SUNBEAM TALBOT 90/ MkIII (1948-57)

WHY YOU’LL WANT ONE

It exudes Fifties chic and has a proper rallying pedigree

Where else are you going to find a car with Monte Carlo-winning credentials (no, Rover-gen Mini Coopers don’t count) for this sort of money?

Campaigned by the likes of Stirling Moss and Jim Clark, these cars are as at home in a St Mary’s Trophy race as they are in the Revival’s classics car park.

We’ve seen really nice ones sell for £10k – but the £2700 Mathewsons got for a 1951 MkII shows that you can get one for less.

ENGINE 2267cc/4-cyl/OHV

POWER 77bhp@4100rpm

TORQUE 113lb ft@2400rpm

MAXIMUM SPEED 85mph 0-60MPH 21sec FUEL CONSUMPTION 20-26mpg

TRANSMISSION RWD, fourspeed manual