[Tigers] Sunbeam History

[Rense, Mark (GE, Appl & Light)]

...and that was when Chrysler gave Rootes a real STD!

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony McNulty
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 7:05 PM
To: genepadgett at comcast.net; Bob H
Cc: Tigers
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Sunbeam History

... and then Chrysler took them away.


----- Original Message -----
From: <genepadgett at comcast.net>
To: "Bob H" <tgrrr at meadowcrk.com>
Cc: "Tigers" <tigers at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Sunbeam History


> Bob, great reading this. Thanks for sharing! I was mostly unaware of
this
> rich heritage of Sunbeam.
>
> Interesting comment at the end: "In July 1935 S.T.D. was purchased by
> Rootes Securities, who had no interest in high quality cars, only
volume
> production."
>
> I am guessing Rootes Securities must have been investment bankers. We
can
> all read into that what we choose. At least the company survived for
> another 30 years and gave us our beloved Tigers!
>
> Gene