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Sunbeam Cycles made by John Marston Limited of Wolverhampton was a British brand of bicycles [1] and, from 1912 to 1956 motorcycles. On John Marston's death after the First World War it was bought by Nobel Industries, Nobel became ICI. Associated Motor Cycles bought it in 1937; then, BSA bought Sunbeam in 1943.
Sunbeam Products is an American company founded in 1897 that has produced electric home appliances under the Sunbeam name since 1910. Its products have included the Mixmaster mixer , the Sunbeam CG waffle iron , Coffeemaster (1938–1964) [ 2 ] and the fully automatic T20 toaster .
In 1905, the Sunbeam Motor Car Company Limited was formed separate from the rest of the John Marston business which retained the Sunbeam motorcycles and bicycles. [4] Many John Marston Sunbeam motorcycle models were produced and the first was a 350 cc in 1912 followed by a range of 500 cc singles and some v-twins. In 1924 a new model numbering ...
Sunbeam motor car manufacture began in 1901. The motor business was sold to a newly incorporated Sunbeam Motor Car Company Limited in 1905 to separate it from Marston's pedal bicycle business; Sunbeam motorcycles were not made until 1912. In-house designer Louis Coatalen had an enthusiasm for motor racing and accumulated expertise with engines.
Pages in category "Sunbeam aircraft engines" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Sunbeam Afridi;
This car has a distinct scuttle hatch associated with the use of a 4.9 L engine; [150] [151] cross-referencing event details shows that the only event in which this car could have taken part in with a 4.9 L engine is the 1922 Coppa Florio; this is further corroborated by a distinct lever on nearside scuttle [152] – also visible on the ...
The sportiest Sunbeam was the Rapier H120 model, though this shared its specially tuned Holbay engine with the Hillman Hunter GLS. Sunbeam Arrow, Sunbeam Break de Chasse, Sunbeam Hunter, Sunbeam Minx, Sunbeam Sceptre and Sunbeam Vogue were used for export markets where the Sunbeam name was more familiar or deemed more likely to succeed.
The Sunbeam Silver Bullet was the last attempt on the land speed record by the Sunbeam Motor Car Company of Wolverhampton. It was built in 1929 for Kaye Don. It was built in 1929 for Kaye Don. Powered by two Sunbeam supercharged aircraft engines of 24 litres each, it looked impressive but failed to achieve any records.