My best friend used to have a beautiful MkII 289 with 351 heads. He had 3 cousins also with Tigers. One had a Boss 302 jammed in, this car also won a lifetime achievement award from Shelby himself.
Thanks for the ride! And for helping motivate me to completing my Tiger’s restoration...just got the rear disc conversion done and I’m almost done reinforcing the front fulcrum pins along with installing mustang II spindles and upsized discs. Also T5 and 3.73 Dana 44...should be fun 😎
Ok the red one is a must for a full restore. The first one I would restore as well to factory new. The last one is a shell but would make a great race car. I would still put the V8 in it but race spec it and new brakes and suspension to give it the performance and handling it will need on the track. I am not sure of the all the original Sunbeam colours but a cream would look nice with the race numbers.
I would love to see if you could get at least one of these cars on Jay Leno’s garage. That would be awesome if you got them restored and running again! I would definitely love to see them all get restored and put back on the road again. The race car idea sounds cool for the maroon car. I’m sure you can figure out something that might be fun to build.
Amazing find, I love those Sunbeams. I guess the third one certainly would make for a nice racecar. I'd keep it looking as weathered as possible, only restoring rust where needed. The green one seems too good to be only a partscar but perhaps you would have to use parts of the first and third to get the red one as nice as possible.
Yeah but Carroll Shelby ultimately made the Tiger concept that the Rootes Group decided to run with because the Ken Miles concept didn't have a good weight ratio due to the motor being too far forward. But Ken Miles finished his concept first.
Steve; the way you keep finding *handfuls* of classic cars, you'll never restore all of these yourself. Have you "a team" behind you, or do you plan working on them for a very, very long time?
Red tiger - daily driver try and keep original Dark red - Race car Green - Complete Restoration 4th Sunbeam Tiger... well, if you get married, We’ll never see it, cause you won’t be allowed to buy it. 😉
A barn find right. Never put a newly or a NEW carb on until that whole tank & fuel system has been thoroughly gone through. As far as the 3 cars/ get 1 perfect & trash the rest. Sell the perfect one and put a down payment on a new Eagle Lightweight Jag Coupe.
Unfortunately I never had a Tiger (or fortunately - I might have killed myself!) but I had a beautiful Alpine back in the 1970s, and it was a joy to drive. Surely the Tigers' value makes it worth restoring every one you can lay hands on?
Get those hideous wheels off the red one! The green one appears to have a nice serviceable set of steels with their hubcaps, use those. Or get some Minilites.
restore the green one and forget the brown/red one. like you always been a fan but now out of reach pricewise. I drove one briefly in around 1976 belonging to an engineer at RollsRoyce.
Let some young guy full of enthusiasm buy the green or 'Race car' one fairly cheaply and offer help and advice to get it going again. The green one could be repaired with basic metal forming skills and welding. A 302 would slide in easily. Doesn't have to be concurs correct. Get young ones interested in the hobby.
The Keystone rims are quite nice, I think. Contemporary "tuning". I've seen more Tigers/Alpines on Minilites (my personal impression), so why not Keystones? And I would not make any of these a race car. Even the 'not correct' hard top is worth to be retained, as it is part of the car's history. Anyway, wonderful to see these cars, I like the Tiger.
Amazing, it’s great to find one of these cars, let alone three. I’d be inclined to get them all going again, funds permitting. I agree with keeping them period correct. As someone else said, some period minilite wheels would look great.
Hi Steve!, I love your videos very much. I'd just like to ask you and not being personal but how many cars do you have and did you un mass a fortune to afford this or what? What state are you in?
As a Brit who loves these cars, can you restore ALL of them. They are really rare over here and fetch high prices! Please restore them as they're getting rarer as the years go by!
