Rex Funk's Bibliography of Rootes Cars

The following was submitted by T.J. Higgins:

BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ROOTES CARS 
Compiled by Rex Funk (rexfunk@ni.net), 4/95 
 

MAGAZINE ARTICLES:  Alpine & Harrington Alpine

Bladon, J.S.M.; "The Road Trip To Athens:  2,000 Miles in a Sunbeam Alpine";
 The Autocar; vol. 115, no. 3415, pp.122-125, July 28, 1961.
 
Brio, Pete; "Competition Tuning, Sunbeam Alpine"; Sports Car Graphic;
 Vol. 1, No. 12, pp. 24-27 & 68; April, 1962.
 
Chapman, Giles;  "Close Couple" (Harrington Le Mans & MG Berlinette coupes);
 Classic and Sports Car; vol. 7, no 9, pp. 36-41; December, 1988.
 
Christy, John; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Alpine" Series  II); Sports Car Graphic;
 vol.1, no. 4, pp. 32-35 & 72-73; August, 1961.
 
Christy, John; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Le Mans"; Sports Car Graphic;  vol. 1,
 no. 12, pp. 36-39 & 78; April, 1962.
 
Cox, Brian;  "Buyers' Guide:  Sunbeam Alpine"; Practical Classics and Car
 Restorer; vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 78-75; May, 1993.
 
Craft, John; "Vintage Views:  Sunbeam"; Auto-X (Grassroots Motorsports);
 vol. 4, no. 10, pp. 66-69; November, 1987.
 
Dixon, Mark; "Alpine Trial"   (Series V Restoration); Practical Classics;
 vol. 15, no. 12, pp. 32-35; April, 1995.
 
Dixon, Mark; "Back to Reality:  Sunbeam Alpine Mk V"; Popular Classics; vol.
 5, no. 5, p. 88; January, 1994.
 
Dron, Tony; "The Truth Will Out" (cutaway of Alpine); Thoroughbred and
 Classic Cars; vol. 21, no. 4, p. 5; January, 1994.
 
Gabbard, Alex; "Sunbeam Alpine; The Rootes Group's Refined Answer to BMC;
 British Car; no. 54, pp. 28-32; April, 1995.
 
Gabbard, Alex; "Sunbeam Alpine, Series I-V"; Vintage Motorsport; p 25;
 September-October, 1989.
 
Gabbard, Alex; "Harrington Le Mans: Alpine at its Best"; Vintage Motorsport;
 pp. 30-31; September-October, 1989.

Grant, Gregor; "The Harrington Alpine (Stage III)"; Autosport; April 21, 1961.
 
Horton, Chris; "Ray of Hope" (Sunbeam Alpine III); Classic and Sportscar;
 vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 74-79; July, 1991.
 
Hughes, Mark; "Best Buy:  Sunbeam Alpine"; Classic and Sportscar; vol. 14,
 no. 2, pp. 58-69; May, 1993.
 
Langworth, Richard M.; "Sunbeam Harrington Le Mans; Roots Builds a Faster
 Fastback"; Special Interest Autos; No. 76; August, 1983.
 
McCahill, Tom; "The Sunbeam LeMans" (road test);  Mechanix Illustrated; vol.
 58, no. 411; pp. 74-76; August, 1962.
 
Robson, Graham; "Alpine, Classic Choice"; Thoroughbred and Classic Cars;
 vol. 18, no. 9, pp. 40-47; June, 1991.
 
Rockefeller, Lance; "Restored Sunbeam Alpine"; Sports and GT Market; pp.
 13-15; April, 1988.
 
Russo, Bob; "Sunbeam Alpine Road Test" (Series I); Motor Life; vol. 10, no.
 8, pp. 46-51; March, 1961.
 
Sharratt, Barney; "Alpine Design"; Thoroughbred and Classic Cars; vol. 20,
 no. 2, pp. 80-85; November, 1992.
 
Sirun, Bill; "Sunbeam Harrington LeMans GT"; Sports and GT Market; pp.
 16-18; June, 1988.
 
Taylor, James; "Restorer's Guide:  Sunbeam Alpine"; Restoring Classic Cars; 
 pp. 42-49; June, 1989. 
 
Thomas, Wayne; "Preview:  Personality Plus, the Alpine"; Motor Trend; pp.
 38-39; August, 1960.
 
Thomas, Wayne; "Race Tuning the Sunbeam Alpine"; Car and Driver;  vol. 7,
 no. 11, pp. 117-119; May, 1962.
 
Titus, Jerry; "Project Sunbeam"; Sports Car Graphic;  vol. 2, no. 3, pp.
 56-57 & 78; July, 1962.
 
Titus, Jerry; "Project Sunbeam"; Sports Car Graphic;  vol. 2, no. 5, pp.
 62-65; September, 1962.
 
Titus, Jerry; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Alpine Series V"; Sports Car Graphic;
 February, 1966.
 
