STC Register of Tigers and production information

STOC first published a Register of UK Sunbeam Tigers in 1989. It was a 40 page A5 booklet and a brave compendium in the pre-internet era of surviving Home Market Sunbeam Tigers in the UK. Further Registers were published in 2006 and 2020. The 2006 edition went on to present a complete rundown of all home market – RHD (HROFE) Tigers worldwide. The 2020 edition expanded the record still more by the inclusion of the entire production record of Home Market cars whether survivors, or not. This 50 page colour narrative and record is out of print. However, f you have an interest in knowing what the Club knows about the history of your car, please contact me.

The public record addresses:

– The entire production run of Home Market – HROFE – Tigers

– Every known Tiger within the Club’s membership – U. K. and International

– Every Tiger known to be in the U. K.

It has been produced with the help of many international Rootes and Tiger clubs who have provided information about the ‘HROFE’ cars in their respective countries. Historically, it was been researched and evaluated in co-operation with Norman Miller and T.I.R.O.S.T; his help and participation in the 2006 record was invaluable. It is a great shame that his ill-health prevents Norman from continuing his work.

STC would also like to thank, Brian Postle – former Club Membership secretary – for keeping the register records for over 20 years; the late Rae Balchin – Committee Member – for designing and loading the first digital data base in 1992 and maintaining it for several years, together with several international members of STC and their respective Tiger Clubs in the following countries: Australia, France, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.S.A., for the contributions they have made.

Developing a Register such as this is no easy matter considering the unfortunate action of Chrysler U.K., in choosing to destroy almost all of the Rootes Group Motors archives. As a consequence of this hasty action the community of Sunbeam Tiger enthusiasts has only the factory production ‘ledgers’ of Jensen Motors Limited as a means of determining the numbers of Tigers manufactured together with key factory details of every Tiger. The ‘JML’ record does not tell us everything, and its integrity is handicapped by ‘clerical errors’. In particular, there is nothing about sales or to which country markets production was distributed.

In late 2025 it is intended to publish the Club’s record of all known Sunbeam Tigers world wide.

Graham Vickery

STC Registrar