DS 9153

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Sunbeam's initial post-Kaiser War offerings were based on its pre-war designs and the first truly new model was the four-cylinder 14 introduced in 1922.

A major step forward, it evolved into the 14/40 of 1924.

This was powered by the same four-cylinder OHV 2,121cc engine, featuring magneto ignition and Claudel Hobson MZP carburation.

This unit was mated to a three-speed gearbox with right-hand change, suspension was by semi-elliptic leaves at the front and cantilever units at the rear and four-wheel brakes were standard fare.

The newcomer was offered with a variety of different bodies—two and five-seat Tourers, Coupé, Sports model, Saloon, and Weymann Saloon.

A total of some 2,850 14/40s were manufactured during the model's two-year reign.

It was common for British car-makers of the Edwardian and vintage eras to offer Colonial versions of their popular models, which were more robustly built to cope with the more extreme terrains and temperatures of foreign lands.

This Colonial 1...