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The Sunbeam Rapier is an automobile produced by Rootes Group from 1955 until 1976, in two different generations, the "Series" cars (which underwent several revisions) and the later (1967–76) fastback shape, part of the "Arrow" range.
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.
Sunbeam Motor Car Company Limited was a British automobile manufacturer in operation between 1905 and 1934. Its works were at Moorfields in Blakenhall, a suburb of Wolverhampton in Staffordshire, now West Midlands. The Sunbeam name had originally been registered by John Marston in 1888 for his bicycle manufacturing business. Sunbeam motor car ...
A Sunbeam-Talbot 90 won the Monte Carlo Rally in 1955. During the 1950s, Rootes's promotion included a strategy of participation in major UK and European car rallies. Stirling Moss and Sheila van Damm were their top drivers, and the Sunbeam-Talbot 90's win in the 1955 Monte Carlo Rally was the most significant victory.
Sunbeam Rapier is a Raymond Loewy designed two-door hardtop variant of the Hillman Minx available from October 1955. [15] Later sold as a convertible it displayed the Sunbeam-Talbot signature rear side-window on its first hardtop version. In 1967 it was replaced by a two-door fastback version of the Hillman Hunter which stayed in production ...
In 1969, a cheaper, slightly slower and more economical version of the Rapier (still sold as a sporty model) was badged as the new Sunbeam Alpine. All models featured the group's strong five-bearing 1,725 cc (105.3 cu in) engine, with the Alpine featuring a single Zenith-Stromberg CD150 carburettor to the Rapier's twins, and the Rapier H120's ...
Sunbeam Rapier; Sunbeam Rapier fastback; S. Sunbeam Sceptre; Silver Bullet (car) Sunbeam Sport; Sunbeam Stiletto; T. Sunbeam Tiger; Sunbeam Tiger (1925) V. Sunbeam Vogue
Chrysler Alpine, European Car of the Year in 1976 1967 Sunbeam Rapier and Sunbeam Alpine fastback coupés; 1970 Hillman Avenger / Plymouth Cricket; 1975 Chrysler Alpine (Talbot) 1976 Hillman Hunter; 1977 Iran Khodro Paykan facelift; 1979 Chrysler Horizon (Talbot) 1980 Talbot Tagora [4] 1985 MG EX-E concept car Rover 214 (R8) 1986 Rover CCV ...