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1965 Sunbeam Tiger
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Description
The Alpine was already a fine sports car, but it was always crying out for a little more power.
The Tiger blessed it with rather more speed – 60mph now coming up in less than 10 seconds compared to 14 for the quickest Alpine.
As a tourer, the Tiger works very nicely and will potter along majestically at motorway speeds once that engine starts pulling.
The 1964 Tiger made its début at the New York Auto Show in April, then just two months later West Mids-based Jensen began serious production of the car. The first examples were available to US buyers only – the Tiger didn't reach Britain until the following year.
Tiger values have been rising. That’s not surprising when you see what AC Cobras are starting to make – the Cobra started with the same engine as the Tiger and they really do deliver.
ABOUT THIS CAR
- Potentially, this is the most original Sunbeam Tiger in New Zealand.
- This car has amazing provenance. It was originally a Rootes Head Office demonstrator for 2 years.
- Various receipts available with the car pretty much since it came out of the factory.
- Comes with Minotaur wheels, original jack, spare wheel and wheel brace.
- Radio and speaker surround are original
- Original hard top in excellent condition.
- Original Ford 260V8 engine complete with its original air filter housing.
- Stunning Condition throughout - excellent bodywork and paintwork.
- Excellent upholstery.
- Runs and drives beautifully.
- A rare, sought after classic in superb condition.
- This Tiger has double the Alpine’s power and treble its torque – and a fabulous soundtrack to match. Its by no means just an Alpine with a V8 shoehorned in, but a separate car in its own right. The changes are many, all enabling the extra power to be used safely and reliably.
Ever since the Tiger met its untimely demise, demand has exceeded supply. In the past few years prices have spiralled and there is no such thing as a cheap Sunbeam Tiger any more. Even a complete basket case can sell for NZD50K. In fact, we've even seen body shells with trees growing through them sell for over NZD20K.
For something really nice, like this one, you could spend up to GBP100K just to buy one from the UK...if you’re lucky enough to find one that is, because these cars very rarely come up for sale. In fact mostly are sold through word of mouth. Even more so, right-hand drive cars carry a premium – especially if it’s a genuine UK car.
The Tiger has never been more sought after than it is now, with values reflecting this. This also means that Tigers are often bought as an investment rather than for the driving pleasure they provide.
While you’ll need deep pockets to buy one, they’re still far cheaper than genuine Cobras and while these hot Sunbeams have a well-deserved reputation for being bit of a handful, Tigers are also pussycats when touring and nicer than any Big Healey. So get your paws on a Coventry Cobra now.
Will be sold WOF'd and Registered IF sold in New Zealand.
TRANSPORT / SHIPPING CAN BE ORGANISED ON THIS VEHICLE ON BUYER'S BEHALF AT BUYERS COST.
NOTE: OPEN WEEKDAYS, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
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NOTIFICATION AS TO NATURE OF GOODS IN TERMS OF THE CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT 1993
Waimak Classic Cars Ltd is a New Zealand registered company and accepts that the vehicle being sold must be of “acceptable quality” in terms of section 7 of the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (the Act) having regard to “the nature of the goods”.
Waimak Classic Cars is not aware of any specific defects with the vehicle, however (a) such a vehicle being a classic vehicle may have mechanical breakdowns, electrical failures at inconvenient times and maintenance costs being part of and parcel of ownership of a classic vehicle; (b) reliability is a combination of the particular nature of the classic vehicle, how it is being driven, how it has been maintained, and to a certain extent luck; (c) because of the age of the vehicle, and its propensity to rust, it is likely that the vehicle would have been fully or partially restored, or at least repainted at some point in its life, maybe even more than once. Waimak Classic Cars does not know, and cannot give advice on how good any restoration work on the vehicle had been.
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