Walsh, Mick; "Rootes Racer":  (Works Le Mans Alpine); Classic and Sportscar;
 vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 76-81; February, 1992.
 
Wilkins, Gordon; "Sleek and Snug; Sunbeam Alpine"; Motor Trend; vol. 11, no.
 9, pp. 32-33 &73; September, 1959.
 
_____; Ad for Alpine Factory Performance tuning Equipment; Road and Track;
 vol. 13, no. 5, p. 4; January, 1962.
 
_____; "Classic Sports Cars: 1959-1968  Sunbeam Alpine"; Road and Track;
 pp. 69-70; June, 1991.
 
_____; "Miscellaneous Ramblings:  Sunbeam Alpine"; Road and Track; vol. 11,
 no. 1, pp. 46-47; September, 1959.
 
_____; "Miscellaneous Ramblings:  Sunbeam Alpine II"; Road and Track; vol.
 12, no. 12, p. 15; August, 1961.
 
_____; "Miscellaneous Ramblings:  Alpine Modification"; Road and Track;
 vol. 13, no. 4, p. 15; December, 1961.
 
_____; "Newsletter from Europe" (Alpine Prototype spotted); Sports Cars
 Illustrated (Car and Driver); vol. 5, no. 4, p. 16; August, 1959.
 
_____; "Newsletter from Europe:  Sunbeam Alpine"; Sports Cars Illustrated
 (Car and Driver); vol. 5, no. 6; October, 1959.
 
_____; "Newsletter from Europe:  Sunbeam Alpine"; Sports Cars Illustrated
 (Car and Driver); vol. 5, no. 9, pp. 10 & 11; January, 1960.
 
_____; "Owner's View:  Sunbeam Alpine"; Classic and Sportscar; March, 1985.
 
_____; "Readers' Restorations:  Sunbeam Alpine Mk IV, Robert Alcock"; Your
 Classic; p. 6; February, 1994.
 
_____; "Road Research Report:  Sunbeam Alpine"; Sports Cars Illustrated
 (Car and Driver); vol. 6, no. 7, p 34-39 & 74-76; February, 1960.
 
_____; "Road Test: Sunbeam Alpine Series II"; Car and Driver;  vol. 6,no.
 12, pp. 56-59 & 63; June, 1961.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Harrington Le Mans"; The Autocar; vol. 116, no.
 3444, pp. 259-263, February 16, 1962.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Harrington Le Mans"; Car and Driver; vol. 7,
 no. 10, pp. 27-29; April, 1962.
 
_____; "Road Test; Sunbeam Alpine GT "(Series III); Car and Driver; vol. 9,
 no. 4, pp. 25 & 34-36; October, 1963.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Alpine" (Series  I); Road and Track; pp. 35-39;
 May, 1960.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Alpine" (Series II); Road and Track; pp. 38-41;
 October, 1961.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Le Mans GT"; Road and Track; vol. 13, no. 10,
 pp. 32-35; June, 1962.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Alpine Series III"; Road and Track; pp. 26-29;
 September, 1963.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Alpine IV"; Road and Track; pp. 32- 33;
 November, 1964.
 
_____; "Road Test:  1725 cc Sunbeam Alpine"; Road and Track; pp. 25-27;
 March, 1966.
 
_____; "Road Test: Sunbeam Alpine Series I"; Today's Motor Sports;
 (?), 1959.
 
_____; "Sports Car Review:  Sunbeam Alpine"; Motor Trend; vol. 12, no. 1,
 p. 72; April, 1960.
 
_____; "Spotlight:  Sunbeam Alpine Owners' Club"; Your Classic; p. 77;
 September, 1991.
 
____   "For Your Information, Rootes Notes" (Sunbeam Alpine 1725cc); Car and
 Driver; vol. 11, no. 7, p. 81; January, 1966.
 
_____; "Six Sports Roadsters" (Alpine V); Car and Driver; vol. 12, no. 3,
 pp. 30-35 & 84-88; September, 1966
 
_____; "Sunbeam Alpine: It Pays to Buy A Winner" (Jack Brabham in S II
 Alpine); The Autocar; vol.116, no. 3455, Cover, May 4, 1962.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Alpine"; Road and Track; vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 21; November,
 1959.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Alpine"; Road and Track;  pp. 22; February, 1961.
 
_____; Sunbeam Alpine (Picture on inside front cover); Sports and GT
 Market; February, 1987.
 
_____; "Mini Tests, Sunbeam Alpine Mk.V"; Car and Driver; vol. 13, no. 7,
 p. 69; January, 1968.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Alpine Automatic"; Road and Track; p 86; May, 1964.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Alpine Mark III, Sampler"; Car and Driver; vol. 8 no. 2,
 pp. 34-36; August, 1962.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Harrington Le Mans"; Car and Driver; vol. 7, no. 8, pp.
 30-32 & 64; February, 1962.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Harrington Le Mans, 1962-1963" (Buyers Guide); British Car;
 no. 48, p. 54; April, 1994.
 
