Not a Sunbeam story, but….
When I was 14, my Dad gave me two 1952 Dodges, one with a good body and one with a good motor. Total cost $65. I was so proud when I got the motors swapped. I remember sitting in my Dad’s carport and looking up at a shelf on the wall and seeing two throw-out bearings where there should have been only one. Oops.
My dumbest Sunbeam trick is way too embarrassing to tell now or ever. Trust me, it made forgetting the throw-out bearing look like a minor problem.
Then there was the day that I had just finished putting the trim back on my MKII and was standing in front of the car feeling pretty good. I was twirling a ratchet by the socket and they separated. My first ding on the hood happened a 0 MPH.