
LOT 39
1951 Sunbeam 489cc S8 Registration no. PHA 363 Frame no. S8-3354 Engine no. S8-5423
Sold for £2,760 inc. premium
Lot 39
1951 Sunbeam 489cc S8Registration no. PHA 363 Frame no. S8-3354 Engine no. S8-5423
1951 Sunbeam 489cc S8
Registration no. PHA 363
Frame no. S8-3354
Engine no. S8-5423
Registration no. PHA 363
Frame no. S8-3354
Engine no. S8-5423
Designed in wartime, the Sunbeam inline twin was introduced by BSA, owners of Sunbeam Cycles Limited, in 1947. A luxury tourer inspired by the pre-war BMW, it was of advanced specification with overhead-camshaft engine, shaft drive and plunger rear suspension. The first S7 version was equipped with balloon tyres, a feature not carried over to the deliberately more conventional, and also lighter and cheaper, S8 introduced in 1949. The front fork and 7" brake were now standard BSA components and there were numerous other changes made in the interests of rationalisation. Never as popular as BSA's more performance orientated models, the gentlemanly S7 and S8 remained in production until 1957. This S8 was first registered to Chas E Cope & Sons Ltd of Edgbaston, Birmingham and sold new to one John Albert Taylor of Hagley, Stourbridge. The original logbook records no further owners and has licensing stamps up to 1961. A receipt and hand-written note on file state that the Sunbeam had been bought for the collection in December 1988 as part of a house clearance, having been stored for many years, and that it had recorded under 13,000 miles at that time. Offered with an old-style V5. The registration 'PHA 363' is recorded in the HPI database; nevertheless, prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to its registration status prior to bidding.
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