Makes / Sunbeam
Sunbeam
Sunbeam is a historic British name that covered very different cars across several corporate eras. Early prestige and sporting models were followed by Rootes Group saloons and, later, the Chrysler era Sunbeam hatchback that became closely associated with rallying in Lotus form. Because the marque disappeared from new cars decades ago, today's registrations are entirely historic survivors, ranging from prewar machines to relatively modern classics with little mechanically in common.
-42 vehicles a year, five year trend · growing fastest Tiger · fading fastest Talbot
Model families
| Family | Status | Licensed | Peak | Of peak | Year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | GROWING | 1,370 | 1,387 · 2022 | 98.8% | +0 |
| Rapier | DECLINING | 483 | 609 · 1999 | 79.3% | -4 |
| Tiger | GROWING | 325 | 325 · 2025 | 100.0% | +4 |
| Talbot | VULNERABLE | 227 | 277 · 1996 | 82.0% | -6 |
| Stiletto | GROWING | 99 | 127 · 1997 | 78.0% | +2 |
| Imp | GROWING | 51 | 66 · 1994 | 77.3% | +1 |
| Sunbeam | CRITICAL | 2 | 5 · 1994 | 40.0% | -1 |
| Vogue | EXTINCT | 0 | 7 · 1996 | 0.0% | 0 |
Plus 1 record awaiting classification, counted in the totals above.
This record combines every DVLA registration under SUNBEAM. Each family links to its full census record: population history, variants, MOT results and where survivors remain.