Est: £50,000 - £60,000
1955 Sunbeam Alpine III Ex-Works Rally Car
United Kingdom • 17 Jun 2026 • Lot 6P
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AI Listing Summary
This Sunbeam Alpine was planned to be driven by Stirling Moss in the 1955 Alpine Rally, but the event was cancelled. Restored between 1992-2010 and owned since 2010 by a Rootes collector, it's believed to be the sole survivor of the six-car team.
Condition
7
Fully restored, slight wear visible
/ 10
Manual
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A3501912HR00D
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[Odometer Reading]
RHP 704
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[RHD/LHD]
Stirling Moss's planned Alpine Rally car.
Registration No: RHP 704 Chassis No: A3501912HR00D MOT: Exempt
Sunbeam's Works entry for the 1955 Alpine Rally (Coupe des Alpes) to be driven by Stirling Moss
One of just six team cars produced for the rally
Specification includes a tuning kit, dual fuel lines, a 25-gallon petrol tank, driver and navigator knee pads, vacuum flasks, wing ventilations, and an aluminium boot lid
Fully restored during the previous ownership (1992-2010)
Owned since 2010 by a former Rootes franchisee and main agent, who took up collecting in more recent years
Though developed from the Sunbeam-Talbot 90, the Alpine was the first Rootes Group product to wear just the Sunbeam badge.
The design was inspired by the Bournemouth-based Sunbeam-Talbot dealer George Hartwell and finalised by Raymond Loewy.
Norman Garrad of Rootes's competition department was supposedly responsible for the name, which was in honour of the company's numerous successes on the Alpine Rally.
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£8,694
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£43,680
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£166,540
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