[Roadsters] Is it a Tiger?

[David Patten]

The Tiger came with Ford V8's, most had a 260CI and later ones a 289CI. It
was rumored that the Tiger would get a 318ci Mopar engine after Chyrsler
bought out the Rootes Group, owner of Sunbeam, but the 318's size was too
big. Ultimately the Chrysler buy out of Rootes killed the Tiger because of
its Ford engine.

On the Datsun side of things. While I was in high school a local kid put a
289 into a Datsun Roadster. It flew down the 1//4 mile. I gave thought to
buying it, but that never panned out.
-- 
Dave Patten, Owner

FutoFab, LLC
199 Stark Hwy So
Dunbarton, NH 03046

Website - www.FutoFab.com <http://www.futofab.com/>
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On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Gary and Cindy Ault <aultgc at att.net> wrote:

> Gary,
>
> I recall it was a Ford 260, also.  Added lots of weight compared to the
> 4 in the
> Alpine.  Ran great in a straight line, but, as I recall, had
> problems changing
> direction.
>
> Gary
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From:
> Gary McCormick <gkmcc at sbcglobal.net>
> To: dave n <sumton at sbcglobal.net>;
> roadster list
> <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>; Stephen Holst
> <stephen.holst at randrglobal.com>
> Sent: Wed, May 30, 2012 9:06:23 AM
>  Subject:
> Re: [Roadsters] Is it a Tiger?
>
> I've also heard that there was a standard
> 500-mile maintenance for Tigers:
> Re-tighten every bolt in the car... ;^)
>
> They
> had what, the Ford 260 V-8 was it?
>
> Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
>
> --- On Wed,
> 5/30/12, Stephen Holst <stephen.holst at randrglobal.com> wrote:
>
> From: Stephen
> Holst <stephen.holst at randrglobal.com>
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Is it a Tiger?
> To: "dave n" <sumton at sbcglobal.net>, "roadster list"
> <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 3:59 AM
>
> Be
> careful the Tiger owners would be dismayed to be compared to an alpine.
> Tigers
> had a V8 (in an alpine body) and were quite speedy.  My 2000 was not
> a match
> ofi them on a straight line when it was new.
> Sreve
>
>
> On 5/29/12 9:45 PM, "dave
> n" <sumton at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > I bet if you brought home a ferrari she
> would like it . . .
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: robert k. smith
> >
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 8:25 PM
> > To: roadster list
> > Subject: Re:
> [Roadsters] Is it a Tiger?
> >
> >  hi dave, i think i have to differ with you on
> the attractiveness of the
> > tiger(or sunbeam alpine). i think it is much
> prettier, and better
> > proportioned than the datsun roadster. the final word
> on this,
> > has to be my wife jeanine, who said she LIKED the alpine. in
> > 40
> years of marriage, she has never liked any of the other
> > old cars ive had,
> including the datsun 2000. just my opinion.
> >
>              bob smith,ohio
> >
> 69 srl 311
> >                                                74 260Z
> >
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