July 28, 2003
We Remember Our 1965 Sunbean Tiger Mk I 260 V8 (SOLD in 2001)
A great driving classic! A two seat British sports car, engineered by Carrol Shelby for the Ford 260 V8. One of 7,085 Tigers built from '64-67. This car (vin 9473349LRXFE, JAL no. 562902, motor no. 5350-F21KA) has been authenticated by Tom Hall and Sunbeam Tiger Owners Association.
Sold June 23, 2001. We will miss her!
- Engine: Ford 260 ci V8
- Gearbox: 4 Speed Toploader
- Mileage: 99,000, 1500 on complete motor rebuild
- 2000 mi on rebuilt front suspension, steering, and reinforced subframe by Tom Hall.
Equipment:
- Spax 12-way adj. shocks
- Comp. antisway bar, 7/8"
- Street performance alignment
- SCCA vintage-legal padded roll bar (top works with this)
- Comp. 3" seat belts
- LAT induction kit - Holley 1850 with Edelbrock F4B manifold, ported to heads.
- New Ford Motorsport camshaft, HD lifters/pushrods, 9.5:1 pistions, hardened valve seats for unleaded gas
- Solid state ign. and rev. limiter
- New oil cooler and remote filter
- New high capacity radiator
- All synthetic fluids
- New or rebuilt brake and clutch hydraulics and pads.
- Revolution alloy wheels, 13x5.5
- New Yokohama A509 performance tires, 186/60-13
- Soft and hard tops
- Leather Interior
- Moto-Lita 14" leather steering wheel
- Many original parts included
General TIGER information:
