1967 Sunbeam Tiger Mark II

Country of Manufacture: England
Year: 1967
Vin #: BK 382100161
Model Type:  2 Door Convertible
Body Designer: Kenneth Howes (Rootes Group) Coach Builder (Jensen Motors Ltd)
Engine:           Tiger 11:  Ford  289 V8 (4737 cc).   Tiger1: Ford 260 V8 (4261 cc)
Horsepower:  Tiger 11: 200 bhp at 4400 rpm.  Tiger 1: 164 bhp at 4400 rpm
Torque:          Tiger 11: 282 lb. ft. at 2400 rpm.  Tiger 1: 258 lb. ft. at 2200 rpm
Transmission: Ford 4 speed gearbox
Suspension:  
Front- Independent, wishbones, coil springs with telescopic dampers
Rear- Live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs and lever arm dampers.
Brakes: 
Front- 9.85 inch Girling discs, power assist
Rear- 9 inch Girling drum brakes, power assist
Top Speed:    Tiger 11: 122 mph.  Tiger 1: 117 mph

History:  The Sunbeam Tiger originated from a request made to Carroll Shelby by Rootes American to build a prototype V8 sports car based on the Sunbeam Alpine. .Shelby obliged by shoehorning a Ford 260 (4261 cc) V8 into the engine bay. After the initial prototype was built, development and eventual production were outsourced by Rootes/Sunbeam to Jensen Motors who were set up to build limited run cars and were already building Austin Healey’s and Volvo P1800’s in addition to their own Jensen CV8.
Introduced at the 1964 Earls Court Motor Show and initially just called the Sunbeam Tiger, it has since become known as the Tiger 1 due to a series two car being introduced in 1966 and officially designated Tiger Mark 11. When the body styling of the Sunbeam Alpine was refreshed in 1965, the Tiger 1 was re-designated the Tiger 1A’s. The Tiger 11 was a true second series car and had a larger Ford 289 motor (4733 cc) producing 200 bhp.  It was also fitted with an oil cooler, a wider ratio gearbox as well as suspension upgrades. A new “egg crate” grille was the most visible change.

Production:   In total there were 7067 Sunbeam Tigers built of all types. Tiger 1 (built 1964-66): 6495, Tiger 11: (built 1967): 572. The production life of the Tiger 11 was very short due to Chrysler taking full control of Rootes in 1967 and the awkwardness of a Chrysler Group car being powered by a Ford engine was intolerable.

 
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