Vintage Thing No. 164 - Gullwing Sunbeam Alpine
This is a CAD image developed by Stuart Brown in response to the photo below (Image : Stuart Brown) This is a mystery car that Stuart Brown is trying to track down. Finding any information about it would be a bonus. The only known image of the car in question. (Photo : Facebook) Our story begins with this mysterious photograph on the Facebook group page for 50s and 60s specials. This is the junction of Oxford Street and Vere Street in 1960s London. Look at the car on the right about to join the traffic. Stuart has modelled the whole car including the interior (Image : Stuart Brown) Despite a wealth of knowledge among the members of this group, nobody was able to identify it. Close inspection suggests it has the proportions and tail lamps of a Sunbeam Alpine, although the nose is completely different. The wrap-around windscreen has a pronounced dog leg and - if you look really closely - the door shut lines extend into the roof so they may have hinged at the top like a Mercede...