The Sunbeam Alpine Roadster was a 2-seater convertible based on the Sunbeam-Talbot 90 saloon of the time, but powered by an 80 bhp 2.3 litre engine.
It was initially destined for export only, but marketed in the UK for two years from 1953.
Rootes built six cars for the works rally team, which were used to contest the Alpine Rallies of 1953 and 1954.
MKV 23 is one of these six, and is one of several which remain in preservation.
I was asked to portray the vehicle as a gift, based on a supplied photo of it passing through a pretty French village on the 2017 ‘Tour Auto Optic 2000’. I took and adapted photos I took of similar cars to re-position it for more emphasis and a better composition.
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