Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre

Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre
Overview
Manufacturer Rootes Group [1]
Also called Sunbeam-Talbot Two Litre [2]
Production 1939 to 1948 [3]
1,306 produced [3]
Assembly London, United Kingdom [1]
Ryton, United Kingdom [1]
Body and chassis
Body style 4 door saloon [4]
drophead coupé [3]
tourer [3]
Layout FR layout [4]
Related Sunbeam-Talbot Ten
Powertrain
Engine 1944cc I4 [4]
Chronology
Predecessor None
Successor Sunbeam-Talbot 90 [5]

The Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre is an automobile which was manufactured by the Rootes Group in the United Kingdom [1] from 1939 to 1948.[3] It was offered in saloon, drophead coupé and tourer body styles.[3] Production was suspended due to the Second World War [6] and was resumed in 1945.[7]

The 2 Litre utilised the styling [6] and chassis [3] of the Sunbeam-Talbot Ten with a wheelbase which was 3½ inches longer than the Ten.[6] 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]

The styling of the 2 Litre was based on that of the Sunbeam-Talbot Ten (pictured)


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre, www.sunbeam.org.au Retrieved on 29 January 2014
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Michael Sedgwick & Mark Gillies, A-Z of Cars of the 1930s, (1993), page 196
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sunbeam-Talbot 80 & 90 – Sunbeam Mk III, www.sunbeam.org.au Retrieved on 29 January 2014
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Sunbeam-Talbot 1940, www.classiccarcatalogue.com Retrieved on 29 January 2014
  7. ↑ Sunbeam-Talbot 1946, www.classiccarcatalogue.com Retrieved on 29 January 2014

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