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Tiger 2
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1967 SUNBEAM TIGER II
OWNER: MIKE BROWN
(360) 307-7074
• #17 0F 536 MADE
• ENGINE: 289 C.I. (4.7 LITER) 330 HP
• HOLLEY FOUR BARRELL DOUBLE PUMPER
• TRANSMISSION: “WORLD CLASS” MUSTANG 5 SP. WIDE RATIO (3.35.1
FIRST SLIP GEAR)
• COLOR: CARNIVAL RED
• 3 TOPS (HARD TOP, TONNEAU, CONVERTIBLE)
• FRONT DISK BRAKES
• RACK AND PINION STEERING
• REAR END: DANA 44, 3.31:1 GEARS AND LIMITED SLIP DIFF.
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 PRODUCED TIGERS ARE
KNOWN AS MARK II TIGERS, WHICH NUMBER ONLY 536 OF THE TOTAL 7,085
TIGERS PRODUCED. MARK II CARS WERE STOCK WITH 289 C.I. (4.7 LITER) V8
ENGINES. TIGERS PRIOR TO 1967 CAME STOCK WITH 260 C.I. V8’s.
IN 1967, CHRYSLER TOOK FULL CONTROL OF ROOTES GROUP. UNFORTUNATELY
PRODUCTION OF THE TIGER II WAS TO BE SHORT LIVED. CHRYSLER DID NOT
HAVE A CHRYSLER POWER SYSTEM TO REPLACE THE FORD POWER SYSTEM SO
PRODUCTION WAS HALTED.
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