1929 Sunbeam 20.9 Tourer - £22,995

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We are great fans of the Sunbeam marque as you can probably tell if you are a regular visitor to our website and this is simply because of the value they represent at the moment. They were very expensive and well engineered cars when new but represent excellent value today. The 3 Litre Sports models are reassuringly expensive nowadays but the standard 3 litre Tourer, such as the one we offer you today is a fraction of the price. Our car is finished in Green over Black with a new Red Leather Interior. It runs and drives extremely well although is cosmetically shabby in places.

Vintage Sunbeam cars are respected for their quality and high standard of engineering by enthusiasts today, just as they were when they were new: they were expensive cars, ones guaranteed to give pride of ownership. The 20.9hp Sunbeam was a new model for the 1927 season, one that shared the 75 x 110mm, 2916cc engine dimensions of the famous 3-litre twin cam Super Sports Sunbeam, but with push-rod activation of the overhead valves. The six-cylinder engine was in unit with the 4-speed gearbox. With the standard factory touring body, as here, the price new in 1929 was £750: in the same year, a Buick tourer of similar size cost only £425: a Morris Cowley tourer was £160.

'The Vintage Motor Car', by Clutton and Stanford, has this to say: 'The Sunbeams of the Vintage period and early thirties occupy a unique position. They combined smoothness with reasonably high performance and good handling. Mechanically, they showed considerable Continental influence, especially in the clean external design of the engines. In appearance they combined dignity and dash with remarkable success. To drive them is a delight, in a peculiar way, not unlike the small contemporary Rolls- Royce.'

The first owner of PN 3896, a registration issued on 19 June 1929, was one F Turner, of the Dorset Arms Hotel, East Grinstead. It has had only four owners since 1963, and its condition does suggest that the 66,000 miles displayed on the odometer could well be the true total mileage from new. The Sunbeam Talbot Darracq Register gives access to a wide range of information, spare parts and services, as well as activities and events for which this impressive tourer is ideally suited. It has a


Interior:
Our car is finished in Red Leather and it has recently been reupholstered therefore is in a superb condition. The carpet is also good although the rubber flooring would benefit from a clean. The retrim cost in excess of £4,000 and will only get better with age. All the dials and instruments seem to work and the car, being a full four seater, is a really comfortable long distance cruiser.

Exterior:
Our car is finished in Green over Black wings and whilst it is quite presentable it is not up to the condition of the interior and would benefit from some local repairs and ideally a full respray. The runnig boards are a little insecure and the hood is fine but not new. Lovers of ageing paint, however, will leave it exactly as is. Excellent protection is offered by the full weather equipment, which includes an Auster-type screen for rear passengers, so this fine vintage motor car can be enjoyed all the year round.

Mechanical:
The engine and gearbox, chassis and electrical equipments are all good with the engine being overhauled by a previous owner, when the magneto was refurbished and the German silver one-piece radiator recored, and higher ratio rear axle gears fitted, giving a comfortable 50mph cruising speed. Other work carried out recently includes restoration of all the Rotax lamps, renewal of the spring pins and bushes, professional reconditioning of the Andre Hartford shock absorbers, rebuilding of the hubs and wheels and the fitting of new tyres. The car drives as it should and is great fun and more than powerful enough for modern traffic.

Summary:
Well, there you have it, we have a lovely useable, practical Pre-war grand tourer for sale in a great colour scheme and in a very good mechanical state for sale. It represents great value in todays marketplace and the Sunbeam marque is a well kept secret to those in the know! There is a great club in place and all in all this is a great choice for fun motoring all the year round.

As with all our cars, we have priced her for an immediate sale. If you have seen the cars that are out there, come and see ours and your search will be over.

Please click on the links on the left to view many photographs of the car, but nothing compares to coming to view her and taking her out for a drive!

If you are interested in this car you can contact us by clicking on the following link:
sales@justinbanks.com