The Sunbeam Motorcar Company Ltd was formed in 1905
Sunbeam merged with the French company Automobiles Darracq S.A. on August 13, 1920
Talbot UK assets and Sunbeam were purchased by the Rootes Group 1935
The first two models introduced were the Sunbeam–Talbot 10 and the 3-litre, launched in 1938
