Rootes Archive Centre Trust

Rootes Archive Centre Trust

The Rapier Collection

Matt Ollman and Friends
Contact e-Mail: Bob: [email protected]

October 20, 2013

Abstract

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This document is available from the Rootes Archive Centre Web site at http://tardis.dl.ac.uk/
ARCC/Rapier/rapier_drawings/index.html. A PDF format copy of this document can be obtained
from http://tardis.dl.ac.uk/ARCC/Rapier/rapier_drawings.pdf. You probably won’t want to
print it as there are over 100 pages, but it is searchable with a suitable PDF reader.

c Rootes Archive Centre 2012-13. The Rootes Archive Centre and Sunbeam Rapier Owners’
Club do not accept any responsibility for loss or damage arising either directly or indirectly from the
use of information contained in any of their reports or in any communication about their tests or
investigations. Whilst we have tried to be as accurate as possible, some errors may have occured in
the cataloguing process or interpretation.

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CONTENTS ii

Contents 1
1
1 Introduction 5
2 Rapier Tube Section
3 Acknowledgements

1 INTRODUCTION 1

1 Introduction

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2 Rapier Tube Section

Drawings for Sunbeam Rapier.
Some highlights of this set include:

Rapier:
Audax:
Alpine V:
Holbay:

Drwg Title Date Model Notes
1200023 Arrangement Rear Axle 06/03/1958 Rapier I Humber
14/08/1958 Hillman
1201918 Arrangement Gearbox Rapier II Coventry
20/08/1960 Humber
1202602 Arrangement Rear Axle Hypoid 09/05/1961 Sunbeam Rapier Hillman
09/05/1961 (Hypoid) Coventry
1202917 Clutch Housing (Alluminium) 10/09/1959 Audax Humber
1206197 Welding Assembly Front Cross- 01/09/1959 Audax Hillman
member Coventry
1206300 Welding Assembly Front Cross- Audax
member Humber
1206379 Welding Assembly Front Cross- Audax Hillman
member Coventry
1206813 Cylinder Block (Sheet 1) Audax Humber
Hillman
1206813 Cylinder Block (Sheet 2) Audax Coventry
Humber
Hillman
Coventry
Humber
Hillman
Coventry
Humber
Hillman
Coventry

2 RAPIER TUBE SECTION 2

1206813 Cylinder Block (Sheet 3) 26/08/1959 Audax Humber
1206813 27/08/1959 Hillman
1214626 Cylinder Block (Sheet 4) 15/09/1961 Audax Coventry
1219160 12/07/1961 Humber
1235000 Cylinder Head (4 Cylinder) Allu- 12/03/1965 Alpine / Rapier Hillman
1235000 minium 29/06/1964 Coventry
1235000 Rear Suspension Competitions Kit 02/09/1965 Rapier 111A Humber
1240097 18/05/1967 Hillman
Longitudinal Section Engine Sunbeam Alpine Coventry
1240824 (1724cc 4 Cylinder) Sheet 1 22/02/1968 V and Rapier V Humber
Cross Section Engine (1724cc 4 Sunbeam Rapier Hillman
1241436 Cylinder) Sheet 2 28/02/1968 V Coventry
71240343 Cross Section Engine (1724cc 4 29/05/1968 Sunbeam Alpine Humber
71240344 Cylinder) Sheet 3 21/05/1968 V andHumber Hillman
71261835 Exhaust Manifold 23/11/1970 Hillman Coventry Coventry
71261835 23/11/1970 Holbay Rapier Humber
71268350 Exhaust Manifold Hunter GLS Hillman
71269428 03/07/1973 Coventry
Installation Engine oil Cooler Holbay Rapier
Carburettor Front Weber 40 Rootes
DCOE34 Holbay Rapier Engineer-
Carburettor Rear Weber 40 Holbay Rapier ing Car
DCOE34 Holbay Rapier Division
Instruction Drawing Fitting of Oil Rapier H120 - Rootes
Separator Hunter GLS Engineer-
Instruction Drawing Fitting of Oil Rapier H120 - ing Car
Separator Hunter GLS Division
Cable Harness Main Rapier Fastback
Rootes En-
Mainshaft Gearbox and Overdrive Arrow Holbay gineering
and Commer Rootes En-
gineering
Chrysler
United
Kingdom
Chrysler
United
Kingdom
Chrysler
United
Kingdom
Chrysler
United
Kingdom

