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Two major versions of the Tiger were built: the Mark I (1964–67) was fitted with the 260 cu in (4.3 L) Ford V8; the Mark II, of which only 633 were built in the final year of Tiger production, was fitted with the larger Ford 289 cu in (4.7 L) engine.
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Two major versions of the Tiger were built: the Mark I (1964–67) was fitted with the 260 cu in (4.3 L) Ford V8; the Mark II, of which only 633 were built in the final year of Tiger production, was fitted with the larger Ford 289 cu in (4.7 L) engine.
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Production ended in 1967 soon after the Rootes Group was taken over by Chrysler, which did not have a suitable engine to replace the Ford V8.
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Two major versions of the Tiger were built: the Mark I (1964–67) was fitted with the 260 cu in (4.3 L) Ford V8; the Mark II, of which only 633 were built in the final year of Tiger production, was fitted with the larger Ford 289 cu in (4.7 L) engine.
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Two major versions of the Tiger were built: the Mark I (1964–67) was fitted with the 260 cu in (4.3 L) Ford V8; the Mark II, of which only 633 were built in the final year of Tiger production, was fitted with the larger Ford 289 cu in (4.7 L) engine.
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Right! That would be fun! They were quite the deal back in the day, as you know. Like driving a go-kart with a body.
Last time I bought a British car without ettil knowing first we ended up with the 996 as compensation.
You'd think I would have learned... At least this time I didn't just get done telling her that we couldn't afford a piece of beach property that cost the same as the Jag (which we found was later sub-divided and sold for 250k for each section in the same time I lost 50k in depreciation on the Jag...)
Dang! Best sight is hindsight!
I keep looking at BAT hoping to find a nice Sunbeam Tiger that wouldn't break the bank. Had a 1965 way back and should have kept it...hindsight
The 80 MkII. It's not perfect and has some modifications, but it appears the major stuff has been sorted and it hopefully won't be a money pit out of the gate.
I assume the black one I found on BAT with your name as the top bidder, haha. I'm reading about it now. It looks like a really nice car. Rebuilt 1275 and little or no rust at all.
I think this one is going to go for upwards of $15k. I would pay about 13 but that site brings a premium. I don't see it selling for 10. Hell I would buy it if it were going to settle at 10...if I hadn't just bought one.
Yeah I'm a bit surprised that it's stayed so low for so long. Especially with the 68 jumping so quickly after it was posted.
I get that the 68 is a bit more desirable, but this 80 is cleaner and appears to be more ready to go out of the gate.
I agree I probably won't get it for 10, but figured it was worth a shot (and my marriage
).
It's pay day and there's still almost 6 hours left.
That 68 is a Cooper S. Or at least it claims to be. The last Cooper S that was on that site went for $43 and it was a mess. This one is nicer. My guess is $47-50k. It may even go for more because it has the Australian doors. I hope I'm wrong though. That's way too much money for a mini in my opinion.
BTW, if you lot think I'm nuts looking at the Mini. I'm also watching that 2CV too
While I really like that 2CV, it looks like it needs more money than I want to sink into it though. I would DD the hell out of it though
Well. Wish came true and I'm out
I think that was a good one, but probably should get a lot more knowledge of the cars before trying to impulsively pick one up again
Well, I think they produced approx. 7,100 of them from 1965-1967. So, small numbers. My guess is many have been wrapped around poles/trees/guard rails! So even less than that exist now. American V8! I never had a TR6 but did have a 1964 TR4A. Not even close to a Tiger and mine was a 1965 so similar era. At the same time as the Tiger I also owned a 1969 Chevelle SS 396 and the Tiger would hang with that in a straight line with my girlfriend driving the Tiger. True the 396 was only a 325hp version but the Tiger was exciting and a real sleeper!
As I ponder the above I think I should have kept not only the Tiger but the girlfriend, as well! (Don't tell my wife!)
