22nd Aug, 2026 12:00

Mathewsons Live! 22nd & 23rd August 2026

 
Lot 14
 

14

1983 TALBOT SUNBEAM LOTUS

Not sold
Estimated at £47,500 - £52,500

Lot details

Mileage: Please refer to the video for the mileage showing
Make: TALBOT
Model: SUNBEAM LOTUS
Registration: SSF 526Y
Engine Size (cc): 2172
Year of Manufacture: 1983
Date First Registered: 01/02/1983
Current V5: YES
Location: PICKERING
You can view from: Saturday 15 August 2026 - Tuesday 18 August 2026

Current V5 present. Paperwork includes a letter from Peugeot Talbot Motor Company and correspondence from the Department of Transport.

The vendor has provided the following:

  • Stolen, recovered in 1983, bought by me in 1984 with engine and wheels missing
  • Sunbeam Lotus has only done 7,800 miles from new
  • Has been stored in an insulated garage since 1985
  • Reconditioned engine bought from Skip Brown Cars and fitted
  • Brand new wheels and tyres bought at the same time
  • Oil pressure is good, and the engine starts and runs fine, as you would imagine with a reconditioned engine

 

Mileage: Please refer to the video for the mileage showing
Make: TALBOT
Model: SUNBEAM LOTUS
Registration: SSF 526Y
Engine Size (cc): 2172
Year of Manufacture: 1983
Date First Registered: 01/02/1983
Current V5: YES
Location: PICKERING
You can view from: Saturday 15 August 2026 - Tuesday 18 August 2026

Current V5 present. Paperwork includes a letter from Peugeot Talbot Motor Company and correspondence from the Department of Transport.

The vendor has provided the following:

  • Stolen, recovered in 1983, bought by me in 1984 with engine and wheels missing
  • Sunbeam Lotus has only done 7,800 miles from new
  • Has been stored in an insulated garage since 1985
  • Reconditioned engine bought from Skip Brown Cars and fitted
  • Brand new wheels and tyres bought at the same time
  • Oil pressure is good, and the engine starts and runs fine, as you would imagine with a reconditioned engine

Auction: Mathewsons Live! 22nd & 23rd August 2026, 22nd Aug, 2026

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