Sunbeam Alpine Roadster

The Sunbeam Alpine of the early 1950s is a rarely seen British two-seater, built in the years before the better-known Rootes sports car of the same name. This 1953 car is finished in metallic blue with a cream interior and contrasting piping, and rides on whitewall tyres.

According to the owner's history, it was built and exported to South Africa in July 1953, then registered in the UK in August 2020 as 918 XVK. It has since had an extensive rebuild, including a bare-metal repaint of the exterior and engine bay.

The 2,366 cc Sunbeam 90 engine was rebuilt by Lee Keller to Alpine Mk III specification. It has a performance camshaft, JP pistons, gas-flowed head and twin Weber carburettors, and is estimated to make about 120 bhp. It is paired with a floor-change manual gearbox. Other recorded work includes refurbished steering and brakes, electronic ignition, an alternator, an aluminium fuel tank and new dampers. The car shows 4,415 miles.