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1980 Talbot Sunbeam LS [424] 
Ep. 2Class: Cars, Hatchback — Model origin: 
![1980 Talbot Sunbeam LS [424]](i762078.jpg)
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◊ 2014-12-03 17:23 |
Registration number: EYE 834V ✗ Untaxed Tax due: 01 October 1993 Vehicle make TALBOT Date of first registration 26 February 1980 Year of manufacture 1980 Cylinder capacity (cc) 928cc Fuel type PETROL Vehicle colour RED |
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◊ 2014-12-03 18:26 |
In the background right a Fiat 131 Estate, behind the cl82-car a dsl/Weasel(and of course cl82-) Talbot Alpine and an Austin A30 or 35 |
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◊ 2014-12-04 18:33 |
Excuse me if I ask, Ingo: Which car is supposed to be the cl82-car? |
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◊ 2014-12-04 20:59 |
Rootes-jewels. We even have two on them on this pic. |
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◊ 2014-12-04 22:40 |
A good phrase ..... filed for future reference. |
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◊ 2014-12-05 20:25 |
 Although the Talbot Sunbeam was -at least as far as I'm concerned- the most succeded of the final Talbots, much more attractive than the Horizon or the Solara, I still have to say that Rootes-jewels turned out to be rather made out of rhinestone... -- Last edit: 2014-12-06 05:17:23 |
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◊ 2014-12-05 20:27 |
Were rhinestones particularly prone to rust and rattling tappets, then? -- Last edit: 2014-12-05 20:28:08 |
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◊ 2014-12-05 20:48 |
No, but the other main ingredient of Rootes cars sadly was: Crunchy sills. |
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◊ 2014-12-05 21:24 |
You know, that the Talbot Sunbeam is nothing more than an updressed hardcore-dsl-car, an Avenger? The oily bits are mainly the same. |
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◊ 2014-12-05 21:34 |
A shortened Avenger with an Imp engine. Parts bin engineering at its best (or should that be worst?). |
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◊ 2014-12-05 22:18 |
They made over 200,000 of these beauties - a cheap bit of parts bin engineering, but very effective in the market place. -- Last edit: 2014-12-06 20:02:38 |
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◊ 2014-12-05 22:32 |
Here's a couple I saw at a show earlier this year:![[Image: th_DSCN0667_1_zpsf004851d.jpg]](http://s1205.photobucket.com/user/JohnSandie/media/DSCN0667_1_zpsf004851d.jpg.html "http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb428/JohnSandie/th_DSCN0667_1_zpsf004851d.jpg") ![[Image: th_DSCN0670_1_zps828e8b80.jpg]](http://s1205.photobucket.com/user/JohnSandie/media/DSCN0670_1_zps828e8b80.jpg.html "http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb428/JohnSandie/th_DSCN0670_1_zps828e8b80.jpg") |
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◊ 2014-12-05 22:46 |
I've just started drooling on my keyboard again, especially at the black one ..... where's that nurse gone?!? Blue one is April 80 1.3 Trio edition. |
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◊ 2014-12-06 19:32 |
@Ingo/Sandie: Yes, I`ve read about that, but I was actually rather referring to the looks of the car (wasn`t it a Roy Axe-design?)because all circumstances of the car`s development considered- lack of time, total lack of funds- I think it still looks rather neat and distinct, especially compared to its successor, the even more half-baked Talbot Samba. If we didn`t know the car`s background history we probably couldn`t really tell its close relationship to the Hunter at first glance, that`s how well the design worked. On the other hand I`m rather not entitled to pass judgmement on this Talbot because I have no idea whether it was able to prove itself in practice. Moreover, I`ve even never seen one "in the flesh". The final examples of most of the other Simca/Talbot-cars were still around when I was a kid in the late 80s although vanishing very fast, but not this one. At least the Lotus-version managed to win the Rallye Championship IIRC. -- Last edit: 2014-12-19 01:04:26 |
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◊ 2014-12-06 20:15 |
A good history of the Sunbeam. Yes - it was a Roy Axe design - developed from start to finish in 19 months, and saved Linwood from closure for 4-5 years. It was a simple but effective car, easy to drive with well-proven oily bits - we had 2 and never had problems - my mum's favourite cars from all the Rootes/Simca/Chrysler stuff she had. Popular for driving schools and police panda use, which is usually a good indication of reliability. And a capable platform for development into the Ti and Lotus. |
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