_____; "World's Best Sports Cars:  The Best of the Rest" [Alpine I]; Sports
 Car Graphic; vol. 3, no. 3, p. 25; May-June, 1960.

 
MAGAZINE ARTICLES:  Talbot Alpine (1953-55) 
 
Beck, Lee; "The Gentleman's Roadster:  The Original Sunbeam Alpine; British
 Car; no. 47, pp. 16-17; February, 1994.
 
Molter, Gunther;  "European Newsletter" [Sunbeam Talbot Alpine]; Motor
 Trend; vol. 5, no. 7, p. 55; July, 1953.
 
Wilson, Arnold;   "Alpine Trials:  Restoring Sunbeam (Talbot) Alpine";
 Popular Classics; vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 55-58; October, 1992.
 
_____; "Alpine Star" (Talbot Alpine); Thoroughbred and Classic Cars; vol.
 16, no. 12, pp. 138-141; September, 1989
 
_____; "Sunbeam (Talbot) Alpine"; Motor Trend; vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 46-47;
 February, 1954.
 
_____; "Sunbeam (Talbot) Alpine"; Road and Track; vol. 4, no. 7, p. 7;
 March, 1953.
 
_____; "Sunbeam (Talbot) Alpine"; Road and Track; vol. 4, no. 11, pp.
 24-25; July,1953.
 
_____; "Sunbeam (Talbot) Alpine"; Road and Track; vol. 5, no. 4, Cover & p.
 44; December, 1953.
 

MAGAZINE ARTICLES:  Rootes Sedans & Alpine GT 
 
Cox, Brian; "Linwood's Little Imps";  Practical Classics and Car Restorer;
 vol.14, no.12, pp. 74-79; April, 1994.
 
Cox, Brian;  "The Snipe is Super, Buyers Guide to Humber"; Practical
 Classics & Car Restorer; vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 81-85; June, 1992.
 
Dahlquist, Eric;  "Filtered Sunbeams" (Alpine GT & Arrow Road Test); Motor
 Trend; pp. 118-120; October, 1969.
 
Darwin, G. Thather; "Sunbeam Talbot Sports Trial"; Motor Trend; vol. 3, no.
 7, pp. 24, 33, 46 & 49; July, 1951.
 
Destler, Dave; "Magnificent Minx"; British Car Magazine; no. 43, pp. 38-39 &
 42-43; June, 1993.
 
Fitche, Logan; "Chamois Converted to Tally Specification"; Practical
 Classics; vol. 15, no. 12, p. 14;  April, 1995.
 
Harrison, Zoe; "Super Hillman" (Super Minx restoration); Your Classic; pp.
 8-11; September, 1993.
 
Hayward, Peter;  "Back to His Rootes" (Rapier restoration); Your Classic;
 pp. 60-63; March, 1993.
 
Haskin, Greg; "Sunbeam 3 Litre Super Sports"; British Car and Bike; pp.
 22-23; August, 1987.
 
Henson, Kim; "Family Favourites" (Rootes sedans); Practical Classics and Car
 Restorer; vol. 14, no. 8, pp. 78-82; December, 1993.
 
Horton, Chris;    "Naughty but Nice: Buyers & Restoration Guide to Hillman
 Imp"; Your Classic; pp. 48-59; July, 1992.
 
Larkin, Nick; "Family Picks" (Hillman Super Minx & Vauxhall Victor FB);
 Popular Classics; vol. 4, no 3, pp. 24-30; November, 1992.
 
Larkin, Nick; "Hillman Minx Mark VII Convertible"; Popular Classics; vol. 5,
 no. 5, pp. 20-23; January, 1994.
 
Larkin, Nick; "Three of a Kind:  Roots Super Minx, Vogue & Septre"; Popular
 Classics; vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 6-11; February, 1993.
 
McCarthy, Mike; "Porridge With Oats; Hillman Avenger"; Classic and
 Sportscar; vol. 13, no. 5 pp. 78-81; August, 1994.
 
Palmer, Brian;    "Crossed Swords"  (Sunbeam Rapier);  Popular Classics; 
 vol.3, no. 5, pp. 108-112; January, 1992.
 
Parrott, David; "Sunbeam's American Racer"; Works Rapiers; Thoroughbred and
 Classic Cars; vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 62-67; March, 1994.
 
Pressnell, John; "Learning to Love the Imp"; Classic and Sportscar; vol. 12,
 no. 5, pp. 92-97; August, 1993.

Rolfson, Bob; "Sunbeam Rapier"; Motor Trend; vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 42-43 & 56;
 July, 1958.
 
Simster, John; "Sharpening the Sword";  Classic and Sportscar; pp. 87-90;
 August, 1991.
 
