1923 Sunbeam 24/60 All-Weather Tourer

This extremely elegant 24/60 All-Weather Tourer has formed part of a private collection in recent years. In the handsome colour combination of deep burgundy with black wings, the Sunbeam has clearly been cherished and comes with history extraordinarily dating back to the 1920s.

A small number of 24/60s are in existence, but this is thought to be the only All-Weather Tourer with its folding hood and wind-up windows. The motor car benefits from a full ownership history; from new to 1938, it belonged to a Mr Montieth of Edinburgh and then formed part of a private museum display until the early Seventies.

A full restoration of the motor car was carried out in 2002 by Peter Middleton and information on this work is supplied in the history file. Overall, the condition of the bodywork is described as very good, with an equally good floor, chassis and body frame etc. The paintwork remains in excellent order and the brightwork is good although the hub caps could be re-plated.

The leather upholstery is believed to be original, showing the patina of age; the rubber floor covering to the front and the red carpet to the rear are both replacements and very good. The leather door trims remain good and benefit from useful interior pockets to the rear, both sides. The dashboard and door cappings are original. The hood is old, possibly original, and has been repaired at various stages. The windscreen has individual openings and the rear Auster screen is present. We understand that the tyres will need to be replaced.

We understand the engine to have covered less than 38000 miles since the restoration twenty three years ago. The mechanical aspect of the Sunbeam has been well maintained and has no known faults; the electrical, steering, cooling and braking systems are, we are assured, all good.

Supplied with the motor car are handwritten maintenance notes from the 1920s, an original handbook, an original spare parts book, MOT test certificates, CDs of hand / instruction books, correspondence, images, invoices from the 2002 restoration, mechanical diagrams and information, an RF60 continuation book from 1933 and the V5C registration certificate.

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