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1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mark IA Sport Roadster

  • Chassis Number: B382001478 LRXFE
  • Engine Number: 6322 B19KC
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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

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$66,000
  2024 Mecum : Indy
 
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#: B382000451
Sold for USD$52,800
  2023 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Az.
 
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 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 CONVERTIBLE
Chassis#: B382001258LRXFE
Sold for USD$51,700
  2022 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Arizona
 
1966 SUNBEAM TIGER CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE
Chassis#: 382001019
Sold for USD$148,500
  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
 

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.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1966 Sunbeam Tiger MkIA Roadsterb382001548lrxfe2025 Mecum : Kissimmee$45,000  
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk1 Roadsterb382000343lrxfe2025 Mecum : Kissimmee$35,000  
1966 Sunbeam Tiger MkI A Roadsterb94733692024 Mecum : Las Vegas$50,000  
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk IAB382001496 LRXFE2024 RM Sothebys : Dare to Dream $90,000$125,000
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Convertibleb3820001402024 Mecum : Kissimmee$45,000  
1966 Sunbeam Tiger MkI Roadsterb382000343lrxfe2024 Mecum : Kissimmee$34,000$50,000$75,000
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk1A Roadster3820015142023 Mecum : Chattanooga$49,000  
1966 Sunbeam Tiger MkIA Roadsterdmv34414ca2023 Mecum : 2023 Monterey$68,000$80,000$100,000
1966 Sunbeam Tiger RoadsterB382001870LRXFE2019 Mecum : Monterey$30,000  
1966 Sunbeam Tiger1966 Sunbeam Tiger2019 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 ConvertibleB382001213 LRXFE2018 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 TigerB382001213LRXFE2017 Mecum : Monterey$70,000  
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk 1-AB3820024952017 RM Sothebys : Santa Monica $70,000$80,000
1966 Sunbeam Tiger ConvertibleB382000993 LRXFE2016 Russo & Steele : Newport Beach   
1966 SUNBEAM TIGER ROADSTER 2015 Mecum Chicago$48,000  
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk 1B94737472014 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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