Steve, your red car is a MKI not a MKIA. It has round bonnet and doors which are incorrect for a MKIA.. They should be square ( early mkia had a round boot and later that was all square). Also a MKIa did not have the spec plate, early 1a had 4 rivets to fill the holes. Later IA had no rivets or holes. A IA had the GT door trims and thicker 1/4 window bases. Someone likely fitted the MKIA softtop setup from a wrecked SV alpine or IA tiger. Your red car also has MKII Tiger seats Does the car have the footwell fresh air vents? A mkia will start with a B38 vin and MKI B947
You should know, the red one has ULTRA rare keystone Rogue one piece magnesium wheels. Near impossible to find. They are not the common keystone classic two piece wheel.
You're right. These cars are getting pricey. Wouldn't write off any of them as too expensive to restore. Even the rough one would fetch several thousand dollars at auction. It's very possible the Tiger will replace the Cobra as the next desirable conversion since the Cobra is now just about non-available to the public for a reasonable price.
Well, those are great! My friend has his dads rotting away in a Detroit garage that's rotting away and falling down around it for years! I don't remember what it was other then a sunbeam and he said it had a ford V8. To this day he refuses to save or sell it! THNX!
My only advice, trick of the trade : keep talking to the old man, asking him the story of his car, you know... dropping in at times only to say hello... some day, he may let it go in good hands.
If you can source the part's needed restore all three as an investment plus saving the past for future generations to enjoy. I could be biased as I served my apprenticeship at a Rootes group main agent here in the UK in the 1960's,
Restore all of them. In the early 70's a friend had a '66 Tiger. When we tuned it I was in charge of the spark plugs. You know - the back two on the right side were so much fun. Fun car, but it would tramp the rear axle quite easily. Traction masters recommended. Long ago I read a magazine article about a Tiger II. It had a 289 engine - one of a kind, I expect. Great find, Steve.
No,,,,the 289 was available the last year of the car, along with a 4bbl carb....this provided well over 200hp. Very desirable power...but the car would still handle poorly...traction masters for sure!
All three are worth saving if you have the means to do so . From your past videos I know you are very much into racing cars and obviously derive a lot of pleasure doing so , therefore you making one into a race car car would be the thing to do , and make a great project to follow on your UA-cam channel.
A small v-8 in one of those cars...that must have been quick in its day. If memory serves me correct...the Sunbeam was the car James Bond drove in Goldfinger.
Another brilliant find Steve,I'd love a Tiger,definitely go original with the red one,even as far as repainting it the correct colour,as for the others do exactly as you said,but it's all a question of money of course,great vid mate.
Morning Steve. ( It is over here) just to give an example of worth. We have a site over here called Car and classic this ad went in on 8th Aug. 1965 Sunbeam Tiger MK1, Red, LHD, Californian import, they spent £10,500 sterling on rebuild, it looks in good shape and has original wheels on it and they are asking £29,995. You have three of them albeit various MK's. I'm not an accountant nor have automotive technical talent but all i see is huge oversized dollar signs coming at me.
Great Score Steve!! So many possibilities with the parts car. It deserves another life. Even the green one, back to the original blue paint. Thanks for posting, 👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧🎩🎩
The Ford hub caps look like Mk1 Cortina caps. I'd make a all rounder out the Green car,for track days,hillclimbs ,historic rallies etc. Isn't the Alpine floor pan the same as a Hillman Husky van ?
Steve, do you have any Panhards like in the photo? They are fascinating little things and I'd love to see a video if you have one. Love the Tigers too, but I've got a soft spot for really weird stuff! Also, funny that you call the green one a basket case- I'd consider that a project candidate! The hardtop one is really rough, but from previous videos I'd say you have the skills and/or resources to get it back on the road!
Restore all of them. In the early 70's a friend had a '66 Tiger. When we tuned it I was in charge of the spark plugs. You know - the back two on the right side were so much fun. Fun car, but it would tramp the rear axle quite easily. Traction masters recommended. Long ago I read a magazine article about a Tiger II. It had a 289 engine - one of a kind, I expect. Great find, Steve.
I believe sme early testing was done with a Buick 215. This famously became a Rover engine, they upgraded it a great deal, from metallurgy to production methods. Just thinking that with a reasonable Alpine one could make a feaux Tiger. Behind those cut off sills/rocker panels is extra stengthening, a rusty nightmare.
