Sunbeam
Tiger Mk1

ABOUT THIS CAR

This 1965 Sunbeam Tiger Mk1 is a right-hand drive, UK-market car.

A known car to the Tiger club for over 40 years, with notes in the file of various previous keepers and how long they owned the car. Notably two of these keeper spanned 40 years!

Tastefully upgraded engine to a Ford 289 V8, which is thought to have been in the car since the 1970s.

History within the file going back to 1978, which is made up of old invoices and MOT’s.

Prior to its second to last owner, there intention was to fully restore the car and they had an Aston Martin restoration workshop strip the car to bare metal, any necessary metal replaced and then repainted in Forrest Green. Sadly though, they decided to halt the project due to ill health.

The previous owner stepped in and took on the project, and really did the car complete justice by finishing it to a very high standard, of which we will list the works below:

Engine stripped, inspected and rebuilt with:

New rings

Pushrods

Lifters

Water pump

Starter motor

Shells

Gearbox and axle inspected for wear and operation

New wiring loom

Shock absorbers

Hoses

Sump

New clutch

Edelbrock carburettor

Moroso chrome air filter

New alloy high-capacity radiator with electric fan

New interior installed:

Dashboard

Dash top

Hood

Hood tonneau

Carpets

New exterior parts:

Bumpers

Door handles

Exhaust

Boot board

Chrome boot hinges

Correct Tiger spec 15-inch Panasport alloy wheels

195/55/15 front

205/60/15 rear

After the cars restoration was completed, it was put up for sale where it was then bought by the current owner in 2022.

Under current ownership the car has been used sparingly and incredibly well cared for with just under £7,000 being spent on servicing and remedial work.