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If you’ve ever wanted to see a fabulous collection of Sunbeams showing and going, the United III (October 12, 13, 14) was the place to be. For you guys and gals that missed its sorry ’bout that. You passed up the biggest Sunbeam event ever held on the East Coast. My unofficial count was a (more…)
Washington, DC 1979 If you’ve ever wanted to see a fabulous collection of Sunbeams showing and going, the United III (October 12, 13, 14) was the place to be. For you guys and gals that missed its sorry ’bout that. You passed up the biggest Sunbeam event ever held on the East Coast. My unofficial (more…)
From Rootes Review Vol. 3, #6, September 1978 Outwardly, 1961 was not a year of big changes in the Rootes line. The new 1961 models were introduced in September of 1960 (usual Rootes policy). On the exterior there were no changes at all on the Hillman and Singer lines. The single noticeable change was the (more…)
From Rootes Review Vol. 3, #3, May 1978 by Jan Eyerman In July of 1959 the Rootes Group announced their first counter-attack in the rapidly escalating compact car war. Back in the late fifties the increasing competition of foreign imported cars caused the American “Big Three” to bring out their first generation of American small (more…)
Williamsburg, VA 1978 United East II was quite a success, all the activities went off as smoothly as planned and we even got a couple of pluses. The weather over the weekend was GRRREAT–sunny and warm. Jack Fields handled registration and everyone’s room was ready and no one was turned away at the banquet. Thank (more…)
From Rootes Review Vol. 3, #2, March/April 1978 by Bernard Clarke The Sunbeam Tiger Owners Club England Appeared First in The Cats Whiskers, Issues 2 and 3 The Club Publication of The Sunbeam Tiger Owners Club, England In common with many Tiger owners, I found after owning the car of my dreams for a few (more…)
From Rootes Review: Vol 3, No. 1 January/February 1978 Jan Eyerman The Rootes brothers were aware by the early fifties that a replacement for the “90” would be necessary. Both the engine and the chassis were becoming obsolete. The engine was a long stroke four that had been converted from side valves to overhead valves (more…)
In the beginning When I first became aware of the plans to have a “United” on the East Coast back in December, 1976 at an informal meeting between the Sunbeam Car Club and the then Tigers East organization, I could not believe what my ears were hearing. For so long the only contact the Eastern (more…)
GROUP: EngineSUBGROUP: Intake Manifold DATE: 10-14-68 SUBJECT: Engine Vibration THIS BULLETIN CANCELS AND SUPERSEDES BULLETIN 67-45 DATED 4-3-67. When you receive complaints of engine vibration which. can normally be felt through the accelerator pedal especially at 3200 r.p.m,. it is recommended that a clamp is fitted to the intake manifold in accordance with the following (more…)
GROUP: FuelSUBGROUP: CarburetorDATE: 6-27-68 SUBJECT: Loss Of Oil From Dash Pots — Zenith C.D. Carbs MODELS: All Models Equipped With Zenith C.D. Carbs Where complaints are received of persistent loss of oil from carburetor dash pot pistons resulting in loss of piston damping, it is recommended that the following action be taken: 1. Remove damper(s) (more…)