As an ex Rootes employee, I would bring these cars into the 21st century with an electronic fuel and ignition system and do the same with the brakes and suspension! Plus I would fit 16/17 or18 inch alloy wheels and low-profile tires! Only after these were done would I look to beefing up the engine performance with cam, valves, and spring changes along with gas flowing the heads and fabricated headers! If the sale prices are likely to be as high as others for sale then bring them all back to life! Here in the UK "Restomods" are the way to go!
I love the sound of the 60's V8's. Nice bass, deep throaty burble. I really wish I had the bank to take the ugly duckling and restore it. I've loved the Sunbeam Tiger since I saw it on Get Smart.
Restore all 3. Tigers are rare and classic, I had an opportunity when I was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington during the early seventies. I chose the Jaguar XKE roadster to rebuild.. instead of the Tiger. But always loved the Tigers. Thank you for all you do to make these classics breathing life on the road again.
My Tiger was a Mk 1. It came without the hard hood covers so I found a set from an Alpine in a salvage yard. It's interesting to see all the color changes. Mine and a poor respray from red to a medium metallic blue. Which had begun to chip off before the car was 10 years old. I'd also added hood pins. The bonnet cable snapped and I didn't know how to source a new one. There's a lot more parts availability at 50 years on than there was at 10 years old.
My first car was a Sunbeam Alpine. The less said about it, the better. One interesting fact: if you removed the engine driven radiator fan in the winter it got even colder. Completely blocking the radiator with cardboard and putting the fan back on was a better move.
In 1981 when I was 9 my dad had a chance to buy a Tiger for $2000 from a coworker who needed money and he didn't do it and we really missed out. It was a beauty in red and was in perfect shape but that is how it goes....lol
What better way to spend a lockdown than a "Will it start..." morning on UA-cam. I noticed the correct terminology for the front opening on a car too! ;{)
Steve, Maxwell Smart used to drive that red MK1A to headquarters every day when I was a young fellow. Restore the red MK1A, I'm sure Max, agent 99, the Chief, and Fang, (agent K9), would vote for that one too.
While I'm not fond of them, I do think the keystones look better than the originals ... I don't care for the originals at all. It was suggested below that period Minilite wheels would look good and I have to agree. While I'm sure it would cost a lot of time and money, even the third one could be restored.
They are all good, I would suggest restoring the other two because people in the future will appreciate real classic cars such as these especially if they are to a daily drive standard, easy to maintain and great looking. They are from the golden era of British sports cars, keep going, well done.
Hi Steve, well, the red car is a great daily driver already by the looks with a little help by you, the green is a project for your "spare" time, but yes build a historic racer out the bag of bones car.. Good luck and keep us all In the loop. Thanks for the video - IAN - UK.
I have one all original and more for sale. Red like the one in the video with a shelby 289 in it. I have the good origi al motor and trans for it and lots of extra parts. Original wheels but theres mags on it currently.
Definitely restore them all But maroon one would be obvious to race up a bit yet if you put a more powerful motor in it be careful to follow the example of others who actually had to extend the chassis by as much as 14” to stop it doing doughnuts 🤪
Guess ya didnt notice the realistic hang on radio in the basket case.... 62 alpine battery was behind the driver On the first tiger the hole in the center of the valance under the bumper was for the hand crank to start the Alpine
Had one in the early 70s .Then came 2nd child and a little matter of hundred miles an hour plus making wife not to ride in it anymore. I missed it ever since.
We don't have your collection I don't know where you get your money from but you can probably restore both of them and make a race car out of another car
My best friend used to have a beautiful MkII 289 with 351 heads. He had 3 cousins also with Tigers. One had a Boss 302 jammed in, this car also won a lifetime achievement award from Shelby himself.
Thanks for the ride! And for helping motivate me to completing my Tiger’s restoration...just got the rear disc conversion done and I’m almost done reinforcing the front fulcrum pins along with installing mustang II spindles and upsized discs. Also T5 and 3.73 Dana 44...should be fun 😎
My dad had a Tiger when I was young, well out of my price range now so I've done an Mgbgt v8 instead.
