Tag: Sunbeam

Confessions of a Rootes Autoholic

Confessions of a Rootes Autoholic

Meet the Tiger: Remember, I’d been driving an Alpine, so the rest of this car seemed more or less familiar. At the Rootes showroom on Fifth Avenue, they rolled down the plate glass and gingerly drove to the waterfront. Then I got onto the East Side Drive and put my foot down. Lightning struck! I had one thought: I’ve got to get one of these!

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Harrington Le Mans: Sunbeam’s Lovely Gran Turismo

Harrington Le Mans: Sunbeam’s Lovely Gran Turismo

"At nine the next morning, with three hours to go, a French organizer told us that if we souped up our car a little, we'd beat Porsche for the Efficiency Index. Great delight! We ran up a sign that said '+500 REVS TO BEAT X.' Sure enough, up came 500 rpm. Peter, of course, was very disciplined. The car just kept going round and round. We couldn't believe it! It gave us no trouble at all." —Lewis Garrad

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Richard Langworth’s Most Popular Books & eBooks

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