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Technical - Identification and Dating Info |
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Model |
Production Years |
Engine Number |
Frame Number |
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S7 |
21/12/1946 until 1947 (approx) 1948 (approx) 1949 until 01/04/1949 |
S7-101 to S7-2371 |
S7-101 to S7-520 S7-521 to S7-1800 S7-1801 to S7-2205 |
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S7 deluxe |
27/05/1949 - ??/??/1956 from 27/05/1949 until 1950 (approx) 1950 (approx) 1951 (approx) 1952 (approx) 1953 (approx) 1954 (approx) 1955 (approx) 1956 (approx) |
S8-462 Onwards (Overlap with S8) |
S7-2501 Onwards S7-2501 to S7-2900 S7-2901 to S7-4500 S7-4501 to S7-6000 S7-6001 to S7-6700 S7-6701 to S7-7000 S7-7001 to S7-7500 S7-7501 to S7-7300 S7-7301 Onwards |
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S8 |
25/03/1949 - ??/??/1956 from 27/05/1949 until 1950 (approx) 1950 (approx) 1951 (approx) 1952 (approx) 1953 (approx) 1954 (approx) 1955 (approx) 1956 (approx) |
S8-104 Onwards (Overlap with S7 deluxe) |
S8-101 Onwards S8-101 to S8-1350 S8-1351 to S8-4500 S8-4501 to S8-6000 S8-6001 to S8-6800 S8-6801 to S8-7400 S8-7401 to S8-7850 S8-7851 to S8-8300 S8-8301 to Onwards |
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Notes Stock often stayed at the factory or the motorcycle dealers premises for a long time so it is usual that for a Sunbeam to have been registered a few years after it was manufactured. I do not know the final date of manufacturing in 1956 for either the S7 de luxe or the S8... if you do, then please let me know so I can share the information. I also do not know the final frame and engine numbers, again, if you do, please let me know. It may also interest you to know that the price in the UK of an S7 de luxe was £204, 1 Shilling and 8 pence plus £55 purchase tax.
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Sunbeams Shipped To Guernsey (British Channel Islands) From information taken from http://www.millards.org/sunbeams.htm courtesy of a Mr Paul Kilminster Detail originates from BSA – Redditch factory records |
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DISPATCHED. |
MODEL. |
FRAME No. |
ENGINE No. |
COLOUR. |
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1. |
03/09/1948 |
S7 |
S7 1505 |
S7 1712 |
BLACK |
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2. |
14/10/1948 |
S7 |
S7 1560 |
S7 1833 |
BLACK |
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3. |
21/10/1949 |
S8 |
S8 1222 |
S8 1610 |
BLACK |
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4. |
23/11/1949 |
S8 |
S8 1384 |
S8 1384 |
BLACK |
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5. |
11/01/1950 |
S8 |
S8 1656 |
S8 2299 |
BLACK |
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6. |
13/03/1950 |
S8 |
S8 2107 |
S8 2779 |
BLACK |
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7. |
21/03/1950 |
S8 |
S8 2284 |
S8 2933 |
BLACK |
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8. |
24/08/1950 |
S8 |
S8 2659 |
S8 4396 |
BLACK |
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9. |
01/01/1951 |
S8 |
S8 3744 |
S8 5703 |
BLACK |
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10. |
13/02/1951 |
S8 |
S8 4107 |
S8 5979 |
BLACK |
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11. |
21/02/1951 |
S8 |
S8 3688 |
S8 6131 |
BLACK |
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12. |
20/09/1951 |
S8 |
S8 5022 |
S8 8140 |
Poly Chromatic Grey |
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13. |
23/11/1951 |
S8 |
S8 5545 |
S8 8585 |
BLACK |
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14. |
19/02/1952 |
S8 |
S8 5880 |
S8 9422 |
BLACK |
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15. |
16/06/1953 |
S8 |
S8 7232 |
S8 10902 |
Poly Chromatic Grey |
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16. |
23/12/1953 |
S7 De Luxe |
S7 7186 |
S7 12436 |
Mist Green |
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17. |
18/06/1954 |
S8 |
S8 7772 |
S8 12783 |
Poly Chromatic Grey |
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18. |
10/09/1954 |
S8 |
S8 7844 |
S8 12811 |
Poly Chromatic Grey |
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19. |
08/03/1956 |
S8 |
S8 8450 |
S8 13648 |
BLACK |
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20. |
25/05/1956 |
S7 De Luxe |
S7 7865 |
S7 13762 |
Mist Green |
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In 1948/49 The approximate cost of a :- Sunbeam S7 was £220 & the S8 £185 BSA C10/C11 250cc with girder forks was £ 35 BSA 350cc £ 128 The first BSA three speed Cycles after the war £ 5.10d |
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