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Post by gtsmrt » Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:07 pm

They have done a nice job with the conversion and at least the new owner would have something original. I would have kept the original wings though (that's just me though).
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Post by Tomaselli » Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:28 am

Came across this, shame Rootes never considered it as a "model"...

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Post by gtsmrt » Sun Dec 04, 2011 1:19 am

I agree, imagine what might have been if Rootes wasn't sold off. Much better looking than the MGB GT.
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Post by martin172 » Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:22 pm

Part 2

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sunbeam-Tiger ... 3a7072a6a6

Never seen one of these on a car. :?

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Post by gvickery » Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:15 pm

Export MKII's destined for North America and Canada wore these appliques behind the Tiger flash on each wing.Will post images later.
There was piece about this in Cats Whiskers a while back.

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Post by 65beam » Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:41 am

didn't the original owner of this car ( peter ???? ) also build a similar car that was painted gold? the photo shown looks to be one i took at SUNI 1 and i think one of my photos also shows the gold car parked beside it.

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Post by lovejoy » Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:38 pm

65Beam - that would be Peter Matthews. I used to bring back new Edelbrock manifolds, holley carbs etc from Florida for him !
I was at SUNI 1 as well, great meeting, maybe we met ?
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Post by 65beam » Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:56 am

suni 1 was a great event as were the other four. we have attended all five suni's. there have been some great cars at the suni's and some have been rather unique. it was a treat to show my red lemans alongside the harrington tiger at suni 2. i wonder where that tiger is today. i know one owner here in the states has been trying to find out where it is. i remember years back when tiger tom, wally swift and several others went to help prepare it for it's showing at pebble beach. we may have met,but that was a long time ago and many, many sunbeam meets later.llike my ol buddy doug jennings says, we're getting old and sometimes don't remember everything. at least i think that's what he told me yesterday. or was that last week?

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Post by gvickery » Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:27 pm

Nothing to do with private adaptions of the Tiger using ex-Harrington tops but a description of what the writer/historian believes is the origins of the 'Harrington Tiger'. There are a few gaps in the story that Jan would like to fill, so if anyone can contribute to this please do so here, or email Jan (contact details on the website),

http://www.harringtonalpine.org/index.php?categoryid=99

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Post by Red Race Tiger » Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:53 am

Clearly a very nice but, that well known rumour about this car still pursist's though. How is it a Harrington converted /built vehicle sometime way after the company ceased trading?

Did they re-open just to make this car?

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Post by martin172 » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:39 am

When and who does the rumour think built it then?

Harrington folded in 1966 didn't it?

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Post by martin172 » Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:25 pm

Not so much a what is this as a WTH.

Can someone explain this to me please.
Is it made of gold?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sunbeam-Alpin ... 33774f8bef

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