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Sunbeam Alpine roadster 

1953-1955, Great Britain

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
53-55: i4/8V 7.42:1 2267cc.(138ci)

80-bhp

@4200rpm

35.3 hp/l carb. 120lb-ft. (163Nm)

@2400rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.3l80hp: 153kph/95mph 12.9s 18.9s ?s ?s

21.1s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: ?
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4280 x 1588 x 1467 mm (168.5 x 62.5 x 57.8 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2477 mm - 1283/1283 mm (97.5 in - 50.5/50.5 in)
some calculations: base aera: 6.80 m² (73.1 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.92 m² (~20.7 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 9.97 m³ (352.3 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1270 kg (2800 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 15.9 kg/hp (35.0 lb/hp) 63 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 1,269 £  
production: 3,000

   

This was the first Sunbeam without wearing the "Talbot" name.
The Alpine was a derivative of the Sunbeam-Talbot 90

Pictures taken at the "Technoclassica 2010" in Essen, Germany
 
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  Sunbeam Alpine 1953-1955   Sunbeam Alpine 1953-1955   Sunbeam Alpine 1953-1955  
             
Pictures taken at the "Technoclassica 2008" in Essen, Germany

This specific car was used in the movie "To Catch a Thief"
and it was driven by Grace Kelly.
 
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  Sunbeam Alpine 1953-1955   Sunbeam Alpine 1953-1955   Sunbeam Alpine 1953-1955  
             

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