Sunbeam Alpine MK1

Derived from the SunbeamTalbot 90 convertible it was originally developed by Sunbeam Talbot dealer George Hartwell in Bournemouth as a one-off rally car.
It is powewred by a 4 cylinder 2267cc engine with oringinally column change 4 speed gearbox with overdrive on 3rd and 4th.
Stirling Moss drove an Alpine like this In the 1953 Monte Carlo Alpine Rally
A Saphire Blue Alpine was driven around Monte Carlo by Grace Kelly and Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock film ‘To Catch A thief’
This car KSJ 693 is finished in Coronation Red, a special colour used for one year only in 1953 to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth !!.
Owned for 22 years the car has been maintained for regular and continuous use during this time.