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- Sun May 20, 2012 5:47 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 689417
Red and Hog, You mention the origins of the Le Mans Tigers as some type of secret that no one knows about. Read "The Works Tigers" by Graham Rood. One of the chapters discusses the three Le Mans Tigers and show the origin and development of the three cars. Most of the book talks about the rally Tige...
- Thu May 17, 2012 1:04 am
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: More power for minimum fuss
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12283
If you have the original 2bl carb and manifold, there will be a huge difference if you swap it out for a low rise Edelbrock Performer 289 manifold and 4bl carb with Pertronix ignition. I did that to my car and it was quite an improvement in performance. My G-Tech meter registered a HP increase of 30...
- Fri May 04, 2012 11:16 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: Sunbeam Alpine/Alger/Tiger - reshell Poll
- Replies: 27
- Views: 33324
"Yes Dude quite clearly the Tger shell did go down a different build route to the Alpine but the Tiger shell came directly from the Alpine, dont fool yourself there fella so as Tiger shell's are not falling from the sky what else are we or anyone to do? Reshell a Tiger from an Austin Cambridge?" Red...
- Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:36 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: Sunbeam Alpine/Alger/Tiger - reshell Poll
- Replies: 27
- Views: 33324
"Is it a mixed opinion over in the US like here?" No. The only people who object to finding out the truth on the origins of a Tiger are the ones who are commiting a fraud. It all comes down to money. You take an Alpine, add Tiger trim and a Ford v8, Voila!!!. You've made yourself some serious money....
- Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:25 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: Sunbeam Alpine/Alger/Tiger - reshell Poll
- Replies: 27
- Views: 33324
Graham, I voted even though I live in the USA. This issue is important world wide in the Tiger community and there should be a common agreement one way or the other. Having multiple standards on what constitues a limited production car as being "original" doesn't make sense. Is there any other marqu...
- Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:23 am
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 689417
- Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:09 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 689417
"Where im going is, you are saying you cant restore a Tiger because there are/ were virtually no Tiger panels made. They are all Alpine apart from bulkhead, top hat exhaust passthrough and few other bits. To my mind using Alpine parts to only restore Alpines and make even less authentic panels (copi...
- Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:33 am
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 689417
Meadowhog, "Question for you: When rebuilding a Tiger and you have a choice of two identical panels in the same condition. One is OEM and the other is carefully cut out of an Alpine and looks as good as new. Are you saying one is OK to use but the other isnt?" I don't know where you are going with t...
- Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:06 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 689417
Hello Red Race Tiger, "And to answer Black dog, Shelby did make a batch of 66 GT350 convertibles back in the early 80's in association with "Hollywood Mustang" these cars were called continuation cars which strangely were ALL built on previously USED second hand bodyshells.....Now where have i heard...
- Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:49 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 689417
Hi Robin, I don't know what you are rebutting from my statements. My position has always been the same and is rebodies are not genuine Rootes ordered and Jensen built Sunbeam tigers. The problem always comes about when someone in their garage or shed decides to create or "save" a Sunbeam Tiger and t...
- Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:03 am
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 689417
I see the discussion is still going on and the circular arguments on what constitutes a bona-fide, genuine, Rootes built Sunbeam Tiger are still going round and round. The fact is Rootes Tigers are not simply rebadged Alpines. The Tiger body was ordered and created as a Tiger right from the start an...
- Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:49 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: Original Tiger Tool Roll
- Replies: 33
- Views: 41198
My tool kit for my car was pieced together over several years and the difficult parts to find are the spark plug socket, socket bar and the roll itself. When they do appear on Ebay you will have to spend many hundreds of $$$$. Someone in Australia was selling replicas of the tool roll, socket and ba...
- Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:40 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: Sunbeam Tiger Facebook Page
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4755
Sunbeam Tiger Facebook Page
Some of you may not be aware but there is a Sunbeam Tiger facebook page. Log into facebook and search for Sunbeam Tiger. There are other pages for Alpine and Rootes cars in general you can also search.
- Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:56 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: Authenticating a Tiger
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17755
"i have a question for you dude. do you or have you ever owned a sunbeam? nobody seems to know who you are. i've even asked other michigan tiger owners if they know you and always get the same answer. NO!' beam, Maybe no one knows who I am but the same can't be said of you. Everyone in the USA knows...
- Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:28 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: Authenticating a Tiger
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17755
beam, "my question has always been whether tac inspectors knows the alpine body well enough. i have watched many tigers get tac'ed and i have my own questions on what happens." I don't think you have a clue as to what TAC inspectors look for when inspecting a Tiger. My challenge to you beam, since y...