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SUNBEAM ALPINE 260

· Generation

Source and record

Swiss Typenschein type approval (pre-1985)

Official source: ASTRA (Federal Roads Office), type-approval overview table (pre-1985)

: Brand and model come from the official catalogue.

Data as of: 2026-08-01

This page describes a vehicle configuration (type/variant/version), not an individual vehicle.

Original document

Open PDF in a new tab · Official scan of the type approval. Source: FEDRO (Federal Roads Office), served from our archive holdings.

Vehicle stock in Switzerland

12 actively registered

Colours

  • Red3
  • White3
  • Blue2
  • Black2
  • Beige1
  • Green1

Cantons

  • 5
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1

First registration by year

  • 19656
  • 19664
  • 19672

Vehicle category

Most common value in Swiss registrations

  • Passenger car

Fuel

Authoritative value — per the Typenschein (pre-1985)

  • Petrol

Body form

Authoritative value — per the Typenschein (pre-1985)

  • Offen mit Verdeck / Hardtop · No official English label

Recorded differently in registrations (2 · 5 vehicles) — the Typenschein remains authoritative

Drivetrain

Authoritative value — per the Typenschein (pre-1985)

  • Rear-wheel drive

Gearbox

  • Manual

Axles

  • 2

Cylinders

Authoritative value — per the Typenschein (pre-1985)

  • 8

Postcodes

  • 82..
  • 83..
  • 88..
  • 95..
  • 25..
  • 66..
  • 85..
  • 87..

VIN prefixes

  • 9473233.....
  • B382001253.....
  • B382001280.....
  • B382001597.....
  • B382100002.....
  • B9470862.....
  • B9471673.....
  • B9472...
  • B9472282.....
  • B9472439.....
  • B9472770.....
  • B9473407.....

Key data

Marke
SUNBEAM
Marke und Typ
SUNBEAM ALPINE 260
Treibstoffcode
B ·
Hubraum
4270
Zylinder
8
Leistung kW
0
Fahrzeugart
001
Antrieb
H
Bestand in Verkehr
12
Bestand ausser Verkehr
123

Field labels are the German originals of ASTRA's overview table (pre-1985); no official translations exist for this corpus ("Lien RT" is the official French label of the French scan).

Typenschein – all fields

TG
5080
Link TG
Official scan (ASTRA portal)
Lien RT
Official scan (ASTRA portal)
Erstellung
vor / avant 10.03.2004
TG-Format
1. Generation
Marke
SUNBEAM
Marke und Typ
SUNBEAM ALPINE 260
Markencode
5088
Fahrzeugart
001
Treibstoffcode
B ·
Leistung kW
0
Hubraum
4270
Zylinder
8
Antrieb
H
Sitze von
2
Gesamtgew. von
1450
Bestand in Verkehr
12
Bestand ausser Verkehr
123