Sunbeam Tiger

bomelia · #1 (**permalink**) 08-04-2006, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by CobraEd

I had an old beat up Alpine that a guy GAVE me.

wanna sell it?

computerworks · #2 (**permalink**) 08-04-2006, 10:17 AM

The Tiger has always been a very cool, understated car.

Not many know that two prototypes were commissioned to be built...
...one by Shelby and the other, independantly, by Ken Miles.

It was killed off in 1967 when Chrysler bought a majority stake in Rootes, and wasn't too keen on a Ford-powered car in the stable.

Ron61 · #3 (**permalink**) 08-04-2006, 10:28 AM

I am not sure if one of the ones that was here came from the factory in the Green color it was or not, but it was a great car. I talked to the kid that had it, I was young then, and he showed me the motor. Had a 289 Cobra motor in it that came from the factory or dealer that way and he had some Shelby papers he showed me. I don't know if Shelby put the motor in, but it was a 306 horse power 289 with all the Cobra stuff on it. The other one was white and I am not sure what kind of motoe he had as I never got a chance to talk to him. I do know that I tried for years to buy that car and an original 289 cobra that a kid here had and neither would sell. The Cobra was wrecked out behind the dam as the idiot drove it off up one of the old dirt fire roads and spun off into a canyon. They got it out in pieces and a friend of mine had it in his garage for a while and we tried to buy the pieces to restore it and he took it with himwhen he moved. Oh, for the ones that got away.

Ron

VRM · #4 (**permalink**) 08-04-2006, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by computerworks

It was killed off in 1967 when Chrysler bought a majority stake in Rootes, and wasn't too keen on a Ford-powered car in the stable.

Hmmm.....
A Tiger with a Hemi...

Steve