[TR] Sunbeam

[JOE CURRY]

There are major differences between the Alpine and the Tiger.  The metalwork inside the engine compartment is massively different to accommodate the V8 engine and if memory serves (it has been 52 years since I converted an Alpine to a Tiger) the electrical system of the Alpine is 6 volt whereas the Tiger is 12 Volt.  Also, the suspension is significantly different with the Tiger having a Panhard bar in the rear.

That said, there are a great many cars posing as Tigers that started life as an Alpine.  Many are virtually indistinguishable from a real Tiger and many are just superficial.  The original VIN number will reveal the difference.

> On November 21, 2020 at 5:04 PM Ann Carletta <anncarletta at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>     Hi Ron,
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>     Is he sure it's not an Sunbeam Alpine?  I drove a '67 Alpine.  Same bodies, but Tiger had the V8 engine.  There's also a difference between MKI and II.  
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>     Comparing Sunbeam Tigers: Mk I vs. Mk II | Articles | Classic Motorsports https://classicmotorsports.com/articles/comparing-sunbeam-tigers-mk-i-vs-mk-ii/
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>     Comparing Sunbeam Tigers: Mk I vs. Mk II | Articles | Classic Motorsports
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>     The Sunbeam Tiger is a great collector car in either generation, an offbeat Cobra alternative.
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>     Ann
>     1960 TR3A
>     1965 Daimler V8 2.5L
>     2012 Jaguar, XF
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>     Message: 1
>     Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2020 16:15:59 -0500
>     From: "Ron L'Herault" <lherault at verizon.net mailto:lherault at verizon.net >
>     To: <triumphs at autox.team.net mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net >
>     Subject: [TR] sumbeam Tiger
>     Message-ID: <002101d6bf82$583154d0$0893fe70$@net>
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>     A friend into American cars has just gotten a Sunbeam.  It's basically I
>     Tiger I believe but the engine has been replaced.  I've sent him the sign
>     up stuff from autox.team.net for Tigers but in the mean time, he's looking
>     for the fuses.  Are they in the engine compartment?  Anyone know?
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>     Thanks,
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>     RonL
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