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09-09-2002, 08:04 AM
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Sunbeam Alpine Tiger
Here's a great car that never got enough recognition! Starting production in 1964, the Sunbeam tiger was a great little British sports car, with a Ford smallblock. Sound like a Cobra? Well they were both done by Shelby... Actually, the Cobra was done by a team of Ford engineers and staff(ahem cough).
They used the original Windsor smallblock, first a 260, and later a 289. So any 5.0 go fast goodies bolt right on! There was one guy running a 347 EFI stroker in his Tiger...  
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09-12-2002, 04:53 AM
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Nobody's going to comment on this remarkable car from the 60s? They went racing with great success, winning many rally events, and doing 160+mph at Lemans in a fastback coupe...
    What a beautiful machine... If only the back end was a little more sedan like. It would be perfect if the roofline didn't go the whole length of the car, I mean if it ended 4 inches before the back of the car, and had the original roadster tail lights.
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09-12-2002, 07:13 AM
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The bare-metal one looks to be aluminum. I have found that they are not incredibly popular because they lack the high horsepower of other period sports cars. Also, I dont recall it ever getting a truly good finish at LeMans.
I will have a relook at these cars, though.
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09-13-2002, 06:03 AM
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http://www.deepthrottle.com/Photo/01...photo_25.shtml It's true that they never had any real success at LeMans, it was an ill fated project, and they didn't have enough money to be competitive. They did have great success at the drag strip, often running 12s or better, with their light weight and good power.
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10-31-2002, 09:13 AM
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My dad had ones of those, and we used to go to picnics in it! It was an ultimate car, in british racing green wiht cream leather seats.
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10-31-2002, 04:07 PM
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Nice! Glad to see someone has had experience with one of these little gems!
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11-02-2002, 04:13 PM
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I having experience means sitting in the second seat, then I agree!
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12-08-2002, 08:53 AM
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I might try to track one of these down, it could be fun
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12-30-2002, 09:13 AM
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Several in the club newsletters for sale every month. Not mine, of course...:bandit:
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12-31-2002, 05:29 PM
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Sadly, getting a 924 on the road is stretching my finances right now
 One of these days, I might build a project car to look like that Fastback... oh so beautiful!
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I'm fortunate enough to have sat in one of the three cars a few years bac -- although the owner didn't offer to let me drive it. Whew! I thought my car was loud... Also, a website with my car on it: http://www.onlineshowoff.com/index.a...username=Tiger
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Looks like that server is having problems, Tiger...
Can you give me any more info about those replicas?
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Uh, the "Tiger" at onlineshowoof.com is mine. The "replica" of a LeMans Lister-built Tiger was a one-off -- I'll see if I can find any info from the builder.
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i am new to the forum and i have a '66 sunbeam tiger 260 .... i am rebuilding the motor and going to place a small block 302 with rocker and the whole bit pumping out around 370hp then i want to put a supercharger on top of that!--- any thoughts? i know i will need to strap a few 1000lb led weighs in the trunk to keep the car on the ground!
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08-09-2003, 01:21 PM
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Really the only thing Im thinking is will you need a hood scoop to fit a superchargers perched on top of the engine. Either way, sounds like a great plan. And since the new engine you are putting in is pretty close in weight to the old one, the cars balance wont be thrown off
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