Sunbeam Vehicle Directory

Structural corrosion attacking outer and inner sills, cruciform centre sections, floor pans, and rear leaf-spring chassis hangers on unibody shells.

Aluminium alloy cylinder head corrosion and head gasket failures across four-cylinder engines, aggravated by neglected coolant inhibitor changes and sludged cooling passages.

Engine bay heat build-up and cooling deficiencies, particularly severe on Ford V8-powered Tigers and rear-engined Stiletto fastbacks in modern stop-start traffic.

Unfused Lucas electrical circuits across mid-1960s roadsters posing wiring harness melt hazards and fire risks if shorts develop.

Laycock de Normanville overdrive failure and manual gearbox synchromesh wear, especially second-gear crunching under enthusiastic downshifts.