Mystery Car 109: a forlorn '34 Sunbeam Talbot Saloon
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| This car was quite something in its day, but it has spent a lot of time sitting in a field ever since By Darin Schnabel/RM Auctions |
Wow. We're bowled over by the teamwork that went into figuring out the identity of that forlorn old sedan sitting out in a farmer's field somewhere, otherwise known as Mystery Car 109 out on Drive On's Forum. Smashing job, all!
In the end, after lots of Sherlock Holmes-style detective deduction, it was Fast Hawg who figured out we were all looking at a 1934 Sunbeam Talbot Saloon. But he got it only after 4popoid opened up the avenue of looking at Sunbeam Talbots. He thought was a 1939. So many other great leads came along, though, including the Humber. We never had heard of a Humber, but we wish we had because it would have made a killer good Mystery Car. And frankly, it looked like hounddog_stl was on to something good with a 1933 Fiat 518 Ardita L. But, alas, it didn't pan out.
As for that Sunbeam, it's one of a raft of amazing cars in simply horrible condition that are going on the auction block on Nov. 3 to 5 at the Hartung Museum in Glenview, Ill. Auctions America has its mitts on an amazing collection of Lee Roy Hartung that includes everything from vintage cars to collections of old license plates.
The English 1934 Sunbeam Talbot Saloon, in a dilapidated state that looks pretty typical of most of the collection, comes with a six-cylinder, L-head engine, right-hand drive and the original Lucus headlights. The inside is original, too. "An unusual and desireable British touring sedan rarely seen in the United States," the auction house declares.
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