Still envious though....
Best to be a few steps abreast of the crowd. Different is good.
Ok the red one is a must for a full restore. The first one I would restore as well to factory new. The last one is a shell but would make a great race car. I would still put the V8 in it but race spec it and new brakes and suspension to give it the performance and handling it will need on the track. I am not sure of the all the original Sunbeam colours but a cream would look nice with the race numbers.
Restore them all, whether for track or road it doesn’t matter.
Well worth either way IMHO
Thumbs up Steve.I have no idea what i would do with those other cars.lol.
Thanks.
I would love to see if you could get at least one of these cars on Jay Leno’s garage. That would be awesome if you got them restored and running again! I would definitely love to see them all get restored and put back on the road again. The race car idea sounds cool for the maroon car. I’m sure you can figure out something that might be fun to build.
Amazing find, I love those Sunbeams. I guess the third one certainly would make for a nice racecar. I'd keep it looking as weathered as possible, only restoring rust where needed. The green one seems too good to be only a partscar but perhaps you would have to use parts of the first and third to get the red one as nice as possible.
Funny thing about Sunbeam Tigers. There seems to be many more than were ever made. A bit like Healey 100M's.
Should have kept the Keystones on it . The hubcaps make it look lame .
Yeah but Carroll Shelby ultimately made the Tiger concept that the Rootes Group decided to run with because the Ken Miles concept didn't have a good weight ratio due to the motor being too far forward. But Ken Miles finished his concept first.
Agent Smart would be glad to see this.
Steve; the way you keep finding *handfuls* of classic cars, you'll never restore all of these yourself. Have you "a team" behind you, or do you plan working on them for a very, very long time?
Red tiger - daily driver try and keep original
Dark red - Race car
Green - Complete Restoration
4th Sunbeam Tiger... well, if you get married, We’ll never see it, cause you won’t be allowed to buy it. 😉
The keystones didn't look that bad I was surprised they made him for that car they just need a white letter tires to make it look faster
The real market was Pintos and Mustang IIs. Same bolt pattern.
Send the other 2 to the UK,might be worth double what they are in America.
The red one with proper air filter. make the rubber bushing brakes change the oil. good to go.
A barn find right. Never put a newly or a NEW carb on until that whole tank & fuel system has been thoroughly gone through. As far as the 3 cars/ get 1 perfect & trash the rest. Sell the perfect one and put a down payment on a new Eagle Lightweight Jag Coupe.
Unfortunately I never had a Tiger (or fortunately - I might have killed myself!) but I had a beautiful Alpine back in the 1970s, and it was a joy to drive. Surely the Tigers' value makes it worth restoring every one you can lay hands on?
Get those hideous wheels off the red one!
The green one appears to have a nice serviceable set of steels with their hubcaps, use those.
Or get some Minilites.
Really nice videos. Did I see a Harrington Le Mans in your collection? That would make a good video - I have one in the UK.
Here is a video on my Harrington Le Mans
ua-cam.com/video/Xxg48ACaO_o/v-deo.html
And this is the behind the scenes from that video with the Harrington.
ua-cam.com/video/hPtqhQ9BsAg/v-deo.html
restore the green one and forget the brown/red one. like you always been a fan but now out of reach pricewise. I drove one briefly in around 1976 belonging to an engineer at RollsRoyce.
Barn finds! What a load of B.S!
In my country it would be better to restore since they are valuable here.
Let some young guy full of enthusiasm buy the green or 'Race car' one fairly cheaply and offer help and advice to get it going again. The green one could be repaired with basic metal forming skills and welding. A 302 would slide in easily. Doesn't have to be concurs correct. Get young ones interested in the hobby.
Turn the convertible into the race car.
Sell the green car to fund the race car... Drive the red car like you stole it because you probably did...
Why don't you speak 'normally' on these videos? Would be much easier on the viewer's ear. You always sound so stilted, like you're on video! ;)
My god he's done it again. Where are you finding these cars? Amazing.
