1967 Sunbeam Tiger MKII Sport Roadster

1967 was the final year of Sunbeam Tiger MKII production and just 536 examples were produced. This example is known as 'Number 10' for being the 10th Tiger produced that year. It was sold new by J. Sargent Ltd. in Raleigh, North Carolina, in March of 1967 to Chuck Crouse, who purchased it off the showroom floor. It was equipped with a black hardtop. In 1947, the car was traded to Leith Lincoln Mercury in Raleigh before being purchased by John Felicione, who would later own the car a second time, during which he added alloy wheels and a Black hood scoop. John then sold it to Dan Boult of Ohio.

In 1990, Boult treated the car to an uncompromising frame-off restoration by Tiger expert Scott Woerrth of Christiana, Pennsylvania. It was then essentially placed into storage to preserve the restoration, until Boult sold it to Lee Padilla of Laughlin, Nevada in 1997. Padilla then placed the car in a sealed 'air-bubble' storage container for another 13 years before becoming part of the Craig Brody Collection in Weston, Florida. It has since been recommissioned and mechanically prepared. It retains the original sheet metal and the original drivetrain comprising a matching-numbers Ford 289/225 HP V-8 and 4-speed transmission. It remains as original, with all-original or factory-replacement parts where needed.

By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2014