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Old 24 Feb 2012, 12:27 (Ref:3030345)   #10
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I think from memory that Sunbeam introduced the model following success in the Alpine Rally with more standard models.It was their idea of a sports car but in reality more of a boulevardier.

The Alpine event was frightening in those days - narrow unsurfaced roads with no safety barriers. Not for the faint-hearted.Works drivers included a certain S.Moss, Peter Collins,Sheila van Damm,Norman Garrad the team manager and (I think) George Hartwell who had a dealership and later ran Hillman Imps in saloon racing.
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