The car's overheating so let's change the wheels! 😂
I only had an hour and who knows what I will find when I dig into that can of worms! 😂
The Keystone rims are quite nice, I think. Contemporary "tuning". I've seen more Tigers/Alpines on Minilites (my personal impression), so why not Keystones? And I would not make any of these a race car. Even the 'not correct' hard top is worth to be retained, as it is part of the car's history. Anyway, wonderful to see these cars, I like the Tiger.
I do love my Saturday mornings when a new “This Week With Car’s” is uploaded. World now makes sense again.
Restore green one and restore other for historic racing or rallying.
More auto union! Fascinating!
I wonder why someone would paint a blue car universal pick up green; it's a terrible color.
And MORE acquisitions. Trillionaire Steve strikes again.
Amazing, it’s great to find one of these cars, let alone three. I’d be inclined to get them all going again, funds permitting. I agree with keeping them period correct. As someone else said, some period minilite wheels would look great.
Hi Steve!, I love your videos very much. I'd just like to ask you and not being personal but how many cars do you have and did you un mass a fortune to afford this or what? What state are you in?
As a Brit who loves these cars, can you restore ALL of them. They are really rare over here and fetch high prices!
Please restore them as they're getting rarer as the years go by!
Steve, your red car is a MKI not a MKIA.
It has round bonnet and doors which are incorrect for a MKIA.. They should be square ( early mkia had a round boot and later that was all square).
Also a MKIa did not have the spec plate, early 1a had 4 rivets to fill the holes. Later IA had no rivets or holes.
A IA had the GT door trims and thicker 1/4 window bases.
Someone likely fitted the MKIA softtop setup from a wrecked SV alpine or IA tiger.
Your red car also has MKII Tiger seats
Does the car have the footwell fresh air vents?
A mkia will start with a B38 vin and MKI B947
Just make them road worthy to what extent you like..
Park them in a garage accessible through a sequential series of doors that operate in interesting ways.
Strange, very silly idea but Oh it would work!! 😁
Certainly don't drive them on gravel mountain roads, you're likely to get chased by a hearse.
In England all 3 would be rebuilt for sure with there value now
You should know, the red one has ULTRA rare keystone Rogue one piece magnesium wheels. Near impossible to find. They are not the common keystone classic two piece wheel.
You're right. These cars are getting pricey. Wouldn't write off any of them as too expensive to restore. Even the rough one would fetch several thousand dollars at auction. It's very possible the Tiger will replace the Cobra as the next desirable conversion since the Cobra is now just about non-available to the public for a reasonable price.
Put some period 60's Dunlop alloys or minilight wheels on it...👍
Well, those are great! My friend has his dads rotting away in a Detroit garage that's rotting away and falling down around it for years!
I don't remember what it was other then a sunbeam and he said it had a ford V8. To this day he refuses to save or sell it!
THNX!
My only advice, trick of the trade : keep talking to the old man, asking him the story of his car, you know... dropping in at times only to say hello... some day, he may let it go in good hands.
If you can source the part's needed restore all three as an investment plus saving the past for future generations to enjoy. I could be biased as I served my apprenticeship at a Rootes group main agent here in the UK in the 1960's,
I love Sunbeam Tigers, although I've never owned one. Please, please, please put some videos up about how you restore them.
I think all the sunbeams are worth fixing. Definitely would be cool to see the old rusty one to be made a racer
Restore all of them. In the early 70's a friend had a '66 Tiger. When we tuned it I was in charge of the spark plugs. You know - the back two on the right side were so much fun. Fun car, but it would tramp the rear axle quite easily. Traction masters recommended. Long ago I read a magazine article about a Tiger II. It had a 289 engine - one of a kind, I expect. Great find, Steve.
No,,,,the 289 was available the last year of the car, along with a 4bbl carb....this provided well over 200hp. Very desirable power...but the car would still handle poorly...traction masters for sure!
Restore the green car and a race would be great if feasible. Love the Tigers!