2 RAPIER TUBE SECTION 3

71269830 Instruction Drawing Fuel Pipe Fit- 06/06/1973 Arrow Holbay Chrysler
71269869 ting 16/05/1974 H120 Twin We- United
71269971 Cylinder Head 09/10/1973 ber Kingdom
71269987 12/10/1973 Rapier H120 Chrysler
71270628 High Performance Cam Profile United
71271229 23/11/1973 Arrow Holbay Kingdom
71272921 Instruction Drawing Fitting of 07/08/1974 Chrysler
71272924 Panel Type Air Cleaner and Oil 23/05/1974 Holbay GLS United
71274236 Separator 21/01/1975 Kingdom
71276290 Cable Harness Main 17/11/1975 Rapier (Arrow) Chrysler
71804293 09/10/1973 United
71981559 Cable Harness Main 16/05/1974 Rapier (Arrow) Kingdom
71981631 07/08/1974 Chrysler
72214130 Inlet Manifold 24/05/1960 Rapier H120 United
72219004 Kingdom
72219005 Cylinder Head Instruction Drawing 12/06/1961 Rapier 120 Chrysler
United
Instruction Drawing Fitting of Rapier 120 and Kingdom
Panel Type Air Cleaner and Oil Hunter GLS Chrysler
Separator Rapier (Arrow United
Arrangement Drawing Exhaust Sys- 2000R) Kingdom
tem Holbay Chrysler
Air Cleaner (Holbay) United
Rapier H120 Kingdom
Cylinder Head Casting Drawing Chrysler
Rapier H120 United
Inlet Manifold Kingdom
Rapier Convert- Chrysler
Trim Pad (with glue) Door ible United
Rapier 4 Kingdom
Basket - Frame - Cushion R H Chrysler
United
Basket - Frame - Cushion L H Kingdom
Chrysler
United
Kingdom
Chrysler
United
Kingdom
Humber
Hillman
Covemtry
Humber
Hillman
Coventry

2 RAPIER TUBE SECTION 4

72219008 Surround - Cushion - Bucket Seat 09/06/1961 Rapier 4 Humber
14/03/1963 Rapier IV Hillman
72226452 Plinth Rear No Plate Lamp Assem- 10/05/1963 Rapier 4/5 Coventry
bly Humber
72227638 Assembly Facia Panel Complete 29/10/1965 Rapier 4 Hillman
with Instruments RHD 17/12/1963 Rapier 4/5 ? Coventry
72227639 Assembly Facia Panel Complete Humber
72227858 with Instruments LHD 07/11/1964 Rapier Fastback Hillman
Support Frame Bonnet Insulation 08/09/1970 Rapier ’H’ Coventry
72229208 22/05/1970
Panel Inner Sill RH 03/12/1970 Rapier and Humber
72229209 22/10/1973 Hillman
72240179 Panel Inner Sill LH 22/10/1973 Alpine ’H’ Coventry
72264120 Facia Assembly 27/03/1975 Humber
Assembly Springcase Rear Squab 17/05/1968 Rapier H Hillman
72264151 13/07/1970 Coventry
Assembly Springcase Rear Cushion Rapier
72270462 Chrysler
Overlay Cushion Rear Seat Rapier UK
72288840 Chrysler
Pad Cushion Front Seat Rapier United
72288841 Fastback Rapier Kingdom
PadSquab Front Seat UK Chrysler
72291574 United
72521418 Door Mirror Vision Lines Humber Sceptre Kingdom
72521419 Border Seat Squab Main R H and Rapier (Ar- Chrysler
S1247273 Border Seat Squab Main L H row) United
Steering Column and Cowl fror Ar- Holbay 1724cc Kingdom
S1264944 row Facelift Chrysler
Outline of 1724cc Holbay Engine Hunter GLS and United
S1269299 Holbay Rapier Kingdom
Electric Fuel Pump Installation, Chrysler
Fuel Injection System United
Kingdom

Rootes En-
gineering

Chrysler
United
Kingdom
Chrysler
United
Kingdom

3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5

S2255971 Scheme Bracket Petrol Tank Fixing 17/03/1969 All Rapier Models Rootes En-
X1241692 (All Rapier Models) 27/08/1968 gineering
X1269410 Cylinder Head Alluminium 10/02/1972 Holbay Rapier Chrysler
United
X1269410 Assembly BW45 Automatic Trans- 10/02/1972 Arrow Holbay Kingdom
mission
X1274150 15/11/1974 Arrow Holbay Chrysler
Assembly BW45 Automatic Trans- andChrysler United
mission United Kingdom Kingdom
Rapier 120 and
Instruction Drg. Fitting of Panel Hunter GLS
Type Air Cleaner and Oil Separator

3 Acknowledgements

We thank members of the Sunbeam Rapier Owners’ Club.