1946 SUNBEAM TALBOT TEN - STARTS, RUNS AND DRIVESThe 1946 Sunbeam Talbot Ten (often styled as the 10 h.p.) is a landmark compact executive car that represented the ?Rootes Group's transition back to civilian manufacturing immediately after World War II. Originally designed and built between 1938 and 1939, production was paused for the war effort and resumed from 1945 until 1948. The vehicle effectively paired a luxurious, sweeping body with reliable, economy-minded running gear.

Skeptics of the era lightheartedly referred to it as a 'Hillman Minx in a party frock' given its underlying mechanical architecture. Mechanical SpecificationsEngine: 1,185 cc side-valve inline-four engine featuring an alloy cylinder head.Power Output: Approximately 41 brake horsepower (bhp).Transmission: Four-speed manual gearbox.Suspension: Rigid front and rear axles paired with semi-elliptic leaf springs.Brakes: Cable-operated mechanical brakes (unlike the larger Sunbeam-Talbot 2-Litre model, which utilized ...