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SUNBEAM TALBOT Rare
As of 2025 Q4, 305 SUNBEAM TALBOTs remain registered in the UK — a genuinely rare sight on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 307 in 2025 Q2 — only 99% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 2 cars. Unusually, the numbers are actually rising — up 3 (1.0%) over the past year, as imports and barn-finds rejoin the register faster than cars leave it.
Survivors over time
How rare is it?
Rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (305 in the latest data).
Rarer than 48% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Fuel breakdown
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About the TALBOT
Sunbeam-Talbot Limited was a British motor manufacturing business. It built upmarket sports-saloon versions under the parenthood of Rootes Group cars from 1938 to 1954. Its predecessor Clément-Talbot Limited had made Talbot automobiles from 1902 to 1935. Clément-Talbot was bought by Rootes brothers in January 1935 and re-organised to make Rootes Group cars also branded Talbot. In 1938 after some years of consideration the Rootes brothers dropped plans to make large luxury cars branded Sunbeam, added the name Sunbeam to Talbot and put the extra name on both the cars built in Kensal Green and the...
SUNBEAM TALBOT — questions & answers
How many SUNBEAM TALBOT are left in the UK?
As of 2025 Q4, 305 SUNBEAM TALBOT were still registered in the UK — 226 licensed and on the road, plus 79 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
Is the SUNBEAM TALBOT rare?
The SUNBEAM TALBOT is rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (305), making it rarer than 48% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Is the SUNBEAM TALBOT increasing or decreasing?
Over the last year the number of SUNBEAM TALBOT on UK roads rose by 3 (1.0%).
What fuel do most SUNBEAM TALBOT use?
Most SUNBEAM TALBOT run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel.
When did the SUNBEAM TALBOT peak?
The SUNBEAM TALBOT peaked at 307 registered in 2025 Q2, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.