Vehicle Description
First designed and produced by the Rootes Group from 1953-1955, and
again from 1959-1968, the Sunbeam Alpine is a two-seater sports
roadster/drophead coupe that rivaled MG and Austin-Healey. This was
the first vehicle from the company to solely bear the Sunbeam name
as the company changed hands from Clement-Talbot to the Rootes
Group and then later to Chrysler by 1967. Even though Sunbeam held
a well-established reputation for their reliability and durability,
and the Alpine being featured in movies and TV including the hit
series "Get Smart", they are still known as one of the best kept
secrets in the British sports car world. Multiple series were
produced and even a muscle car variant called the Sunbeam Tiger saw
success and still today have dedicated parts suppliers and
enthusiast clubs.
The Series V Sunbeam Alpines would be the last of the models built
from 1965-1968 and featured many improvements over the previous
models. This final series gave owners what they wanted and that was
more horsepower! These new Alpines featured an inline four cylinder
that now displaced 1,725cc thanks to its longer stroke and five
main bearings which made the engine even sturdier. This sporty
4-cylinder breathed through twin Stromberg carburetors and featured
a tubular exhaust manifold, an oil cooler, negative ground
electrical system and self-adjusting rear drum brakes. The interior
now showcased footwell air vents and the transmission was fitted
with overdrive, and it became a true sportscar now capable of
100mph.
We are proud to offer this 1967 Sunbeam Alpine Convertible finished
in Carnival Red with a Black vinyl interior that is in great shape
with new black carpeting. Powering this sports car is an inline
4-cylinder that produces 93 horsepower and 103 lbs. ft. of torque
and mated to a 4-speed manual transmission which makes for quite a
quick and sporty ride for a car of this weight and size! This
Sunbeam Alpine features a brand new black cloth soft top with a
vinyl boot cover, dual side mirrors, chrome bumpers, Sherwood AM/FM
cassette radio, Jaeger gauges, trip meter, fold up center armrest,
glove compartment, adjustable seating, and 13" Minilite wheels
wrapped in Maxxis MA-202 radial tires. Its original top and
carpeting are included along with a spare tire and jack
equipment.
Showing only 49,801 miles on the odometer, this vehicle is in great
running shape as a previous owner had the engine rebuilt in 2012
with receipts to show the work performed including hot tanking the
engine block along with boring and line honing, replacing valve
springs, new cam, starter ring, clutch & pressure plate, valve job,
cam bearings, cam shaft end plug, main bearings, rod bearings,
clutch slave & master cylinder kit, piston with rings, gasket seat
and thermostat housing. Since its arrival at our museum in May of
2023, we have continued to care for this Alpine and have installed
new e brake cable, pinion seal, rebuilt fuel pump, new air filter,
air cleaner hose, lower and upper end gaskets as needed, changed
oil & filter, installed a new aluminum radiator, valve cover
gasket, and fresh exhaust gaskets.
The former owners were in poor health when they finally decided to
sell it on, and being such a delight to drive, we are excited to
offer the next collector the opportunity to give it more deserving
road time than it has seen in the past several years. Thank you for
your interest and please contact us directly for more information
or schedule a visit to our showroom for a closer view!
