In the first James Bond movie, Dr No, released in 1962, James Bond is involved in a car chase in the Jamaican mountains in this sports car. The vehicle driven by James Bond (Sean Connery) is a Sunbeam Alpine Series II. The car was produced from 1960 to 1963. The Sunbeam Alpine Series II had a 1592 cc engine capable of producing 80 bhp. About 19,956 Sunbeam Alpine Series II cars were produced. The Motor Magazine tested a Sunbeam Apline Series II with a hardtop and overdrive. The car recorded a top speed of 98.6 mph (158.7 km/h). The tested car achieved 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 13.6 seconds. The Sunbeam marque was registered by John Marston Co. Ltd of Wolverhampton in England in 1888. Sunbeam first made bicycles, then motorcycles and cars from the late 19th century until about 1936. The company also made 647 aircraft during World War I. A Sunbeam was the first British car ever to win a Grand Prix race. A number of land speed records were also set by Sunbeam. The Sunbeam company went into receivership in 1935 and was purchased by the Rootes Group, which continued to use the Sunbeam marque. Eventually the Rootes Group were bought out Chrysler. Chrysler eventually disbanded the Sunbeam marque in 1976.

This truly is a classic car. Since the Sunbeam company or marque is non-existent collectors who own one of these cars will probably hold onto them for nostalgic or other reasons. You will not find one of these cars advertised in the classifieds. You will probably find some of them in a car museum though.

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