1965's and 66's had the Ford 260 V8. In 1967 they started putting 289's in them. It was a poor man's Cobra. Shelby, Rootes and Sunbeam got together and produced. I seem to remember some got Chrysler 273 V8's after Ford dropped out of the deal. They were a little nose heavy but that made cornering interesting! That may not be accurate, as it been a while ago and my brain could be lying to me!
That poor mans cobra sounds like a hell of a time. The MGBGT V8 is another little car that occasionally got a v8 stuffed in it. Those are freakin cool too.
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The Sunbeam Tiger is a high-performance V8 version of the British Rootes Group's Sunbeam Alpine roadster, designed in part by American car designer and racing driver Carroll Shelby and produced from 1964 until 1967. Shelby had carried out a similar V8 conversion on the AC Cobra, and hoped to be offered the contract to produce the Tiger at his facility in America. Rootes decided instead to contract the assembly work to Jensen at West Bromwich in England, and pay Shelby a royalty on every car produced.
Two major versions of the Tiger were built: the Mark I (1964–67) was fitted with the 260 cu in (4.3 L) Ford V8; the Mark II, of which only 633 were built in the final year of Tiger production, was fitted with the larger Ford 289 cu in (4.7 L) engine. Two prototype and extensively modified versions of the Mark I competed in the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans, but neither completed the race. Rootes also entered the Tiger in European rallies with some success, and for two years it was the American Hot Rod Association's national record holder over a quarter-mile drag strip.
Production ended in 1967 soon after the Rootes Group was taken over by Chrysler, which did not have a suitable engine to replace the Ford V8. Owing to the ease and affordability of modifying the Tiger, there are few surviving cars in standard form.[2]
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The 273 V8 would not fit. I knew there was some connection but like I said a long time ago...
I almost jumped back in at your 13 number 4 minutes before the close, but was beat to it. Definitely wasn't going higher than that for a car I know so little about though
My Dad is English and not really a car guy .
One day my brother in law , dad and I were sitting onthe frount patio , the BIL and I were talking about cars .
Dad says "if I was to treat myself I'd get one of those new Cooper s minis . When I was in university in London the coolest car you could have was a Cooper s"
Dad would never spend money on something fun for himself .
So I started looking for used Cooper s cars .
Someone at the min club told be about the John Cooper works cars , in 2006 they made 64 jcw competition editions for the Canadian market as a tie in to the targa Newfoundland rally .
210 hp. (Regular cooper s is 170) Coilovers , big brake kit. Limited slip diff etc. plus all the luxury trim and jcw carbon fiber options .
I found one , # 48 .
All black , 40k miles on it .
I went up to kelowna to see it , bought it and one of the most fun trips I had was racing back to Vancouver , BIL in my 996 , me in the mini .
It's was like driving Darth Vaders go cart .
One of the last 50 cars built at Coopers shop in Oxfordshire , before BMW bought cooper out and moved the high performance conversions in house .
Fantastic fun car . We gave it to Dad for Christmas. And when Mum isn't racing around in it , he grins every time he gets behind the wheel .
I had a coulple hot mgbs and an original mini with a worked 1275 in it , the newer one is definitely more fun
I bought an '08 Mini instead of a 1996 C4, and I don't regret my decision one bit.
(Quietly weeps and takes another slug of Jack straight from the bottle.)
Oh it went well over my unseen limit for that car
I like it, but from the description and pics it has some issues that need to be addressed before I think it would be a reliable DD.
Had I been able to see it and get some good idea about fixing its rust, I may still have been interested at that price. I've gone through 2 rusty e30 iX cars, so I'm leery
I don't even want to think about how much I've dropped on cars purchased sight unseen this year....
For what it's worth, I /love/ old Minis, very much enjoy new Minis, and miss my 2007 MC quite a bit. It had to go to clear garage space for the 996 though, so in the end, probably worth it. I might consider an R56 Cooper S if I decide I want another subcompact.
