Vehicle Description
1965 SUNBEAM TIGER CUSTOM
After World War 2, British car makers Allard, Nash-Healy, Bristol
and Jensen all used American running gear. Why? Because American
motors were plentiful and powerful. Buying motors was a lot cheaper
than building your own. This especially true if you're building
less than 100 cars. The pinnacle of this thinking is when Carroll
Shelby put V-8's in an AC Ace and the Cobra legend was born.
British car maker Sunbeam in the early '60's built the Alpine. It
was a very fine 2 seater with a 1700 cc 4 built to compete with MG
and Triumph. Sunbeam wanted to make the Alpine more potent and
found that a 260 ci Ford V-8, using a "shoe horn", would fit in.
The Alpine truly became a Tiger. All was fine until Sunbeam's
parent company was bought by Chrysler. The use of a Ford engine
became impossible.
For auction we have a custom version of a Tiger. The original 260
ci Ford V-8 has been replace with a 289. A 5 speed replaces the 4
speed. The red leather interior helps high light the black/white
interior.
Please note this title is in transit.
Estimate: $90,000-$100,000
