Chassis No.
B382001920 LRXFE
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk IA
{{lr.item.text}}
$121,000 USD | Sold
{{bidding.lot.reserveStatusFormatted}}
- Highly specified and beautifully restored Tiger Mk IA with previous long-term ownership
- 260-ci Ford V-8 engine and rear-axle assembly with correct date-code suffixes, according to marque expert Norman Miller
- Believed to have been sold new to first owner in California
- Acquired by the consignor in South Florida in 2018 from the second owner, who is believed to have purchased the car in 1972
- Concours-quality, body-off restoration under current ownership, completed in July 2021; said to have been driven sparingly since
- Extreme attention to detail, down to the last decal; scrutinized by a team of five Sunbeam Tiger Owners Association judges and issued Certificate of Authenticity in July 2021
- Body taken down to bare metal; suspension removed and powder-coated; engine disassembled, machined and rebuilt with new parts; all-new, bespoke leather upholstery by noted Tiger restorer; seat and convertible-top frames disassembled, media blasted, powder coated and reassembled; all chrome and stainless-steel trim removed and either polished or re-chromed; refurbished steering wheel, said to be original
- Finished in factory-correct Carnival Red with a black soft-top over a black interior
- Equipped with a Tiger Ford four-speed manual transmission
- Upgraded with period LAT dealer-installed options, including LAT-6 bolt-on traction masters, LAT-34 dana limited-slip differential kit, LAT-39 “big carb,” LAT-69 bullet mirrors, LAT-73 tube headers, LAT-74 two-inch exhaust, and LAT-79 fiberglass engine hood
- Includes paint-matched factory hardtop, said to be original, and a host of extra parts, including a restored and paint-matched hood, valve covers, two-barrel Holley carburetor, and intake and exhaust manifolds, all of which are said to be original