Skelski, Robert;  "My Family Rootes:  A Portrait of a Hillman Minx'; British
 Car Magazine; no. 43, pp. 32-35; June, 1993.
 
Whipple, J.; "Spotlight on the Hillman Husky"; Popular Mechanics; vol. 20
 pp. 80-85+; July, 1960.
 
Williams, John;   "Classic? The Hillman Hunter and its Derivatives";
 Practical Classics and Car Restorer; vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 142-143;
 May, 1992.
 
Wilkins, Gordon; "Drive Report: Rootes Automatic Transmission [Easidrive];
 Motor Trend; vol. 12, no. 1; January, 1960.
 
Williams, John;   "Sunbeam Talbot 80 and 90, Buyer's Guide"; Practical
 Classics and Car Restorer; vol. 13, no 1, pp. 74-77; May, 1992.
 
Worthington-"Roots Zimp" (Zagato Imp);  Auto Week; January 29, 1990.
 Williams, Michael;

_____; "Avenger"; Motor Trend; vol. 22, no. 5; April, 1970. 
 
_____; "Case Histories:  Sunbeam Talbot 90 Convertible"; Classic and
 Sportscar; vol. 12, no. 7; October, 1993.
 
_____; "Dark Horses": Driving the Talbot Sunbeam Lotus; Popular Classics;
 vol. 2, no. 12, pp. 106-110; August, 1991.
 
_____; "Driver's Report:  Sunbeam Arrow"; Sports Car Graphic; vol. 7, no.
 4, pp. 52-53; April, 1967.
 
_____; "Floating Palaces"; Buyers Guide to the Series Humbers; Popular
 Classics; vol. 2, no. 12, pp. 71-75; August, 1991
 
_____; "Hillman Imp"; Motor Trend; vol. 16, no. 9. p 69-71; June, 1964.
 
_____; "Hillman Minx"; Motor Trend; vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 52-53; June, 1958.
 
_____; "Readers' Restorations:  Sunbeam Talbot Mk III"; Practical Classics
 and Car Restorer; vol. 15, no. 1, p. 18; May, 1994.
 
_____; "Readers' Restorations:  Sunbeam Imp Sport"; Practical Classics and
 Car Restorer; vol. 14, no. 10, pp 14-17; February, 1994.
 
_____; "Readers' Restorations:  Hillman Avenger "; Practical Classics and
 Car Restorer;  vol. 14, no. 10, pp 14-17.; February, 1994.
 
_____; "Road Research Report:  Hillman Imp"; Car and Driver; November,
 1963.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Alpine GT"; Road and Track; vol. 20, no. 11, p 65-67;
 July, 1969.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Hillman Imp"; Sports Car Graphic; pp. 54-57; August,
 1963.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Hillman Minx"; Car and Driver; vol. 9, no. 8, pp.
 30-32; February, 1964.
 
_____; Road Test:  Hillman Super Minx"; Car and Driver; vol. 8, no. 1, pp.
 70-71; July, 1962.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Roots New Auto Trans"; Sports Cars Illustrated (Car and
 Driver); pp. 50-57; January, 1960.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Singer Series II Convertable"; Sports Cars Illustrated
 (Car and Driver); vol. 5, no. 14, pp. 58-59 & 82-86; August, 1959.  

_____; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Alpine GT"; Car and Driver; vol. 15, no. 2, pp.
 62-64 & 81; August, 1969.
 
_____; "Road Test: Sunbeam Arrow"; Car and Driver; vol. 12, no. 10, pp.
 57-60; April, 1967.

_____; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Arrow Station Wagon"; Road and Track; pp.
 35-42; June, 1968.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Imp"; Road and Track; p 69; June, 1964.
 
_____; "Routes to Rootes: Buyer's Guide to Rootes Saloons"; Popular
 Classics and Car Restorer; vol. 2, no. 8, pp. 75-79; April, 1991.
 
_____; "Singer Vogue"; The Autocar; vol. 115, no. 3415, pp. 117-121; July
 28, 1961.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Imp"; Road and Track; p. 35; February, 1967. 
 
_____; "Sunbeam Imp Sport Saloon"; Road and Track; P. 58; January, 1967.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Rapier: 1955-1967"; British Car; no. 54, p. 54; April, 1995.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIa":  Readers' Restoration; Popular
 Classics; vol. 3, no. 10, p 89; June, 1992.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Rapier"; Sports Cars Illustrated (Car and Driver); vol. 2,
 no. 9, pp. 44-47 & 63-66; March, 1957.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Rapier"; Car and Driver; vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 65; October,
 1962.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Rapier"; Road and Track; p. 54; January, 1968. 
 
_____; "Sunbeam Rapier Hardtop"; Road and Track; vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 28-
 29; December, 1958.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Rapier Sedan"; Road and Track; vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 36-37;
 March, 1957.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Rapier Sedan"; Road and Track; vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 46-47;
 April, 1957.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Rapier Series II:  Coupe de Sport"; Sports Cars Illustrated
 (Car and Driver); vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 42-45; July, 1958.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Talbot 90"; Road and Track; vol. 3, no. 1, p. 9; August,
 1951.
 
