Sold for £6,670
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: KOF 936
Frame No: 1752
Engine No: 58 2378
CC: 500
MOT: Exempt
The Sunbeam S7 and S8 were designed by Erling Poppe with styling loosely based on the BMW R75 designs that were acquired as war reparations by BSA (full rights to the Sunbeam brand had been acquired from AMC in 1943). The S8, without altering the basic design, incorporated slimmer wheels of then standard sports machine sizes and had narrower mudguards to suit. The lighter weight and improved handling revealed what a good machine the S8 really was and sales quickly improved.
This 1959 Sunbeam S8 was restored to a high standard around 5 years ago, since its completion it has the addition of a Steib sidecar that has been restored and complements the sunbeam. Used this year until a couple of months ago and is described by the vendor as running well. It comes complete with a current V5C, continuation RF60 from 1955 some old tax discs, MOT certificates and paperwork from Stewart Engineering.
All successful bids must be paid in full by midday the day after the auction at the latest.
You can collect your new pride and joy from our venue until 1pm the day following the sale or our partners are on hand to help arrange safe transportation:
Auction: National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands, 15th Nov, 2023
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