Wow. You must have sweet hook-ups to come across all these great finds. Well done.
Make parts car into driver. As you find parts. You have enough race cars. Ha. Enjoy your vids.
With three cars I would make one clean stock, prepare a track car and use the worst for parts
Restore them all - the world needs more Sunbeam Tigers!
Restore all three . They are getting more valuable by the day !
All three are worth saving if you have the means to do so . From your past videos I know you are very much into racing cars and obviously derive a lot of pleasure doing so , therefore you making one into a race car car would be the thing to do , and make a great project to follow on your UA-cam channel.
A small v-8 in one of those cars...that must have been quick in its day. If memory serves me correct...the Sunbeam was the car James Bond drove in Goldfinger.
I think you're confusing that with the opening scenes of each episode of "Get Smart".
Minilites would be a great addition to the red tiger.
Restore all of them. I really enjoy your channel!
Restore all of them if u can ,these cars r becoming rarer
I like your videos. Have you bought all three or are you just displaying them?
Please, Please, Please....all 3.....a full restoration.
Another brilliant find Steve,I'd love a Tiger,definitely go original with the red one,even as far as repainting it the correct colour,as for the others do exactly as you said,but it's all a question of money of course,great vid mate.
Restore the one with the best body work using the parts from both, if anyone can do it, you can Steve 🙂
I am restoring two others at the moment.
As the song goes “ two outta three ain’t bad” fix green one as a daily from parts off the brown......btw when are you fixing up more of the frog eyes?
Yes eggy, I would like to see that also, as I have one.
First restore the one shown on right in the video! Lucky you.
Morning Steve. ( It is over here) just to give an example of worth. We have a site over here called Car and classic this ad went
in on 8th Aug. 1965 Sunbeam Tiger MK1, Red, LHD, Californian import, they spent £10,500 sterling on rebuild, it looks in
good shape and has original wheels on it and they are asking £29,995. You have three of them albeit various MK's.
I'm not an accountant nor have automotive technical talent but all i see is huge oversized dollar signs coming at me.
Great Score Steve!!
So many possibilities with the parts car. It deserves another life. Even the green one, back to the original blue paint. Thanks for posting, 👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧🎩🎩
The Ford hub caps look like Mk1 Cortina caps. I'd make a all rounder out the Green car,for track days,hillclimbs ,historic rallies etc.
Isn't the Alpine floor pan the same as a Hillman Husky van ?
Steve, do you have any Panhards like in the photo? They are fascinating little things and I'd love to see a video if you have one. Love the Tigers too, but I've got a soft spot for really weird stuff!
Also, funny that you call the green one a basket case- I'd consider that a project candidate! The hardtop one is really rough, but from previous videos I'd say you have the skills and/or resources to get it back on the road!
Restore all of them. In the early 70's a friend had a '66 Tiger. When we tuned it I was in charge of the spark plugs. You know - the back two on the right side were so much fun. Fun car, but it would tramp the rear axle quite easily. Traction masters recommended. Long ago I read a magazine article about a Tiger II. It had a 289 engine - one of a kind, I expect. Great find, Steve.
I believe sme early testing was done with a Buick 215. This famously became a Rover engine, they upgraded it a great deal, from metallurgy to production methods. Just thinking that with a reasonable Alpine one could make a feaux Tiger. Behind those cut off sills/rocker panels is extra stengthening, a rusty nightmare.
As an ex Rootes employee, I would bring these cars into the 21st century with an electronic fuel and ignition system and do the same with the brakes and suspension! Plus I would fit 16/17 or18 inch alloy wheels and low-profile tires! Only after these were done would I look to beefing up the engine performance with cam, valves, and spring changes along with gas flowing the heads and fabricated headers! If the sale prices are likely to be as high as others for sale then bring them all back to life! Here in the UK "Restomods" are the way to go!
I love the sound of the 60's V8's. Nice bass, deep throaty burble. I really wish I had the bank to take the ugly duckling and restore it. I've loved the Sunbeam Tiger since I saw it on Get Smart.
