Not Sold | 1953 Sunbeam Alpine Mk. I

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Not Sold (Est: £18,000 - £22,000)

1953 Sunbeam Alpine Mk. I

United Kingdom • 18 Jul 2026 • Lot 117

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AI Listing Summary

This 1953 Sunbeam Alpine Mk. I is a rare classic with historic rallying provenance and a previous extensive restoration. It's being offered after long-term storage, requiring further work to be fully usable, and notably is missing its hood.

Condition

5

The car has undergone refurbishment and restoration in the past, including body repairs, engine overhaul, and interior retrim. However, it has been in long-term barn storage for around two decades, requiring recent work to return it to usable condition. It is noted that there is no hood present.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

A303819HR0

Odometer:

32,600 miles

Reg Number:

OLR 446

RHD/LHD:

LHD

Year: 1953 Make: Sunbeam Model: Alpine Mk.

I Registration: OLR 446 Chassis No: A303819HR0 Odometer: 32,600 Introduced in 1953, the Sunbeam Alpine was the first Rootes Group model to carry the Sunbeam name alone.

Styled by Raymond Loewy and inspired by dealer George Hartwell, it was named in honour of Sunbeam’s successes on the Alpine Rally.

The model achieved fame through competition victories with Stirling Moss and Sheila Van Damm, as well as its appearance in the 1955 film To Catch a Thief.

Hand-built by Mulliners of Birmingham, the Alpine was powered by an 80bhp 2,267cc four-cylinder engine.

Production continued until 1955, with just 1,582 examples built across the Mk.

I and Mk.

III ranges, of which relatively few survive today.

According to its original logbook, this rare and historically significant Alpine, chassis A303819HRO, was first registered to Rootes Ltd as ‘OLR 446’ on 10 th February 1954 before being sold to its first private owner later that year.

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