Sunbeam
Sunbeam is an automobile manufacturer in Wolverhampton and United Kingdom. It was established in 1905. It ceased in 1934.
Also recorded as Sunbeam Motor Car Company Limited
Sunbeam

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- Founded
- 1905.
- Headquarters
- Wolverhampton.
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Sunbeam is an automobile manufacturer in Wolverhampton and United Kingdom. It was established in 1905. It ceased in 1934.
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Its recorded founder is John Marston.

Sunbeam Alpine
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Photographed in front of the Den Hartogh Ford Museum. Logo.
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1905
Sunbeam established.
1905
Sunbeam is recorded from 1905.
1934
Sunbeam ceased.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10307525-2, Sunbeam.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2165627: Sunbeam
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How films convey meaning through alternating structures (with an illustrative analysis of The Sunbeam), Frontiers in Communication, 2024.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 10307525-2, Sunbeam.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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