après les voitures de rallye TALBOT SUNBEAM Ti, les autres :
chez
CORGI / VANGUARDS en 2010 :
Réf. VA11301 : TALBOT SUNBEAM 1.3 / Metropolitan Police.
Disponible en juin 2010.
Description :
By the late 1970s, hatchbacks were becoming the norm but they were also mainly front wheel drive. This layout was viewed with suspicion by some Police Forces as the technology used at the time did not lend itself to the very high mileage high impact use the Police gave their vehicles, especially in London.
Chrysler UK created the Sunbeam in 1977 as a quick-to-market stop-gap, by grafting a hatchback body on to the floorpan of the, by then, seven year old rear wheel drive Avenger. This combination of hatchback practicality and simple rear wheel drive reliability made the Sunbeam a successful Metropolitan Police car.
Réf. VA11302 : TALBOT SUNBEAM LOTUS / 1979 / Embassy black.
Disponible en juin 2010. :
Réf. VA11303 : TALBOT SUNBEAM / MKII 1.3 / Sussex Police.
Disponible en juin 2010. :
Description :
Being somewhat cash strapped at the time, Chrysler UK were unable to develop a wholly new car to meet demand in the burgeoning new hatchback segment so effectively re-skinned and downsized the Avenger. This meant that, when launched in 1977, it was natural for forces such as the Sussex Police, who had used Avengers extensively, to employ the Sunbeam in a similar unit beat car role in both rural and urban locations.
Sunbeams could be seen at stations all over Sussex during the seventies and early eighties, and the car modelled was based at Chichester Police Station.
Vital statistics
Engine capacity: 1295cc
Power: 59bhp @ 5000rpm
Maximum speed: 92mph
0-60 mph: 14.8secs
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CLASSIC ROAD CARS en 2010 :
Réf. CLC207 : TALBOT SUNBEAM LOTUS / Phase1 / 1980 / noir - argenté.
Disponible en février 2010. Voir http://forum.campeugeot.fr/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3639
Réf. CLC208 : TALBOT SUNBEAM LOTUS / Phase2 / 1982 / bleu - gris.
Disponible en mai 2010. Voir http://forum.campeugeot.fr/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3639