1973 Sunbeam 1600 Super [Avenger]

1973 Sunbeam 1600 [Avenger] in Mannen på taket, Movie, 1976

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Made for:

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Author	Message
Alexander ◊ 2005-10-07 23:55	It is a Hillman Avenger (1970-76). Some background trivia: From 1977-1979 it was rebadged as Chrysler Avenger, and after that until 1981 as Talbot Avenger. In the US it was sold as Plymouth Cricket from 1971-73. Chrysler do Brasil made it from 1972 to 1981 as the Dodge 1800 and, later, the Dodge Polara. After 1981 a facelifted version of the car was made until 1990 in Argentina by the Volkswagen-Audi Group as the VW 1500.
DAF555 ◊ 2005-10-08 01:25	In Sweden these cars sold as Sunbeam 1300, 1500 or 1600 between 1973-77, the last year they sold as Chrysler Sunbeam 1600. A qualified guess is that it´s a 1600 De Luxe since most of them were that model.
dsl ◊ 2010-09-24 14:03	DAF555 wrote .... it´s a 1600 De Luxe since most of them were that model. Coachline and vinyl roof makes me think 1973 1600 Super rather than DL in terms of UK spec, but local knowledge will be much more precise.
dsl ◊ 2010-09-25 02:51	Is there a way of making it clear this is an Avenger so it can be picked up by Avenger searches?