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Carroll Shelby had a great deal of success sticking a Ford V8 into the AC Ace to create the Cobra. Rootes asked Shelby to perform the same task with their Sunbeam Alpine sports car. The Alpine's 1.6-liter four was replaced with a Ford 260 cubic-inch (4.2-liter) unit. The result was the Sunbeam Tiger which entered production in June of 1964, little more than a year after the prototypes built by Shelby had been released. The painted and trimmed bodies were sourced from the Pressed Steel Company Limited in Oxfordshire, England. The engines and gearboxes came directly from Ford in America. The assembly was handled at the Jensen Motors Limited Plant in West Bromwich, England.
The Tiger could race from zero-to-sixty mph in under ten seconds and peaked at 117 mph.
Sadly, production of the Sunbeam Tiger was killed off by Rootes' new owner Chrysler shortly after the revised Series II Tiger, with the uprated 289ci V8, was introduced in 1967.
Chassis no. B382001478 LRXFE
This example left the factory in February of 1966 wearing Carnival Red paint with a black leather interior. It is believed that its original owner was Charles Tinkham of Peoria, and later Litchfield, Arizona. It was first registered in October of 1967. Tinkham drove the Tiger regularly, keeping careful records until, in 2004, he sold the car to Rodney Ebstein of Menlo Park, California. The current owner acquired the Tiger from Mr. Ebstein in 2007.
At some point, a previous owner had the car re-sprayed Polar Silver. The car rides on a set of Panasport aluminum alloy wheels, six inches wide in front, and seven inches wide in the rear. There are older BF Goodrich radial tires. A removable steel factory hardtop with insulating headliner is also included with the car.
Power is from an overhead valve 260 cubic-inch V8 with a single 4-barrel carburetor. There is a 4-speed manual transmission with disc brakes in the front and drums in the rear.By Daniel Vaughan | Jan 2014
The Tiger could race from zero-to-sixty mph in under ten seconds and peaked at 117 mph.
Sadly, production of the Sunbeam Tiger was killed off by Rootes' new owner Chrysler shortly after the revised Series II Tiger, with the uprated 289ci V8, was introduced in 1967.
Chassis no. B382001478 LRXFE
This example left the factory in February of 1966 wearing Carnival Red paint with a black leather interior. It is believed that its original owner was Charles Tinkham of Peoria, and later Litchfield, Arizona. It was first registered in October of 1967. Tinkham drove the Tiger regularly, keeping careful records until, in 2004, he sold the car to Rodney Ebstein of Menlo Park, California. The current owner acquired the Tiger from Mr. Ebstein in 2007.
At some point, a previous owner had the car re-sprayed Polar Silver. The car rides on a set of Panasport aluminum alloy wheels, six inches wide in front, and seven inches wide in the rear. There are older BF Goodrich radial tires. A removable steel factory hardtop with insulating headliner is also included with the car.
Power is from an overhead valve 260 cubic-inch V8 with a single 4-barrel carburetor. There is a 4-speed manual transmission with disc brakes in the front and drums in the rear.By Daniel Vaughan | Jan 2014
2014 Bonhams - The Scottsdale Auction
Sale Price :
USD $55,000
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mark IA Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Sunbeam Tiger Mark IA
(Data based on Model Year 1966 sales)
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Convertible Chassis#: b382002284 Sold for USD$55,000 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger MkI Roadster Chassis#: b382000793lrxfe Sold for USD$66,000 2023 Mecum : Dallas | |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Roadster Chassis#: 382001514 Sold for USD$42,900 2023 Mecum : Harrisburg | |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Chassis#: B382001974LRXFE Sold for USD$60,480 2023 Bonhams : The Greenwich Auction | |
1966 SUNBEAM TIGER CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: B382002326LRXFE Sold for USD$80,300 2023 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Az. | |
1966 SUNBEAM TIGER CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: 382001019 Sold for USD$74,800 2023 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Az. | |
1966 SUNBEAM TIGER CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: B382000451 Sold for USD$52,800 2023 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Az. | |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Roadster Sold for USD$17,600 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Series I Chassis#: B382001098LRXFE Sold for USD$84,000 2022 Bonhams : The Audrain Concours Auction | |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk I Chassis#: B9473486 LRXFE Sold for USD$82,500 2022 RM Sothebys : Gene Ponder Collection | |
1966 SUNBEAM TIGER CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: B382002092 Sold for USD$71,500 2022 Barrett-Jackson : Las Vegas | |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Roadster Sold for USD$51,700 2022 Mecum Indy | |
1966 SUNBEAM TIGER CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: B382002326LRXFE Sold for USD$82,500 2022 Barrett-Jackson : Palm Beach | |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk IA Chassis#: B382001920 LRXFE Sold for USD$121,000 2022 RM Sothebys : Fort Lauderdale | |
1966 SUNBEAM TIGER CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: 382001019 Sold for USD$148,500 2022 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Arizona | |
1966 SUNBEAM TIGER CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: B382001258LRXFE Sold for USD$51,700 2022 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Arizona | |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger MkI Sold for USD$50,600 2022 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Chassis#: B382001974LRXFE Sold for USD$42,560 2021 Bonhams : Greenwich Concours dElegance Online Auction | |
1966 SUNBEAM TIGER CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: B382001258LRXFE Sold for USD$42,900 2021 Barrett-Jackson : Houston | |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk IA Chassis#: B9473369 Sold for USD$76,160 2021 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach Concours Auction |
Sunbeam Tiger Mark IAs That Failed To Sell At Auction
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mark IA's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1966 Sunbeam Tiger Convertible | b382000140 | 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | $45,000 | ||
1966 Sunbeam Tiger MkI Roadster | b382000343lrxfe | 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | $34,000 | $50,000 | $75,000 |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk1A Roadster | 382001514 | 2023 Mecum : Chattanooga | $49,000 | ||
1966 Sunbeam Tiger MkIA Roadster | dmv34414ca | 2023 Mecum : Monterey | $68,000 | $80,000 | $100,000 |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Roadster | B382001870LRXFE | 2019 Mecum : Monterey | $30,000 | ||
1966 Sunbeam Tiger | 1966 Sunbeam Tiger | 2019 H & H Classics Imperial War Museum, Duxford | $45,000 | $55,000 | |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Roadster | 2019 Mecum : Kissimmee | $70,000 | |||
1966 Sunbeam Tiger | 2018 Mecum : Las Vegas | $115,000 | |||
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mark 1A Convertible | B382001213 LRXFE | 2018 Russo & Steele : Monterey | |||
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Roadster | 2018 Mecum : Indianapolis | $45,000 | |||
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk I-A | 2017 Auctions America : Auburn Fall | $55,000 | $65,000 | ||
1966 Sunbeam Tiger | B382001213LRXFE | 2017 Mecum : Monterey | $70,000 | ||
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk 1-A | B382002495 | 2017 RM Sothebys : Santa Monica | $70,000 | $80,000 | |
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Convertible | B382000993 LRXFE | 2016 Russo & Steele : Newport Beach | |||
1966 SUNBEAM TIGER ROADSTER | 2015 Mecum Chicago | $48,000 | |||
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk 1 | B9473747 | 2014 Silverstone : The May Sale | |||
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Convertible | 2012 Mecum Auctions Kansas City MO | $31,000 | |||
1966 Sunbeam Tiger | 2012 Auctions America Spring Carlisle | $41,500 | |||
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Convertible | 2010 Mecum Dana Mecum's Original Spring Classic Auction | $34,000 |
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