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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: Scot Harig <sharig(at)ibm.net> From: "Bert Clewits" <nyclewit(at)nyhp03.serigate.philips.nl> Subject: your mail Cc: alpines(at)autox.team.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scot Harig <sharig(at)ibm.net> wrote: >While leafing thru some old magazines, I came across an article on the
>"Sunbeam Lotus". This front engine, rear wheel drive, 2-door sedan was
>featured in the Winter 1980 issue of "Motor Trend's Sports Car Graphic
>No.
>4". This car apparently not built for U.S. consumption, was suppose to
>have
>1500 units produced prior to Sunbeam being sold to Peugeot. According
>to the
>article the project was to be completed to help boost Sunbeam's image.
>
>What happened when Peugeot bought Chrysler's European Operation? Did or
>is
>Sunbeam still in operation? To date my interests have been with cars
>produced during the 60's. My wife and I have owned a couple of Series V
>Alpines and a '66 Imp which served us well for several years.
>
>Any input would be appreciated. Books published on the subject or
>magazine
>articles.

Sunbeam isn't in operation anymore the last Sunbeam was I think indeed the Sunbeam Lotus and the Talbot Sunbeam 1.0 LS and the Talbot Sunbeam 1.6 TI The Talbot Sunbeam 1.0 LS actually had the Imp nice little power plant in the front, it was slightly oversized to 928 cc I think Peugeot still owns (has the legal rights of) the name Sunbeam. On the Imps side you should read the following book:

APEX The inside story of the Hillman Imp David and Peter Henshaw 1988 foreword by Tim Fry ISBN 1 870519 02 7 Bookmarque Publishing Minster Lovell Oxford 148 pages or: The Rootes Brothers story of a motoring empire by John Bullock 1993 ISBN 1 85260 4549 Haynes Publishing Sparkford Nr. Yeovil Somerset BA22 7JJ 247 pages

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