Vehicle Description
1965 Sunbeam Tiger Mark 1 for sale, Fully Restored Texas Car LAT
Optioned When the small British sports car called the AC Ace was
outfitted with American V8 power and called the Shelby Cobra, many
people were watching, employees of the Rootes Group, another
British car manufacturer included. Inspired by the outcome of the
Cobra, they took one of their Series III Alpine roadsters,
originally powered by a 1.7L 4-cylinder engine, and sent it right
to the source, Carroll Shelby, to see if something similar could be
developed. Shelby and another California based racer named Ken
Miles set about fitting a small V8 into the little Alpine, in both
cases the new, lightweight Ford motor was chosen and successfully
put together. Both cars were then sent back to Britain for testing.
The Shelby design, with its engine set far back for good balance
was chosen and the Sunbeam Tiger was set to be produced by Jensen
Motors Ltd. based out of Staffordshire England. Presented here is
an absolutely stunning example of a fully restored Sunbeam Tiger
Mk1. Found after being in storage for 37 years with its second
owner in Texas, this car was an incredible find. The car was
complete and in remarkably great overall condition while still
retaining many of its special original parts, based on this it was
deemed worthy of a complete rotisserie restoration. USA delivered
Tigers also benefited from the availability of LAT options or Los
Angeles Tiger options, aftermarket parts recognized by Roots
installed by special shops such as Shelby's Southern California
shop. This very special Tiger was equipped with several desirable
LAT options such as LAT 1, the Sunbeam Tiger Super Induction Kit
which included Edelbrock single quad intake and a Holley
carburetor, LAT 9 cast alloy wheels and the sought after
combination of limited slip axle (LAT 50) and 3.54 ratio (LAT 53).
Restored to its original livery of Arctic White with red interior,
this car is absolutely stunning from top to bottom. Open the hood
and you will find the correct oval air breather on the 260 engine,
beautifully detailed; the striking red interior is fully restored
to as new condition; the undercarriage also showing as new right
down to the detailed suspension components. This special Tiger is
said to have had only 3 owners since new and was put into storage
in 1975 showing only 27,470 miles. With merely test mileage on the
car since the restoration was completed this a car which could be
used for show or even driven and enjoyed for many years to come.
Additional Details: 1965 SUNBEAM TIGER MARK 1 - 29034,
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