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One of only 536 built, the concours-worthy example is crossing the block through Worldwide Auctioneers this week.
The factory only ever designated two, the Mark I and Mark II, but as the official Mark I production spanned the change in body style from the Series IV Alpine panels to the Series V panels, the later Mark I cars are generally designated Mark IA by Sunbeam Tiger enthusiasts. [35] The Mark II Tiger, fitted with the larger Ford 289 cu in (4.7 L ...
The 90 was renamed the 90 Mark II and then the 90 Mark IIA and eventually in 1954 the Sunbeam Mark III, finally dropping the Talbot name. With the model name changes, the headlights were raised on the front fenders and an independent coil front suspension and the engine displacement went from 1944 cc to 2267 cc with a high compression head and ...
Sunbeam's 1925 Grand Prix engine had been a successful 2-litre straight-6 twin-overhead-cam. This car was to use a pair of the same block and head arrangements, mated to a single 75° vee crankcase to produce a 3,976 cc (242.6 cu in ) V12, capacity 67 mm × 94 mm (2.64 in × 3.70 in).
The Tiger's production spanned three visually distinct groups, although Rootes only explicitly designated two, the "Tiger 260" [1] [2] and the "Tiger 289" [2]. Enthusiasts generally refer to the first group as the Mark I, produced with the body panels used on the Alpine Series IV; the second group as the Mark 1A, produced with the Alpine Series ...
He produced two prototypes for what would become the Sunbeam Tiger, with a degree of risk to his career. The best of the two prototypes were shipped back to England with the goal of persuading management to enter production; a new car with the Tiger name consisting of the diminutive Alpine body with a large Ford V8 engine. The model was short ...
Kiira Motors Corporation Company type State enterprise Industry Automotive Founded 2014 Headquarters Kiira Vehicle Plant, Jinja, Uganda Key people Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa (Executive Chairman) Paul Isaac Musasizi (Chief Executive Officer) Products Automobiles Owner Government of Uganda (96%) Makerere University (4%) Website kiiramotors.com Kiira Motors Corporation or KMC is a State ...
BSA Sunbeam scooter Triumph Tigress scooter Triumph Tigress birds-eye view. The Triumph Tigress, also sold as the BSA Sunbeam, was a scooter designed to have good performance and handling for the motorcycle enthusiast. The entry of the BSA group into the scooter field was announced by Edward Turner in October 1958.