Beschreibung
Finished in the correct grey of its time , complimented with contrasting grey hide interior , a very well cared for and presented example . The Sunbeam Talbot 90 . This splendid example was first registered in September 1956 to a Mr Edmund Haswell in Eastbourne as shown on the original buff logbook. She comes with a ring binder full of extensive year by year records of service history and other maintenance work going back to 1969 including the floor gear change conversion and a respray in 1984. The engine was rebuilt in 1985 including work to the cylinder head and bottom end, a new oil pump and a re chrome of the grille and surround. There was some body work carried out in 1999 and a new brake master cylinder in 2001 and various MOTs and many receipts from 1969 onwards. The prior owner has had the car since 2016. He has carried out considerable work bringing the car up to the current condition, very sharp indeed, works which included another complete respray in the original shade of grey, the chassis and under areas steam cleaned and repainted in chassis black and extensive bodywork to rear wheel arches, front wheel arches and surrounding floor area. It also got partial brake pipe replacement, new brake shoes and wheel cylinders all round, new flexible hoses and new fluid reservoir, new starter solenoid fitted and a professionally fitted alternator Dynamo look alike. A Flexolite oil filter adaptor to take modern spin on filter was added along with a new silencer, electronic rev counter re calibrated, five new Michelin X tyres and a high level brake light fitted. Driven by us a distance proving to be very usable , The original interior has a lovely patina to the leather upholstery . just great .
