Home  |  Forums  |  914 Info  |  Blogs
 
914World.com - The fastest growing online 914 community!
 
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way.
Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
 

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

3 Pages V  1 2 3 >  
 Reply to this topicStart new topic
> OT: Somebody Slap Me Before It's Too Late!, What do you know about the Sunbeam Tiger ?
Flat VW
post Oct 25 2006, 03:08 PM
Post #1


Illegal Soapbox Derby Racecar
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,692
Joined: 13-November 04
From: Phoenix, AZ
Member No.: 3,105
I have come across a 65 Sunbeam Tiger I and I am smitten. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/shocked[1].gif)

Help--- before it is too late.

I look foward to reading your opinions, especially you old guys--- YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE--


John (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

(IMG:http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/graphics/webm_carl.gif)

P.S.Tiger Beat (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_flagge24.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
jimkelly
post Oct 25 2006, 03:13 PM
Post #2


Delaware USA
****

Group: Members
Posts: 4,969
Joined: 5-August 04
From: Delaware, USA
Member No.: 2,460
Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
wasn't that the GET SMART car ??

that is cool factor enough for me : )
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Cap'n Krusty
post Oct 25 2006, 03:13 PM
Post #3


Cap'n Krusty
**********

Group: Members
Posts: 10,794
Joined: 24-June 04
From: Santa Maria, CA
Member No.: 2,246
Region Association: Central California
British. Little, if any, foot room. 260 CID Ford, stuffed in there, and a bit too far foreward, at that. Feet get REALLY hot after a few miles. Goes nicely in a straight line, but it may suffer from less-than-optimal handling. Fairly collectible. The Cap'n, old enough to remember them well.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
brer
post Oct 25 2006, 03:14 PM
Post #4


Advanced Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,555
Joined: 10-March 05
From: san diego
Member No.: 3,736
Region Association: None
just be easy on the gas through corners and you'll be alright.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
brant
post Oct 25 2006, 03:17 PM
Post #5


914 Wizard
**********

Group: Members
Posts: 11,826
Joined: 30-December 02
From: Colorado
Member No.: 47
Region Association: Rocky Mountains
They don't corner well compaired to the cars they were competing against: mustangs and cobra's

there is one in my vintage club that is fast.
but the driver is the first person who will tell you that they don't corner well and its taken him literally 20 years to get this one to go as well as it does...

oh.. he breaks down every event too...

I'll look for a picture
brant
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
bondo
post Oct 25 2006, 03:18 PM
Post #6


Practicing my perpendicular parking
****

Group: Members
Posts: 4,277
Joined: 19-April 03
From: Los Osos, CA
Member No.: 587
Region Association: Central California
Make sure it's real! Many an Alpine has been converted. There's a registry somewhere, and there must be a web page on what to look for to spot a real one. The only one I can think of is that the originals had the exhaust routed through the frame. (possible to duplicate, but not easy)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
jhadler
post Oct 25 2006, 03:21 PM
Post #7


Long term tinkerer...
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,879
Joined: 7-April 03
From: Lyons, CO
Member No.: 529
Too late friend...

Yeah, the Tiger's a pretty nifty ride...

260 cu in Ford V8 under the hood. So it was a mover and a shaker in its day. Nice lookin' too as it was a brit car with 'mericun iron driving the wheels.

Still, it's not _that_ impressive from a performance viewpoint. Still saddled with a rigid rear axle, and for all it's weight (2500 lbs) had only 160-170 horsepower.

Makes for a great vintage race car though!!!

-Josh2
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
TravisNeff
post Oct 25 2006, 03:24 PM
Post #8


914 Guru
*****

Group: Members
Posts: 5,082
Joined: 20-March 03
From: Mesa, AZ
Member No.: 447
Region Association: Southwest Region
"OT: Somebody Slap Me Before It's Too Late!"

well, ok. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
brant
post Oct 25 2006, 03:26 PM
Post #9


914 Wizard
**********

Group: Members
Posts: 11,826
Joined: 30-December 02
From: Colorado
Member No.: 47
Region Association: Rocky Mountains
Here is the one I was thinking of.
owner said that its been a race car for years and years and that its been a long hard challenge to get the handling decent. As you can see from the owners trailer, he has the resources to put lots of cubic $$$ into this car for development and his handling problem wasn't caused by being forced to use old tires... ha


Attached thumbnail(s)
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Flat VW
post Oct 25 2006, 03:34 PM
Post #10


Illegal Soapbox Derby Racecar
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,692
Joined: 13-November 04
From: Phoenix, AZ
Member No.: 3,105
QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Oct 25 2006, 02:13 PM) *

British. Little, if any, foot room. 260 CID Ford, stuffed in there, and a bit too far foreward, at that. Feet get REALLY hot after a few miles. Goes nicely in a straight line, but it may suffer from less-than-optimal handling. Fairly collectible. The Cap'n, old enough to remember them well.


Thanks Cap'n-- I admire your experience.


