Sunbeam-Talbot 90

The Sunbeam - Talbot 90 is a four-door sedan, the Rootes Group as a successor to the Sunbeam - Talbot 2 liter brought out in 1948. The model was also available as a convertible. The Tourer, still available on the previous model was no longer offered.

Models

90 Mark I

The Sunbeam - Talbot 90 Mark I had integrated into the fenders headlights and a rear -hinged hood. The rear wheels were covered with " Spats "; the running boards accounted for. The 4-cylinder in-line engine with 1944 cc capacity corresponded to that of Humber Hawk and was adopted from its predecessor, but received overhead valves ( OHV ), thereby (47 kW) developed 64 bhp power. All 4 wheels were still suspended on rigid axles with semi-elliptic leaf springs. The vehicle reached a top speed of 124 km / h

With the same body, but a weaker engine, the Sunbeam - Talbot 80 was delivered.

90 Mark II

In 1950, the model was revised. The body of the predecessor has been adopted for the Mark II. At the front, there was an independent suspension and coil springs, as well as a new engine with 2267 cc capacity. The power rose to 70 bhp (51 kW) at 4000 min -1, the maximum speed to 145 km / h

As the smaller sister model 80 was also used 90 in the Rally Monte Carlo.

90 Mark IIA

In 1952 a further revision, but which mainly concerned the body. The Sunbeam - Talbot 90 Mark IIA had set up lights and the rear wheel covers ( spats ) accounted for. The length of the body had increased somewhat, a top speed of only 131 km / h

Parallel to the 70 bhp engine was offered at 4100 min - 1 is a more powerful version with 77 bhp ( 56.6 kW).

Mark III

From 1953 accounted for the name Talbot; all former Sunbeam - Talbot Sunbeam were now called again, the first of the new Sunbeam Alpine Mark I, a developed from the Type 90 Cabriolet. Was published in 1954 the successor of the model 90 Mark IIA, who called himself Sunbeam Mark III (The designation " 90 " was also omitted).

The engine had risen again to power and now delivered 80 bhp (59 kW) at 4400 min -1. This allowed a top speed of 151 km / h 1955 also provided a particularly successful participation in the Rally Monte Carlo: A Mark III was victorious in this year of it.

Mark IIIS

1957 appeared the Sunbeam Mark IIIs. Its engine had been again a power boost and now delivered 92 bhp ( 67.6 kW). The Mark IIIs was only available as a sedan.

In the same year the production of large sedans Sunbeam replacement was set while the Humber Hawk was further offered with the same engine until 1968.

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  • David Culshaw and Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalogue of British Cars 1895 - 1975 Veloce Publishing plc, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6.
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