_____; "Sunbeam Venezia"; Road and Track; p. 80; December, 1963.
 
_____; "Take a Hillman Into the Family"; The Autocar; vol. 114, no. 3407,
 Cover art; June 2, 1961.
 
_____; "Technical Correspondence:  Hillman Easidrive Transmission"; Road
 and Track; p. 19; March, 1961.
 

MAGAZINE ARTICLES:  Tiger 
 
Batchelor, Dean; "Retrospect:  The Prototype Sunbeam Tiger"; Motor Trend;
 pp. 108-111; December, 1990.
 
Bewley, Geoff; "Tiger Le Mans"; Vintage Motorsport; pp. 32-36; September-
 October, 1989.
 
Brittan, Nick; "Tiger Tale"; Thoroughbred and Classic Cars; vol. 15, no. 12,
 pp. 56-59, (?) 1988.
 
Buckley, Martin; "The Barons of Beefcake; Tiger vs. Cobra"; Classic and
 Sportscar; vol.13, no. 3, pp. 52-57; June, 1994.
 
Dixon, Mark; "Muscle Tone":  (Tiger, Stag, & MG V8); Popular Classics; vol.
 2, no. 12, pp. 71-75; August, 1991.
 
Freidman, Dave; "Then First Racing Tiger";  Vintage Motorsport; pp. 28-29;
 September-October, 1989.
 
Gabbard, Alex; "Terrible Tigers" (letter to editor); Sports Car Illustrated;
 vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 6-7; November, 1987.
 
Gabbard, Alex; "The Sunbeam Tiger"; Vintage Motorsport; pp. 26-29;
 September-October, 1989.
 
Gabbard, Alex; "Tiger";  Car Exchange; pp. 44, 48; July, 1983. 
 
Gabbard, Alex; "Tiger Tango"; British Car; pp. 25-28; October, 1990 
 
Gabbard, Alex; "Tiger, the Forgotten Cat"; Fabulous Mustangs and Exotic
 Fords; pp. 60-65; September, 1989.
 
Gabbard, Alex;    "Vintage Racing- Mystery of the Tiger"; Sports and GT
 Market; pp. 5-6; July, 1987.
 
Gromer, Cliff; "Save the Tiger" High Performance Cars; pp. 10-15; March,
 1981.
 
Jackson, Wm. S.; "Retrospect:  Sunbeam Tiger and Sunbeam Tiger II"; Motor
 Trend; pp. 103-109; March, 1977.
 
Lyons, Dick; "The Tiger's Worrisome Tale"; Car and Driver; pp. 117-120; May,
 1990.
 
Manney, Henry;  "A Tiger for Rallying"; Road and Track; p. 90; May, 1965. 
 
Moyer, Larry; "Living with a Tiger"; British Car Magazine.; pp. 29-31;
 October, 1990.
 
Smith, Ian D.; "The Beefy Sunbeam Tiger" (Le Mans Coupe); Sports Car World;
 November, 1969.
 
Taylor, Mike; "Sunbeam Tiger: Success in the Shadow of the Cobra";
 Automobile Quarterly; vol. XXII, no. 1; 1984.
 
Titus, Jerry; "Red Hot Sunbeam Tiger"; Sports Car Graphic; December 1, 1964.
 
Tipler, John; "Earning His Stripes" (Tiger Restoration); Restoring Classic
 Cars; vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 78-83; April, 1987.
 
Walsh, Mick; "They're Grrreat!", Tiger; Classic and Sportscar, pp. 89-93;
 Buckley, Martin; September, 1986.
 
Wells, Dick; "Tiger Tiger Burning Bright"; Hot Rod; vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 44-
 47; January, 1965.
 
Wells, Gregory; "Drive Report:  Sunbeam Tiger, a Bloomin' Quick Hybrid";
 Special Interest Autos; p 46-53; April, 1987.
 
Wells, Gregory; "The Car Collector's Crystal Ball; The Sunbeam Tiger";  Car
 Collector; pp. 38-44; January, 1978.
 
Wood, Michael; "It's Grrreat!" (Tiger restoration); Your Classic; pp. 58-63;
 May, 1993.
 
Wyss, Wallace; "A Tiger with Fangs"; Super Ford; pp. 24-25; January, 1985.

_____; "Miscellaneous Ramblings:  Sunbeam Thunderbolt"; Road and Track; p.
 15; March, 1964.
 
_____; "Road Research Report:  Sunbeam Tiger"; Car and Driver; vol. 10, no.
 5, pp. 31-36 & 60, & 76-77; November, 1964.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Ford Makes a Tiger out of the Sunbeam"; Motor  Trend;
 February, 1965.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Tiger" Road and Track; Vol. 16, no. 3, pp.
 6-29; November, 1964.
 
