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From what I can tell, this is a very early Sunbeam Alpine British sports car. The car was manufactured from 1959 through 1968. For a production car it was fairy inexpensive compared to the Jaguar and Corvettes of the day and it was also an economical car to drive.
The Alpine name, previously used by Sunbeam on an earlier car, was revived for this all new sports car launched in 1959. Based on a Hillman Husky floorpan, and using the 1494cc 4-cylinder engine from the Sunbeam Rapier, this new medium sized and attractive sports car was welcomed by the buying public who were at the time were not spoilt for choice in this area of the market.
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