Restore all 3. Tigers are rare and classic, I had an opportunity when I was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington during the early seventies. I chose the Jaguar XKE roadster to rebuild.. instead of the Tiger. But always loved the Tigers. Thank you for all you do to make these classics breathing life on the road again.
My Tiger was a Mk 1. It came without the hard hood covers so I found a set from an Alpine in a salvage yard. It's interesting to see all the color changes. Mine and a poor respray from red to a medium metallic blue. Which had begun to chip off before the car was 10 years old. I'd also added hood pins. The bonnet cable snapped and I didn't know how to source a new one. There's a lot more parts availability at 50 years on than there was at 10 years old.
My first car was a Sunbeam Alpine. The less said about it, the better. One interesting fact: if you removed the engine driven radiator fan in the winter it got even colder. Completely blocking the radiator with cardboard and putting the fan back on was a better move.
In 1981 when I was 9 my dad had a chance to buy a Tiger for $2000 from a coworker who needed money and he didn't do it and we really missed out. It was a beauty in red and was in perfect shape but that is how it goes....lol
What better way to spend a lockdown than a "Will it start..." morning on UA-cam. I noticed the correct terminology for the front opening on a car too! ;{)
Race the burgundy one, restore the other 2. Great finds all 3.
Steve, Maxwell Smart used to drive that red MK1A to headquarters every day when I was a young fellow.
Restore the red MK1A, I'm sure Max, agent 99, the Chief, and Fang, (agent K9), would vote for that one too.
You really shouldn't be speaking about this openly on a public forum. Before you go on, I believe we need the Cone of Silence
ANDDD, loving it!!!
Isn't a 351 the same footprint as the 260? The battered one would make a super-cool gasser!
What I want to know is where to find these barns. I'm lucky to find a '70's vintage bicycle.
While I'm not fond of them, I do think the keystones look better than the originals ... I don't care for the originals at all. It was suggested below that period Minilite wheels would look good and I have to agree. While I'm sure it would cost a lot of time and money, even the third one could be restored.
They are all good, I would suggest restoring the other two because people in the future will appreciate real classic cars such as these especially if they are to a daily drive standard, easy to maintain and great looking. They are from the golden era of British sports cars, keep going, well done.
Hi Steve, well, the red car is a great daily driver already by the looks with a little help by you, the green is a project for your "spare" time, but yes build a historic racer out the bag of bones car.. Good luck and keep us all In the loop. Thanks for the video - IAN - UK.
I have one all original and more for sale. Red like the one in the video with a shelby 289 in it. I have the good origi al motor and trans for it and lots of extra parts. Original wheels but theres mags on it currently.
Definitely restore them all But maroon one would be obvious to race up a bit yet if you put a more powerful motor in it be careful to follow the example of others who actually had to extend the chassis by as much as 14” to stop it doing doughnuts 🤪
Did the tiger ever come new with a 289 cubic inch engine?
Yes the Mk II Tigers came with a 289 for only one year until Chrysler killed the car off.
My buddy got an Alpine and shoved a 260 in it from a 65 mustang. Said he would never do it again. Ha ha ha
Guess ya didnt notice the realistic hang on radio in the basket case....
62 alpine battery was behind the driver
On the first tiger the hole in the center of the valance under the bumper was for the hand crank to start the Alpine
well keep them anyway
Had one in the early 70s .Then came 2nd child and a little matter of hundred miles an hour plus making wife not to ride in it anymore. I missed it ever since.
Would it be dumb to suggest purging and the oil and gas and replacing with fresh new oil and gas before even trying to make the motor go?
Those Keystone wheels are nice. Would they fit an MX5? Would you post to Ireland? Lol.
If you like them that much I would post to Ireland lol
we call them basket cases here in England as well, another super video.... not many better channels on you tube than yours.... thank you
I like the idea of the green one as a racing car
But would love to see them all done up
If I had the wherewithal I would do a restoration on the green one to include a paint job...it's a beautiful ride.
We don't have your collection I don't know where you get your money from but you can probably restore both of them and make a race car out of another car