Re: Sunbeams in production

Jim Cantrell (jimc(at)sysdiv.sdl.USU.edu)
Thu, 6 Jun 1996 13:02:01 MDT

> >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.
>
> 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:

I lived in France during the early 90's and noticed quite a few autos driving around with the badge "Sunbeam" that were european versions of the american Dodge Omni but with a peugot motor in them. They were evidently manufactured in the 80's. I didn't notice any newer versions of the cars from 1990-1993.

Kind regards,

Jim Cantrell

Series V 2.8L 76 Jag XJ12C 76 Jag XJ6C