_____; "Road Test:  Sunbeam Tiger II"; Road and Track; p. 82; September,
 1967.
 
_____; "Road test: Sunbeam Tiger"; Sports Car Graphic; November, 1964.
  
_____; "The Tiger Connection"; Shelby American Cobra/Mustang Guide; Hot Rod
 Magazine;  pp. 52-55.
   
_____; "Sleeper of the Month:  Sunbeam Tiger"; Motor Trend; p. 107; July,
 1988.
 
_____; Sunbeam Tiger; Road and Track; vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 80-81; January,
 1965.
 
____   "Sunbeam Tiger Automatic"; Road and Track; p. 111; July, 1967.
 
_____; "Technical Correspondence:  Sunbeam Tiger Cooling"; Road and Track;
 p. 97; January, 1966.
 
_____; "Tigerrr"; Super Fords;  pp. 28-33; January, 1985. 
 
_____; "The Tiger Story"; Thoroughbred and Classic Cars; pp. 12- 15
 February, 1983.


MAGAZINE ARTICLES:  General 
 
Bohr, Peter; "How to Buy Classic Sports Cars"; Road and Track; vol. 42, no.
 10, pp. 58-75; June, 1991.
 
Bullock, John; "Rusty Memories" (Former Rootes PR Director); Thoroughbred
 and Classic Cars; vol. 21, no. 4, p. 127; January, 1994.
 
Bullock, John; "Scoop!" (Former Rootes PR Director); Thoroughbred and
 Classic Cars; vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 100-105; January, 1994.
 
Bryant, Thomas;  "Used Car Classics:  Sunbeam Alpine & Tiger"; Road and
 Track; pp. 45-50; July, 1978.
 
Coulter, Jeremy; "Classic Motoring Years" (photos from 1960s showing Rootes
 cars); Thoroughbred and Classic Cars; vol. 18, no 9, pp. 104-109;
 June, 1991.
 
Craft, John; "Vintage Views:  Sunbeam"; Grassroots Motorsports; vol. 4, no.
 10, pp. 66-69; November, 1987.
 
Destler, Dave; "Sunbeam `61";  British Car Magazine; no. 31, pp. 36-38;
 June, 1991.
 
Dixon, Mark; "Fast Lady"; (Interview with Rosemary Smith); Popular Classics;
 vol. 5, no. 12, pp. 66-71; August, 1994.
 
Dron, Tony; "Just Another Girl Called Smith?"  Rosemary Smith interview;
 Thoroughbred and Classic Cars; vol. 21, no. 11, pp. 48-55, August,
 1994.
 
Dymock, Eric; "Sharp Looks":  Interview with Roy Axe (Rootes Designer);
 Thoroughbred and Classic Cars; vol.21, no. 10, pp. 45-48, July, 1994.
 
Gabbard, Alex; "Rapiers, Alpines and Tigers; Sunbeams of Old"; Car
 Collector; pp. 10-14; June, 1985.
 
Gabbard, Alex; "Rootes Group Competition Manager Norman Garrad"; Vintage
 Motorsport; pp. 21-24; September-October, 1989.
 
James, Harry; "The Sunbeam Also Rises"; Automobile Quarterly; vol. 3, no. 2,
 pp. 206-216; 1964.
 
Johnson, Bruce;  "Sunbeam International United VIII"; Car Collector and Car
 Classics; pp. 43-45; August, 1987.
 
Robson, Graham; "1953 to 1968 Sunbeam Alpine and Tiger"; Superauto
 Illustrated; pp. 14-25; April, 1987.
 
Rockefeller, Lance;  "The Cinderella Sports Car"; Sports and GT Market; pp.
 22-24; September, 1984.
 
Rockefeller, Lance; "Saving a Sunbeam"; Sports and GT Market; pp. 14-16;
 April, 1985.
 
Sharratt, Barney; "Back to His Rootes"; Interview with Pip Manning (Quality
 & Reliability Director for Rootes); Popular Classics; vol. 5, no. 6.
 pp. 88-91; February, 1994.
 
Sharratt, Barney; "Roy of the Rootes" (Interview with Roy Axe); Thoroughbred
 and Classic Cars; vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 62-66; May, 1993.
 
Taylor, Mike; "Quality Control" (Interview with Peter Ware); Thoroughbred
 and Classic Cars; vol. 15, no. 12, pp. 62-67; 1988.
 
Williams, John; "Buying an Alpine, or Perhaps a Tiger"; Practical Classics
 and Car Restorer; January, 1983.
 
Wood, Jonathan; "Sunbeam"; Thoroughbred and Classic Cars; vol. 13, no. 1,
 pp. 112-117; October, 1985.
 
