Sunbeam Talbot Ten

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Sunbeam Talbot
Sunbeam Talbot 10
Sunbeam Talbot 10
Ten
Production period: 1938-1948
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Touring car , limousine , convertible
Engines: Otto engine :
1.2 liters (30 kW)
Length: 3962 mm
Width: 1524 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2388 mm
Empty weight :
successor Sunbeam Talbot 80

The Sunbeam-Talbot Ten is a passenger car that the Rootes Group brought out in 1938 as an offshoot of the contemporary Hillman Minx and sold under the brand new Sunbeam-Talbot that was created in the same year . The model was available as a touring car , sedan and convertible .

Model description

The classic car with curved fenders and free-standing headlights had a side-controlled four - cylinder in - line engine with 1185 cm³ displacement, which developed 41 bhp (30 kW). All four wheels were suspended from semi-elliptical leaf springs. The vehicle reached a top speed of 109 km / h.

The Sunbeam Talbot 2 liter was delivered with the same body but a more powerful engine .

In 1948 the model was replaced by the more modern Sunbeam Talbot 80 .

literature

  • David Culshaw & Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997. ISBN 1-874105-93-6

Web links

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