How many Talbot Sunbeams are left?
272 are on the road in Great Britain and 367 are declared off the road. A thousand or fewer on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
272
on the road in Great Britain
plus 367 declared off the road
Rare
- Most on the road
- 5,869, when records start (the end of 1994)
- Still on the road
- 5% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Up 77% (154 to 272)
Every version, as the DVLA records it
The model name on the logbook. Some are the same car recorded in slightly different ways, and a few are typing mistakes.
| Version | On the road | Off the road | Most there were |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbeam LS | 23 | 48 | 2,954 (1994) |
| Sunbeam GL | 30 | 34 | 1,399 (1994) |
| Sunbeam GLS | 10 | 22 | 323 (1994) |
| Sunbeam GL Auto | 3 | 4 | 226 (1994) |
| Sunbeam Lotus | 179 | 196 | 210 (1994) |
| Sunbeam LE | 0 | 2 | 188 (1994) |
| Sunbeam LS Auto | 1 | 3 | 179 (1994) |
| Sunbeam TI | 20 | 48 | 142 (1994) |
| Sunbeam Trio | 2 | 6 | 122 (1994) |
| Sunbeam GLS Auto | 1 | 3 | 117 (1994) |
| Sunbeam S | 3 | 1 | 9 (1994) |
What the numbers mean
- On the road means licensed: taxed, or exempt from tax, at the end of June 2026.
- Off the road means declared SORN: still registered but not used on public roads, often stored, being restored or waiting to be sold.
- Counts are for Great Britain and come from the DVLA. Records start in 1994, so older cars may have been more common before then.
Buying one?
Rare or not, check the one in front of you: its MOT history, mileage and tax are free, and the full check adds finance, write-off and theft.
Source: Department for Transport and DVLA vehicle licensing statistics for Great Britain, table VEH0120, to the end of June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.