_____; "100 Top British Sportscars" (includes Alpine & Tiger); Your
 Classic; pp. 99-106; October, 1989.
 
_____; "Miscellaneous Ramblings: Chrysler-Rootes Merger"; Road and Track;
 p. 18; September 1964, and p. 17; October, 1964.
 
_____; "Rootes Models"; Road and Track; p. 31; December, 1967 
 
_____; "Soft Option"; Classic and Sportscar; (?) March, 1985 
 
_____; "Sunbeam 1901-76: Nostalgia"; Popular Classics; vol. 3, no. 6, p.
 104; February, 1992.
 
_____; "What's The Matter With England?" (British car industry); Automobile
 Quarterly; vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 18-33; 1st Quarter, 1972.
 

MAGAZINE ARTICLES:  Competition 
 
Brio, Pete; "Race Report:  Laguna Seca"; Sports Car Graphic; pp. 24-25;
 September, 1962.
 
Cahier, Bernard; "Race Report:  Le Mans" (Alpine Index winner); Sports Car
 Graphic;  vol. 1, no. 5, pp. 10-15 & 70; September, 1961.
 
Manney, Henry III; "Les 24 Herus du Le Mans:  Spectacle on the Sarthe"
 (Alpine Index winner); Road and Track; vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 20-24;
 October, 1961.
 
Miller, Peter; "The Good Old Days" (Alpine Rally, 1954); Thoroughbred and
 Classic Cars; vol. 19, no. 8; May, 1992.
 
Stockton, Allen;  "3 Hours for an Alpine" (1961 Riverside Enduro); Motor
 Trend; vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 64-66; January, 1962.
 
Zuckart, Sherrie; "Race Report:  Bridgehampton" (SCCA); Sports Car Graphic;
 vol. 1, no. 5, pp. 54, 78 & 81; September 1961.
 
Zuckart, Sherrie; "Race Report:  Bridgehampton" (SCCA); Sports Car Graphic;
 vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 68-69 & 74; September, 1962.
 
Zuckart, Sherrie; "Race Report:  Lyme Rock" (SCCA); Sports Car Graphic; vol.
 2, no. 6, pp. 60-61 & 74; October, 1962.
 
Zuckart, Sherrie; "Race Report:  June Sprints" (SCCA);  Sports Car Graphic;
 vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 66-67 & 73; October, 1962.
 
Zuckart, Sherrie; "Race Report:  Road America" (SCCA);  Sports Car Graphic;
 vol. 2, no. 8, pp. 62-63 & 78; December, 1962.
 
Zuckart, Sherrie; "Race Report:  Thompson" (SCCA); Sports Car Graphic; vol.
 2, no. 8, pp. 71 & 73; December, 1962.
 
_____; "Race Report:  Le Mans, 1962"; Car and Driver;  vol. 8, no 3, pp.
 23-27; September, 1962.
 
_____; "Race Report:  Riverside 3 Hr. Enduro"; Car and Driver; vol. 8, no.
 7; January, 1962.
 
_____; "Race Report:  Sebring, 1963"; Car and Driver; vol. 8, no. 12; June,
 1963.
 
_____; "Scottish Rally" (John Melvin in Alpine wins outright);  The
 Autocar; vol. 114, no. 3407, pp. 899-900; June 2, 1961.
 

BOOKS: Rootes Cars 
 
Allen, Robert; Geoffrey Rootes Dream for Linwood (Imp factory in Scotland);
 Bookmarque, UK.
 
Bullock, John; The Rootes Brothers:  Story of a Motoring Empire; available
 through Classic Motorbooks, 256 pp.

Carrol, W.; Tiger:  Exceptional Motorcar; Auto Press Books; 1978. 
 
Clarke, R.M.; Sunbeam Tiger and Alpine, Gold Portfolio 1959-1967;
 Brooklands, Cobham, Surrey, England; 1989. 184 pp., il.
 
Freeman, Tony; Humber, Illustrated History, 1868-1976; Available through
 Classic Motorbooks, 128 pp., il.
 
Gabbard, Alex; Cars of the Rootes Group. 
 
Heal, Anthony S.; The Racing Sunbeams 1910-1930; Available through Chater's
 Motorbooks, Middlesex, UK., 384 pp.
 
Henshaw, David; Apex:  The inside Story of the Hillman Imp; Bookmarque, UK.
 
Johnson, David T. (ed.); SUNI `89 Guide; Sunbeams International Gathering,
 Snowmass, Colo., 1989.
 
Langworth, Richard M.;  Tiger, Alpine, Rapier:  Sporting Cars From the
 Rootes Group; Osprey Publishing, England, 1982., il.
 
McGovern, Chris; Alpine:  The Classic Sunbeam;  Gentry Books, London, 1980,
 250 pp., il.
 
Miller, Norman; The Book of Norman  (Tiger registry and production
 information); Published by the Author, Available through Sunbeam
 Specialties, Campbell California.
 
