1966 Sunbeam Tiger

A nice marriage of a British sports car and an American V8...a Ford 260 c.i. The bizarre part was the fact it was sold at Chrysler Corporation dealers here in the U.S. Chrysler had had an agreement with Sunbeam and their cars. I've often wondered if the dealer referred the owner to the Ford dealer for warrant work on the engine, if that were needed!

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[vwbusssesareforever]

I know where one is exactly like this thats been sitting in a barn for 30 years. completely rust free. Looked up the vin. It used to look exactly like this one. EXACTLY! From the paint job all the way to the wheels and hubcaps. its now painted a primor gray, but you can see where it was red at one time. It has the 260 V8, and the top has been cut off of it. But its definately worth saving! Contact me if interested

[raconter1]

@vwbusssesareforever Hey, Brandon! I appreciate the tip...I'm not in the market for another car, but hopefully one of my viewers will see the comment and get in contact with you. It would be nice to see that car brought back to life! Thanks! :) Jack

[vwbusssesareforever]

@raconter1 cool. yeah, I did some research on it, and though the vin says its a '66, the owner says its a '67. He said it was his brothers car, and that he got it back in the 70s, and its been sitting in the warehouse he has for almost 30 years. He last had it running in 2001. He said it was running warm for some reason. I'll try and make a video of it if I happen to get back to the place its.at. Its almost always locked up, and I cant usually get in there.

[raconter1]

@vwbusssesareforever Hey, Brandon! Before I actually purchased a vintage car, I was looking into these Sunbeam Tigers, joining a local owner's group. One of the things I heard was the tendency of the engine to overheat...no doubt because the original engine compartment was not designed for this transplanted Ford engine..I think an auxiliary electric fan can clear up those problems. Good luck! Thanks! :) Jack

[reyn1234reyn]

My dad used to own one of these cars there small but mighty

[raconter1]

@reyn1234reyn That's a great memory of this car...glad your dad had one! Thanks! :) Jack

[elmerhdga]

@cheddyrod "Lacked Grunt"? hahahahaha. Understatement of the decade. 1600cc baby engines are pitiful. They're OK for Grandma. They are OK for racing against 50cc motorbikes, but when a short-stroke V8 comes on the scene, step back.

[elmerhdga]

@cheddyrod "Lacked Grunt"? hahahahaha. Understatement of the decade. 1600cc baby engines are pitiful. They're OK for Grandma. They are OK for racing against 50cc motorbikes, but when a short-stroke V8 comes on the scene, step the F back.

[cheddyrod]

@nocaloola Yes, the 1600 cc Alpine lacked grunt. Now what is this about bull hocky?

[nocaloola]

@cheddyrod No grunt? bull hocky. Options included a 245 bhp motor with gobs of low end torque

and a range of gear ratios from 2:88 up to 4:57 or so.