Sunbeam-Talbot Motor Car

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Sunbeam-Talbot saloon motor car
Manufacturer Sunbeam
Production years (unknown)
Production location (unknown)

The Sunbeam Talbot saloon car of 1946 appealed to middle-income professional people, such as doctors and lawyers. However, the purchase of both budget and luxury models remained restricted for many years, while few lower-income families could afford new models.

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In the late 1940s I, more in hope than anticipation, put my name down on the waiting list for a new car, but as it would be many years in the waiting, I toured the old bomb-site car sales lots in search of a vehicle.

— Colin Paine



[edit] In the Science Museum's Records

Model of Sunbeam-Talbot 10hp saloon motor car, 1946 (scale 1:10). The Museum acquired this object in 1947 from Rootes Securities Ltd. Inv. No: 1947-169

Dan Dare & the Birth of Hi-Tech BritainThis object is currently on display in the Dan Dare & the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain exhibition at the Science Museum, London.

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