1959 Sunbeam Alpine MkI, O/D, 1494cc. Registration number 6 ...

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£6,150

1959 Sunbeam Alpine MkI, O/D, 1494cc. Registration number 6 HKL (non transferrable). Chassis number B90001670D HRO 117. Body number 1171. Engine number not found.
Sold with the V5C, old receipts and history back to 1998, many manuals and some spares and a rare hard top.
ntroduced in 1959, the Sunbeam Alpine was a natural rival to cars such as the MGA and Triumph TR3. Built around a steel monocoque, it featured independent coil-sprung front suspension, a 'live' rear axle, and disc/drum brakes. An attractive design, its lines were predominantly the responsibility of Kenneth Howes. Swindon born, this former employee of Ford's Detroit Styling Centre had also been schooled under Raymond Loewy. As such, the Alpine's 'micro Thunderbird' profile was perhaps little coincidence. Initially powered by a 1494cc OHV four-cylinder engine developing some 78bhp @ 5,300rpm, the be-finned sportscar was reputedly capable of 98mph.
HKL was owned by John McCabe from 2012 and he took it to Spa circuit, photos on file, our vendor bought it in 2016 and has used it regularly in the summer months, always garaged it presents well on its wire wheels.