Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre

Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre
1947 Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre sports tourer
Overview
ManufacturerSunbeam-Talbot (Rootes Group)[1]
Also calledSunbeam-Talbot Two Litre [2]
Production1939–1948 [3]
1,306 produced [3]
AssemblyLondon, United Kingdom[1]
Ryton, United Kingdom[1]
Body and chassis
Body style4 door saloon[4]
drophead coupé[3]
tourer[3]
LayoutFR layout[4]
RelatedSunbeam-Talbot Ten
Powertrain
Engine1944cc I4[4]
Chronology
PredecessorNone
SuccessorSunbeam-Talbot 90[5]

The Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre is an automobile which was manufactured by Sunbeam-Talbot in the United Kingdom[1] from 1939 until 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]

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]

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 2 Litre Sports Saloon

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre, www.sunbeam.org.au Retrieved on 29 January 2014
  4. ^ a b c d Michael Sedgwick & Mark Gillies, A-Z of Cars of the 1930s, (1993), page 196
  5. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c Sunbeam-Talbot 1940, www.classiccarcatalogue.com Retrieved on 29 January 2014
  8. ^ Sunbeam-Talbot 1946, www.classiccarcatalogue.com Retrieved on 29 January 2014