Sunbeam Alpine 2020 Series III

1 Previous Owner, This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show 2026 on Saturday the 21st of March Sunday the 22nd of March, NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT. , Produced between March 1963 until January 1964, the Series III was a transitional model and not many righthand drive examples of the 5,863 cars built have survived,This example is understood to have been shipped to South Africa in 1964 as a CKD, righthand drive export with SA and Series III stamped chassis numbers,The history file evidences the UKsourcing of parts for its 2017 restoration in its native South Africa. Subsequently imported and registered with the DVLA on 05/07/2020,It remains really well presented in gleaming Carnival Red with a black hardtop and chrome wire wheels,Stored in a dehumidified facility, the odometer reads 59,725 miles, and has appropriate ageing to the digits and other instruments,The Sunbeam Alpine is often regarded as the first 'Bond' car with Sean Connery behind the wheel of a Series II in his debut as 007 in Dr. No,Keenly estimated, and offering a stylish alternative to many of its 1960s contemporaries, we welcome close inspection of this handsome and well restored car,