1949 Sunbeam S8 Project, 498cc. Registration number MSV 955....

Hammer

£800

1949 Sunbeam S8 Project, 498cc. Registration number MSV 955. Frame number S8 2240. Engine number unknown.
A luxury tourer, it was of advanced specification. The clutch housing and four-speed gearbox bolted directly to the back of the engine, which was rubber mounted in the duplex loop frame, an innovation that required a flexible joint in the exhaust system ahead of the silencer. The first S7 version was equipped with balloon tyres, a feature not carried over to the deliberately more conventional and also lighter and cheaper, S8 introduced in 1949. The front fork and 7" brake were now standard BSA components and there were numerous other changes made in the interests of rationalisation. Never as popular as BSA's more performance orientated models, the gentlemanly S7 and S8 remained in production until 1957.
This project was registered with DVLA by our vendors father in 1983 and consists of the frame, various tinware, three part engines and other parts, prospective purchases should satisfy themselves as to the completeness of the project.
Sold with the V5.