Minors, Chris & Barrot, Bill; Wolverhampton Sunbeams; available through
 Classic Motorbooks, 288 pp.

Nickols, Ian & Karslake, Kent; Motoring Entante:  The Story of Sunbeam
 Talbot Daracq and Sunbeam Talbot Cars; Cassell and Company Ltd.,
 London, 1956, 520  pp. il..
 
Practical Classics Magazine; Sunbeam Rapier Restoration; Brooklands, 72 pp.,
 1987., il.
 
Taylor, Mike; Tiger, The Making of a Sportscar; Gentry/Haynes; 1979., il. 
 
Robson, Graham; Cars of the Rootes Group; Motor Racing Publications, 1991,
 240 pp.
 
Van Damme, Shelia; No Excuses (Rootes race and rally history).  
 
_____; Rally Go Round; (Rootes rally competition history) 
 

BOOKS: General 
 
Batchelor & Poole; The Great Book of Sports Cars; Portland House, New York,
 1988, 420 pp., il.
 
Bohr, Peter; Road and Track Used Car Classics; John Muir Publications, Santa
 Fe, NM, 1985. 256 pp., il.
 
Brownell, Tim; How to Restore your Collector Car; Motorbooks International,
 Osceola, Wisc., 1984, 318 pp., il.
 
Culshaw/Horrobin; Complete Catalogue of British Cars; Morrow, 1974. 
 
Georgano, G.N.; The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars; Dutton, 1968. 
 
Georgano, G.N.; A History of Sports Cars; E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., New York;
 1970. 320 pp. il.

Hemmings; Hemmings Vintage Auto Almanac; Hemmings Motor News, Burlington,
 Vt.
 
Jackson, Terry; Vintage Racing British Sports Cars; Robert Bently,
 Cambridge, Mass.;1990. 200 pp., il.
 
Lamm, Jay; How to Restore British Sportscars; Classic Motorbooks, Osceola,
 Wisc.; 1992. 242 pp., il.
 
Langworth, Richard; New Complete Book of Collectable Cars 1930-1990;
 Publications International Ltd.; Lincolnwood Ill.;1992. 576 pp., il.
 
Mills, Burt; Budget Auto Restoration; Motorbooks International; Osceola,
 Wisc., 1990. 240 pp., il.
 
Murray, Spence, ed.; Auto Restoration Tips and Techniques; Brooklands Books;
 1985. 256 pp., il.
 
Pritchard, Anthony;Competition Cars of Europe; Bobbs-Merill, New York; 1970.
 208 pp., il.
 
Robson, Graham; The Encyclopedia of the World's Classic Cars; Chartwell
 Books, Inc.;1977. 248 pp.
 
Saward, Joe; The World Atlas of Motor Racing; Mallard Press, New York; 1989.
 224 pp., il.
 
Stein, Johnathan; British Sports Cars in America 1946-1981; Kultztown
 Publishing Company, Inc. (Distributed by Automobile Quarterly);
 1993. 144 pp., il.
 
Stein, Ralph; The Treasury of the Automobile; Golden Press, New York; 1970.
 249 pp. il.
 
_____; Encyclopedia of Motor Sport; Viking; 1971., il. 
 
_____; The World of Automobiles, an Illustrated Encyclopedia of the
 Motorcar; Orbis Publishing, London, 22 vol.; 1974.
 

MANUALS & LITERATURE: 
 
California Association of Tiger Owners;  Shop Notes, 4th Ed; C.A.T., Los
 Angeles, Cal.; 1987.
 
Millington, Tim; Hillman Imps, Tuning, Overhaul, Servicing; Bookmarque, UK. 
 
Page, S.F.; Sunbeam and Singer:  Alpine I to IV Workshop Manual; Haynes;
 1987. 216 pp., il.
 
Rootes Motors; Workshop Manual:  Rapier and Alpine, Series I to IV; Rootes
 Service Division, Coventry,  England;1964. il.

Rootes Motors; Workshop Manual:  Light Car Range with 1725 cc; Rootes
 Service Division, Coventry, England; 1967. il.
 
Rootes Motors; Owner's Handbooks:  The Sunbeam Alpine, Series I-V; Rootes,
 Coventry, England; 1959-1965. il.
 
Rootes Motors; The Sunbeam Alpine Series II:  Special Tuning; Rootes,
 Coventry, England; 1961. il.
 
Rootes Motors; Parts List for the Sunbeam Alpine, Series I, II, and III;
 Rootes Service Department, Coventry; 1963. il.  (Parts lists for
 other Rootes cars were also published).
 
Rootes Motors; Other Publications:  Sales Brochures, optional equipment
 brochures, owner's manuals, bulletins, updates, etc. were published
 regularly.
 
TEAE; The Sunbeam Survivor:  Service and Maintenance Help for the Sunbeam
 Alpine and Tiger Owner;  Tigers East Alpines East, 1992.


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