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These pictures are of various Rootes Group cars I saw at the Moss Motors Britfest a few months ago. I was looking for some other pictures and realized I had them.

(below) A Sunbeam-Superleggera Coupe. With Alpine 1725 engine and running gear. The vents over the lights allow cool air into the passenger compartment.

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Rear of the Superleggara (with Magnettes and other Brit sedans)

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Purple Tiger

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Hillman

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Thanks for posting!

The Superleggera is lovely, I think. Not many outside of our LBC world know of these fine cars.

BTW, is the "purple" Tiger an original (aconite) blue? Acconite blue was an option on Midgets, if I recall . . .
 
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That Superleggra is indeed stunning. To me, I see Rolls Royce Silver Shadow styling influences - headlight surrounds, shape and cut of rear end, bumpers, etc. A very nice car indeed....would I be correct to infer that Superleggra refers to the induction system?
 
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Silverghost said:
....would I be correct to infer that Superleggra refers to the induction system?

Superleggera is a form of coachwork where an aluminum body is drawn over many small-diameter steel tubes.
I think the classic "bircage" Maserati race car is built on "Superleggera" construction. Lots of other classic italian cars too.

Not sure of the source of the Tiger paint colour...
 

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aeronca65t said:
Not sure of the source of the Tiger paint colour...


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aeronca65t said:
Silverghost said:
....would I be correct to infer that Superleggra refers to the induction system?

Superleggera is a form of coachwork where an aluminum body is drawn over many small-diameter steel tubes.
I think the classic "bircage" Maserati race car is built on "Superleggera" construction. Lots of other classic italian cars too.

:iagree: plus, think Aston Martin DB4/5, also Superleggera bodies. Rough translation is "super light".
 
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Ahhh....ok! Learn something everyday! :smile:
 

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That Hillman, apart from being LHD, is the spitting image of one that I ran in England from 1965 to 1968.
It started life as a 1959 1500cc Minx, but when I sold it had a 1600 Sunbeam Rapier engine, gearbox and overdrive fitted, which made it considerably brisker!
 

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FYI, that Superleggra is Italian bodied and called a Sunbeam Venezia and very few were built. Robert Jaarsma of Cornish, NH is the Venezia guru.

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I saw a Venezia come up for sale recently on Craigslist. Can't remember the exact asking price, but IIRC, it was somewhere around $30K.
 

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I just watched "The Car is The Star" episode featuring the Hillman Imp (with the aluminum rear engine). Very fun.
 
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