1955 Sunbeam Alpine MK III Sport Roadster

The Sunbeam Alpine was originally launched in 1953 and was the first vehicle from Sunbeam-Talbot to bear the Sunbeam name alone since the 1935 takeover of Sunbeam and Talbot by the Rootes Group.

The Alpine was derived from the Sunbeam-Talbot 90 Saloon, and become a saloon, but with a raised compression ratio.

The Alpine Mark I and Mark III (no Mark II was made) were hand-built from 1953 to 1955, and remained in production for only two years. Of the 1582 produced, it has been estimated that as few as 200 have survived.

This Sunbeam Alpine Talbot is finished in Sapphire Blue with a Fawn leather interior. It was fully restored over the past ten years. The color scheme is a tribute to the 1955 motion picture, 'To Catch a Thief,' starring Carry Grand and Grace Kelly.