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Mike Brown's Tiger II
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Mike Brown's Tiger II
1967 SUNBEAM TIGER II
OWNER: MIKE BROWN
(360) 307-7074
· #17 0F 536 MADE IN 1967
· ENGINE 289 C.I. (4.7 LITER) 330 HP
· HOLLEY FOUR BARRELL CARB.
· TRANS.: MUSTANG 5SP WIDE RATIO (3.35.1 FIRST GEAR)
· COLOR: CARNIVAL RED
· 3 TOPS
· FRONT DISK BRAKES
· RACK AND PINION STEERING
· REAR END: DANA 44, 3.31:1 GEARS AND LIMITED SLIP
THE ENGINE IS BALANCED AND BLUEPRINTED. HEADS ARE PORTED AND POLISHED. IT HAS A SOLID LIFTER CAM WITH ROLLER ROCKERS. THE CAR RUNS SPAX SHOCKS, HD FRONT SWAY BAR, POLYURETHANE BUSHING'S AND HD FRONT SPRINGS.
THE SUNBEAM TIGER WAS ENGINERED BY CARROLL SHELBY IN 1964. THE ROOTES GROUP OF ENGLAND BUILT 7,085 TIGERS, THE LAST CARS ARE KNOWN AS MARK II TIGERS, WHICH NUMBER ONLY 536 OF THE TOTAL 7,085 TIGERS BUILT. MARK II CARS CAME STOCK WITH 289 C.I. (4.7 LITER) V8 ENGINES.
IN 1967, CHRYSLER TOOK FULL CONTROL OF ROOTES GROUP. UNFORTUNATELY PRODUCTION OF THE TIGER II WAS TO BE SHORT LIVED. CHRYSLER DID NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF ONE OF ITS PRODUCTS USING A FORD POWER SYSTEM SO PRODUCTION WAS HALTED.
AS CARROLL SHELBY SAY'S "YOU DON'T JUST START IT ...YOU UNLEASH IT"!!!!
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