with a Chrysler engine, and the Hillman Imp–derived Stiletto disappeared in 1972. The last Sunbeam produced was the "Rootes Arrow" series Alpine/Rapier fastback (1967–76), after which Chrysler, who had purchased Rootes, disbanded the marque. The Hillman (by now Chrysler) Hunter, on which they were based, soldiered on until 1978. A Hillman Avenger-derived hatchback, the Chrysler Sunbeam, maintained the Sunbeam name, as a model rather than a marque, from 1977. Following the takeover of Chrysler Europe by PSA Group, the model was branded as the Talbot Sunbeam from 1979 through to its discontinuation in 1981. The Sunbeam name has not been used on a production car since then. Factory locations and models produced Barlby Road Kensington London 1936–1937 Sunbeam 30 prototypes 1936–1938 Talbot Ten 1938–1946 Sunbeam-Talbot Ten 1939–1946 Sunbeam-Talbot Two Litre 1938–1940 Sunbeam-Talbot Three Litre 1939–1940 Sunbeam-Talbot Four Litre Ryton-on-Dunsmore Sunbeam-Talbot 1946–1948 Sunbeam-Talbot Ten 1946–1948 Sunbeam-Talbot Two Litre 1948–1950 Sunbeam-Talbot 80 1948–1954 Sunbeam-Talbot 90 Marks I, II & IIA 1954–1957 Sunbeam 90 Mark III Sunbeam 1953–1955 Sunbeam Alpine Mark I,III 1955–1967 Sunbeam Rapier Series I, II, III, IIIA, IV & V 1959–1968 Sunbeam Alpine Series I, II, III, III, IV & V 1964–1967 Sunbeam Tiger 1967–1970 Sunbeam Rapier Fastback & Sunbeam Alpine Fastback Ryton-on-Dunsmore export-only Sunbeam Minx Sunbeam Vogue/Sunbeam Arrow Sunbeam Funwagon/Sunbeam Highwayman Linwood 1966–1976 Sunbeam Imp Sport 1967–1972 Sunbeam Stiletto 1970–1976 Sunbeam Rapier Fastback & Sunbeam Alpine Fastback 1977–1979 Chrysler Sunbeam (model name only) 1979–1981 Talbot Sunbeam (model name only) Stoke 1982–1982 Sunbeam Lotus-Horizon (One-off prototype rally car) Milan, Italy 1963–1964 Sunbeam Venezia body by Carrozzeria Touring: only 145 produced In popular culture P. G. Wodehouse in Carry on, Jeeves (1922) wrote "...A Sunbeam, isn't it? We've got a Wolseley at home." Agatha Christie's character, Horace Blatt, drives a Sunbeam, the only automobile make mentioned in Evil under the Sun (1941). Elizabeth Taylor's character drives a red Series I Sunbeam Alpine in BUtterfield 8 (1960). James Bond drives a lake blue Series II Sunbeam Alpine in Dr. No (1962). Michael Caine's character drives a Sunbeam Alpine in Gambit (1966). Caine is also rescued by a woman in a white 1968 Alpine roadster in Get Carter (1971). Tuesday Weld's character drives a powder blue 1967 Sunbeam Alpine in Pretty Poison (1968). Maxwell Smart drove a Sunbeam Tiger in Get Smart. Nancy Drew inherited a Sunbeam Tiger in Nancy Drew (2019 TV series). See also List of car manufacturers of the United