444 Sunbeam Model 8 (1934) 439 EVJ

Sunbeam Model 8 (1924-31, 1933-39) Engine 350cc OHV Twin

Owner Keith Foster, Shrwesbury

Registration Numer 439 EVJ (Hereford)

SUNBEAM SET

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Sunbeam had begun experimenting with overhead valves on their factory racers in the early 1920s and these duly appeared on production models in 1924, and the launch of the new 500 roadster was known as the Model 9 and the 350cc version, the Model 8. The John Greenwood design was advanced for its day, with a specification which included a crankshaft supported by three ball-bearings, dry-sump lubrication, and primary drive enclosed in an cast alloy chain case. Power was transmitted by single-row chain to a three-speed, 'cross-over drive' gearbox. Sunbeam belattedly folowed the industries lead in their swith from flat-tank to saddle-tank frames in September 1928

 

The Model 8 dissapeared from the Sunbeam catalogue after 1931, only to reappear virtually unchanged for 1933 remaining in production until 1939. The Model 8 was not revived after WW2

 

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Shot 29.08.2016 at Shrewesbury Steam Rally, Onslow Park, Shrewesbury REF 119-444

 

 

 

 

 

 

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