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  1. Sunbeam Motor Car Company Limited was a British automobile manufacturer in operation between 1905 and 1934. Its works were at Moorfields in Blakenhall, a suburb of Wolverhampton in Staffordshire, now West Midlands. The Sunbeam name had originally been registered by John Marston in 1888 for his bicycle manufacturing business. Sunbeam motor car manufacture began in 1901. The motor business was sold to a newly incorporate… See more

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    John Marston, the London-educated son of a sometime mayor of Ludlow and landowner, had been apprenticed to Edward Perry, tinplate-works master and twice mayor of Wolverhampton. In 1859 aged 23 Marston bought two … See more

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    When at its height in the 1920s, Sunbeam Motor Car Company's Moorfield works employed 3,500 staff on their 50-acre site. The buildings covered 15 acres.
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    The Sunbeam Motor Car Company Limited. In March 1905 the Sunbeam Motor Car Company Limited was formed with a starting capital of £40,000. The cars were made at Moorfield Works, of…
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    The Sunbeam Motor Car Company Limited

    The Sunbeam Motor Car Company Limited. In March 1905 the Sunbeam Motor Car Company Limited was formed with a starting capital of £40,000. The cars were made at Moorfield Works, off Villiers Street, and John Marston was …

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    Who was Sunbeam Motor Car Company?
    Sunbeam Motor Car Company Limited was a British automobile manufacturer in operation between 1905 and 1934. Its works were at Moorfields in Blakenhall, a suburb of Wolverhampton in Staffordshire, now West Midlands. The Sunbeam name had originally been registered by John Marston in 1888 for his bicycle manufacturing business.

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    Where are Sunbeam Commercial Vehicles made?
    Upper Villiers St, Wolverhampton. Sunbeam Commercial Vehicles was a commercial vehicle manufacturing offshoot of the Wolverhampton based Sunbeam Motor Car Company when it was a subsidiary of S T D Motors Limited. Sunbeam had always made ambulances on modified Sunbeam car chassis.

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    When did Sunbeam motorcycles come out?
    The Sunbeam name had originally been registered by John Marston in 1888 for his bicycle manufacturing business. Sunbeam motor car manufacture began in 1901. The motor business was sold to a newly incorporated Sunbeam Motor Car Company Limited in 1905 to separate it from Marston's pedal bicycle business; Sunbeam motorcycles were not made until 1912.

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    Why did Sunbeam make a 1000 hp car?
    Coatalen’s visionary approach propelled the Sunbeam Motor Car Company to the forefront of automotive engineering, culminating in the creation of the legendary 1000hp car. This marvel of engineering, a symbol of Sunbeam’s technical prowess, shattered speed records and etched the company’s name in the annals of motor racing history.

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    What was the first Sunbeam car?
    The first of the Sunbeam cars was the 12/16, launched in 1901. This vehicle was a result of the collaboration between John Marston’s company and Maxwell Mabberly-Smith, a talented young architect and engineer. It had a two-and-three-quarter horsepower, four-cylinder De Dion engine and was well-received for its quality and reliability.

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    Who invented the Sunbeam engine?
    The first directors were John Marston, Dr. Edward Deansley (Marston’s son-in-law), Sam Bayliss (Bayliss, Jones & Bayliss), Thomas Cureton, Henry Bath (the company’s consulting engineer), and Herbert Dignasse. 1905 saw the introduction of the 12hp. Sunbeam, powered by a 2.66litre, 4 cylinder engine. About 172 were built. A 12hp.

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    Motoring Memories: Sunbeam Talbot/Alpine, 1950-1956

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