1966 SUNBEAM TIGER MK1A PERFECT ROTISSIERE 4000 HOUR RESTORATION

Vehicle Description

Tiger has undergone a 4000 hour complete restoration over a 2 year period by an experienced Tiger individual. All factory defects in the cooling and electrical systems have been corrected and upgraded. Car can be driven with confidence. The original 260 has been upgraded to a HIPO 260. Not one part of the car has been neglected. There is a fully restored hardtop in black available for purchase but is not included with the sale. The original documents and paperwork from England come with the car. Has been driven 15.1 miles since the restoration. PLEASE CONTACT RICHARD IF ANY QUESTIONS OR FURTHER INFO AT 973 769 0092 OR rgreisberg@optonline.net.BODY The body was repainted the original #39 Carnival Red single stage paint prior to my ownership. Once on the rotissiere the bottom of the car, trunk, and engine compartment were stripped to bare metal and painted Carnival Red as the factory would have done. The painted body was treated to many hours of hand sanding, blending and polishing. All chrome and stainless were restored. The front valence was replaced due to early on damage. All Tiger trim is new. Was very minor surface rust behind the rear tires, treated and no signs of other body rust or body panel replacements of any kind. The transmission tunnel was cut out by the original owner to rebuild the transmission. This was done by unbolting the tail shaft from the trans and removing the trans in 2 parts. The tunnel was properly put back.SUSPENSION The entire front cross member was sand blasted and disassembled. Front arms sent out to have a bushings and ball joints replaced. New Tie rod ends and koni shocks. New coil springs. New sourced from England front brake rotors, calipers and all brake parts. Steering rack redone and new UJTS to column. Rear suspension again Koni shocks, new springs, new traction masters new shackles and new panhard rod bushingsENGINE Original 260 removed and hot tanked. Rebuilt with standard bore. Engine converted to HIPO 260. A Howard solid lifter cam and Howard solid direct oil lifters. Cam similar to HIPO 289 but made for the lower revving 260. Important used a 260 head gasket as the 289-302 gaskets leave a huge space. Offenhauser 360 intake 4V manifold with a 600 warrior series Holley carb. Ford dual point distributor. High volume oil pump and dual chain timing set. Engine has had 4 hours of run time and has 15 miles since resto. Oil changed 3 times . New Ford engine balancer solid steel coil spark wires new engine mounts.COOLING SYSTEM Griffin aluminum radiator, koolflow water pump 16 vane, spal electric fan, derale mechanical fan, horn hole covers from UK 160 motorrad thermostat fail safeTRANSMISSION 4 speed top loader all internal parts replaced by Rockland Standard Gear in NY Hurst super shifter III installed drive shaft rebalanced and new UJTS new trans mount and driveshaft safety loopREAR END Original Dana 44 all parts replaced by Rockland Standard gear,new springs koni shocksBRAKES Girling power power booster rebuilt by Harmon Classic BrakesINTERIOR all new bubble grain interior top to bottom with a 5 point hand made roll bar new vinyl dash, new wood dashELECTRIC wire harness removed and refurbished additional fuses added for safety on lights, fuel pump and heater blower. All gauges restored or replaced, Tachometer converted to electric original radio not hooked original clock also not hooked up. in the place of the cigarette lighter is a button that turn the battery off and on. all battery, starter, and ground cables replaced with number 1 very fine copper wire auxillary gauges mounted under dash because of the lucas factory stuff can be inaccurate. the gauges are for oil pressure, water temp, voltmeter, and vacuum. All lights work perfectly. Complete car is proper and sorted, and safe.PLEASE CALL RICHARD AT 973 769 0092 OR EMAIL rgreisberg@optonline.net car is located in my climate controlled garagein Morristown NJthere are lots of things about the car that are not obvious but call to discussno deposit is allowed or requiredI have a 6 page list of what was done to car and all specs if you wish send me your email address I will forward that to any who want it thanks rgreisberg@optonline.net