I don't know... I always felt that the true downfall came with
Chryslers intervention. They wanted to make a cheaper MASS market car,
and turned theem all into junk. The series IV was the best car, most
solid. Yes it needed a bigger engine, but not the 1725 with it's
problems. The production Tiger was based on the IV. I have always felt
that this was the best of the breed. Leaded seems, round corners,
quality through out. Just my humble opinion.
Rich
> ----------
> From: Marc James Small[SMTP:msmall(at)roanoke.infi.net]
> Reply To: Marc James Small
> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 1997 5:33 PM
> To: alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: Sunbeam
>
> Sunbeam is one of the oldest and proudest names in the history of
> British
> petrol engines. Their cars were always excellent; their engines were
> superb. The first flight across the Big Puddle was powered, after
> all, by
> Sunbeam mills.
>
> The downfall of Sunbeam was its purchase by the first Baron Rootes and
> its
> merger into the Rootes group. At that point, it quit being the
> private
> cars of the Royal Family.
>
> Still, even a late Sunbeam, like my '67 Series V, is a joy to own.
> Old
> traits die hard.
>
> Marc
>
>
> msmall(at)roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!
>
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