Sunbeam-Talbot Ten | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Sunbeam-Talbot (Rootes Group) |
Production | 1938-1948 |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Compact executive car (D) |
Body style | 2-door and 4-door sports saloon 2-door drophead coupe 2-door open sports tourer |
Related | Sunbeam-Talbot 2 Litre |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1185 cc Straight-4 |
Transmission | 4-speed manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 94 in (2,388 mm) [1] |
Length | 156 in (3,962 mm) [1] |
Width | 60 in (1,524 mm) [1] |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Hillman Minx |
Successor | Sunbeam-Talbot 80 |
The Sunbeam-Talbot Ten is a compact executive car or small sports saloon manufactured by Rootes Group in their Clément-Talbot factory in North Kensington between 1938 and 1939, and then reintroduced after the Second World War and sold between 1945 and 1948.[1] It was at first a two-door then a four-door sports saloon. A drophead coupé version and a sports tourer version were also available.[2]