QUOTE(bondo @ Oct 25 2006, 02:18 PM) *

Make sure it's real! Many an Alpine has been converted. There's a registry somewhere, and there must be a web page on what to look for to spot a real one. The only one I can think of is that the originals had the exhaust routed through the frame. (possible to duplicate, but not easy)


Nope this is the real deal, all the correct paper, I believe.

Exhaust thru the frame, I thought it did not get worse than heat exchangers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) ( Adolph's revenge (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_flagge6.gif) )

John

P.S. It appeals to me as it is of similar weight, size, and power as my smashed car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

P.P.S. Maybe even less of a nod toward safety too...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

P.P.P.S. It has the hood scoop too (not the exact car as pictured above). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
byndbad914
post Oct 25 2006, 04:15 PM
Post #11


shoehorn and some butter - it fits
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,547
Joined: 23-January 06
From: Broomfield, CO
Member No.: 5,463
Region Association: None
For a race car, I would stay with the 914. For a VERY cool weekend cruiser car, that Tiger is hard to beat. The little 260 can be replaced with a 289/302 and there are plenty of performance options for that setup if you desire to go that route. Yeah, they don't corner all that great but if you use it as I mention, really neat little cars.

But my blood runs Ford blue for the most part, so I am biased. Hard to believe a built a Chevy for my own 914... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
grantsfo
post Oct 25 2006, 04:17 PM
Post #12


Arrrrhhhh!
****

Group: Members
Posts: 4,327
Joined: 16-March 03
Member No.: 433
Region Association: None
They do great burn outs!
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
jd74914
post Oct 25 2006, 04:31 PM
Post #13


Its alive
****

Group: Members
Posts: 4,818
Joined: 16-February 04
From: CT
Member No.: 1,659
Region Association: North East States
They are sweet cars. I'd love to restore one. Tigers are my favorite British car ever (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I think I'm a little young to be the objest of your solicitation though.
User is online!Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
TINCAN914
post Oct 25 2006, 04:54 PM
Post #14


Summer's Commin...
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,440
Joined: 18-August 05
From: Colorado Springs, CO.
Member No.: 4,611
Region Association: Rocky Mountains
Very cool cars...
Had a guy down the street in Cal that had one in his shop yard. He was going to restore it years ago.. Wonder if he ever did.? I always thought they were cool...
Missed it by that much....
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
markb
post Oct 25 2006, 04:56 PM
Post #15


914less :(
*****

Group: Members
Posts: 5,449
Joined: 22-January 03
From: Nipomo, CA
Member No.: 180
Region Association: Central California
A good friend of mine restored one, and shows it often. He absolutely loves it. Does the occasional AX, but he's never said how well he does. It's no 914.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
JPB
post Oct 25 2006, 05:52 PM
Post #16


The Crimson Rocket smiles in your general direction.
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,927
Joined: 12-November 05
From: Tapmahamock, Va.
Member No.: 5,107
Cute car and worth getting if you have the room and the extra cash. It was big with the chics who had one.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) To late?
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
SLITS
post Oct 25 2006, 05:54 PM
Post #17


"This Utah shit is HARSH!"
**********

Group: Benefactors
Posts: 13,602
Joined: 22-February 04
From: SoCal Mountains ...
Member No.: 1,696
Region Association: None
Cons:

It's a Ford
It was made by Rootes Group
It won't corner worth a shit
Parts (Ford) are cheap
Parts (Rootes Group) - may be rarer than a virgin at the Chicken Ranch
Requires a midget with small hands to change spark plugs
It's a Ford (slighty worse than a Fiat).
It looks like a bad Desoto
It was a Limey car

Pros:

Not many were made (no one wanted to buy them)
They were reasonably fast in a straight line
They were somewhat comfortable to sit in( if you were Billy Barty )
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Elliot_Cannon
post Oct 25 2006, 06:04 PM
Post #18


Senior Member
***

Group: Retired Members
Posts: 1,922
Joined: 26-March 03
From: Orange County Ca
Member No.: 480
Region Association: None
If I remember right, the engine area was so crowded, you had to remove a small access panel on the firewall to get to one of the aft spark plugs. Not real practicle but high on cool factor. Some of the race cars had too much torque for the frame and would bend them a bit.
Elliot

User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
sjhowitson
post Oct 25 2006, 06:17 PM
Post #19


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 478
Joined: 4-August 04
From: Moraga, CA
Member No.: 2,449
Get it Now !!! Those little cars are cool. Not as cool as our cars, but still very cool.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Howard
post Oct 25 2006, 06:37 PM
Post #20


Incontin(g)ent Member
*****

Group: Benefactors
Posts: 5,785
Joined: 24-July 03
From: Westlake Village, CA
Member No.: 943
Region Association: None
:echo on:

Foul handling, under braked, over powered, flex chassis, Lucas electrics, foot cooker (over size 9 won't fit), harsh riding POS.

Buy it!!!!!!
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
« Next Oldest · 914World Garage · Next Newest »
 

3 Pages V  1 2 3 >
Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 

Display Mode: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Switch to: Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 2nd January 2025 - 11:13 AM
Invision Power Board v9.1.4 © 2025  IPS, Inc.
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community!
We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ...