Vehicle Description
The Sunbeam Tiger was the brainchild of Ian Garrad. In the early
1960's Ian convinced Rootes Group, the Manufacturer of the popular
Sunbeam Alpine, to hire Carroll Shelby to transform the Alpine
Roadster from what was considered a touring car into a powerful,
performance driven sports car. Shelby achieved this by removing the
Alpines 1.7 liter 4 cylinder motor and replacing it with a small
block 4.2 liter (260 CID) V8. Production of this low-budget,
high-performance sports car began in England in 1964.
The 1965 Sunbeam Tiger offered here, B9470634LRXFE - JAL 560120, is
a three owner car that spent the majority of its life in California
owned by its second owner since 1972 until being purchased by an
enthusiast in Michigan approximately in 2005. The car was acquired
as a running and driving example that possessed a rock solid body,
frame and core structure. It was driven and enjoyed until being
treated to a complete exterior and mechanical restoration completed
in 2015 and highly finished in Signal Orange over black interior.
At that time the engine was professionally rebuilt using its
correct 260 V8 block fortified with 289 heads, roller rockers,
performance cam, electronic ignition, Offenhauser intake, correct
carb, correct air cleaner, Tiger power aluminum valve covers, etc.
Other highlights include: 4 speed manual transmission, authentic
LAT 13 inch aluminum wheels, Good Year Eagle GT Billboard tires,
wood steering wheel, tires, complete original convertible top
frame, complete original convertible hard storage boot, roll bar,
new seat upholstery, new interior door panels, new carpet, original
dash wood, complete and original trim and bumpers, Talbot style
mirrors, dual exhaust etc. The performance of this Tiger is amazing
as it instantly roars to life, pulls strong in every gear, the
refurbished steering and suspension ensures sure footedness over
bumps and in turns and the car is just plain fast.
Tiger production ceased in 1967 with less than 7,000 total units
built in its four year run. The power of the Ford V8 coupled with
many performance options offered by Rootes and the direction,
design and influence of Carroll Shelby, makes the Sunbeam Tiger
sought today from all four corners of the globe as one of Hemming's
top 10 collectible vehicles. Sunbeam tigers are very unique cars
and good ones are very hard to find, a car of this condition is
worthy of serious consideration. Hard top included with the
sale.
To see over 80 photos of this car, including under carriage please
visit our website www.grautogallery.com
Gr Auto Gallery, LLC and our sister company, Wheelz Sales and
Leasing Inc. makes every effort to represent each vehicle
accurately and with integrity. We also welcome third party
inspections when necessary. Although we try to do our very best to
be accurate in our description writing we are human and do make
mistakes. Unless otherwise noted, All vehicles are sold AS IS, No
Warranty Expressed or Implied. All sales final.
