Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre

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Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre

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1947 Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre sports tourer
Overview
Manufacturer Sunbeam-Talbot (Rootes Group) [1]
Also called Sunbeam-Talbot Two Litre [2]
Production 1939 to 1948 [3]
1,306 produced [3]
Assembly London, United Kingdom [1]
Ryton, United Kingdom [1]
Body and chassis
Body style 4 door saloon [4]
drophead coupé [3]
tourer [3]
Layout FR layout [4]
Related Sunbeam-Talbot Ten
Powertrain
Engine 1944cc I4 [4]
Chronology
Predecessor None
Successor Sunbeam-Talbot 90 [5]

The Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre is an automobile which was manufactured by Sunbeam-Talbot in the United Kingdom [1] from 1939 to 1948. [3] It was offered in 4-light sports saloon, foursome drophead coupé and 4-seater sports tourer body styles [3] as well as a sports 2-seater. [6] Production was suspended due to the Second World War [7] and was resumed in 1945. [8]

Sunbeam-Talbot

Sunbeam-Talbot Limited was a British motor manufacturing business. It built upmarket sports-saloon versions of Rootes Group cars from 1935 to 1954. As Clément-Talbot Limited it had made Talbot cars since 1902.

United Kingdom Country in Europe

The United Kingdom, officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland but more commonly known as the UK or Britain, is a sovereign country lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state‍—‌the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world. It is also the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.

The 2 Litre utilised the styling [7] and chassis [3] of the Sunbeam-Talbot Ten with a wheelbase which was 3½ inches longer than the Ten. [7] It was fitted with the 1944cc four cylinder sidevalve engine from the Hillman 14, [3] that unit producing 52 bhp in its original form with improvements after the war increasing the power output to 56 bhp. [3] The 2 Litre was fitted with Lockheed hydraulic brakes. [4]

Sunbeam-Talbot Ten

The Sunbeam-Talbot Ten is a compact executive car or small sports saloon manufactured by Rootes Group in their Clément-Talbot factory in North Kensington between 1938 and 1939, and then reintroduced after the Second World War and sold between 1945 and 1948. It was at first a two-door then a four-door sports saloon. A drophead coupé version and a sports tourer version were also available.

Hillman 14

The Hillman Fourteen is a medium-sized 4-cylinder car announced by Hillman's managing director Spencer Wilks, a son-in-law of William Hillman, at the end of September 1925. This new Fourteen substantially increased Hillman's market share and remained on sale into 1931. During this time it was the main product of the company.

1,306 examples of the 2 Litre had been produced by 1948, [3] in which year it was replaced by the Sunbeam-Talbot 90. [5]

Sunbeam-Talbot 90

The Sunbeam-Talbot 90 is a sports saloon produced and built by Sunbeam-Talbot from 1948 to 1954 and continued as the Sunbeam Mk III from 1954 to 1957.

Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre Sports Saloon 1946 Sunbeam Talbot 2 litre Supreme (24513733711).jpg
Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre Sports Saloon

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 History of Sunbeam cars, www.rootes-chrysler.co.uk Retrieved on 29 January 2014
  2. ↑ Sunbeam Talbot advertisements 1945 – 1948, www.car-brochures.eu Retrieved on 29 January 2014
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre, www.sunbeam.org.au Retrieved on 29 January 2014
  4. 1 2 3 4 Michael Sedgwick & Mark Gillies, A-Z of Cars of the 1930s, (1993), page 196
  5. 1 2 Sunbeam-Talbot 80 & 90 – Sunbeam Mk III, www.sunbeam.org.au Retrieved on 29 January 2014
  6. ↑ New Sunbeam-Talbot Car. The Times, Wednesday, Aug 30, 1939; pg. 8; Issue 48397.
  7. 1 2 3 Sunbeam-Talbot 1940, www.classiccarcatalogue.com Retrieved on 29 January 2014
  8. ↑ Sunbeam-Talbot 1946, www.classiccarcatalogue.com Retrieved on 29 January 2014
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