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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.

EXTINCT 1 family
CRITICAL 1 family
VULNERABLE 1 family
DECLINING 1 family
GROWING 4 families
5,552 licensed vehicles
2,358
declared SORN
8
model families

-42 vehicles a year, five year trend  ·  growing fastest Tiger  ·  fading fastest Talbot

Model families

8 FAMILIES · SORT: LICENSED ↓
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.