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The Sunbeam Tiger is a high-performance V8 version of the British Rootes Group's Sunbeam Alpine roadster, designed in part by American car designer and racing driver Carroll Shelby and produced from 1964 until 1967. Shelby had carried out a similar V8 conversion on the AC Cobra, and hoped to be offered the contract to produce the Tiger at his facility in the United States. Rootes decided instead to contract the assembly work to Jensen at West Bromwich in England, and pay Shelby a royalty on every car produced.

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  • Sunbeam Tiger (de)
  • Sunbeam Tiger (es)
  • Sunbeam Tiger (fr)
  • Sunbeam Tiger (it)
  • Sunbeam Tiger (pt)
  • Sunbeam Tiger (en)
  • Sunbeam Tiger (sv)
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  • El Sunbeam Tiger es un coche deportivo producido por el fabricante británico Sunbeam desde 1964 hasta 1967. Como automóvil de competición, participó en numerosas pruebas de rally, así como en las 24 Horas de Le Mans. (es)
  • La Sunbean Tiger è un'automobile prodotta dalla casa britannica Sunbeam, in produzione dal 1964 al 1967. (it)
  • O Sunbeam Tiger foi uma versão "carro de músculo" do roadster. (pt)
  • Sunbeam Tiger är en sportbil, tillverkad av den brittiska biltillverkaren Sunbeam mellan 1964 och 1967. Rootes återförsäljare i USA imponerades av AC Cobra och bad ledningen att ta fram en liknande modell. Genom att montera en V8-motor från Ford i en Sunbeam Alpine-kaross skapades Sunbeam Tiger. Modifieringarna för att klara av den stora motorn var omfattande och lades ut på Jensen Motors. Till 1967 infördes en större motor, men sedan Chrysler tagit över Rootes lades tillverkningen ned omgående. (sv)
  • Der Sunbeam Tiger war die Muscle-Car-Version des „Series“-Sunbeam Alpine. Der Verkaufsleiter der Rootes Group für die Westküste der USA, Ian Garrad, erkannte, dass das Image des Sunbeam Alpine das eines Tourenwagens und nicht das eines Sportwagens war. Er wollte dieses Image ändern, wobei er den erfolgreichen Shelby Cobra – einen britischen Sportwagen (AC Ace) mit amerikanischen V8-Motor – zum Vorbild nahm. Er und Doane Spencer, ein Rennfahrer aus Kalifornien, untersuchten eine Reihe von V8-Motoren und entschieden, dass der neue Windsor-V8-Motor von Ford mit einem Hubraum von 4261 cm³ (260 ci.) und einer Leistung von 164 bhp (121 kW) gut zwischen die Längsträger des Alpine passen würde. (de)
  • The Sunbeam Tiger is a high-performance V8 version of the British Rootes Group's Sunbeam Alpine roadster, designed in part by American car designer and racing driver Carroll Shelby and produced from 1964 until 1967. Shelby had carried out a similar V8 conversion on the AC Cobra, and hoped to be offered the contract to produce the Tiger at his facility in the United States. Rootes decided instead to contract the assembly work to Jensen at West Bromwich in England, and pay Shelby a royalty on every car produced. (en)
  • La Sunbeam Tiger est une voiture de sport produite par le constructeur anglais Sunbeam de 1964 à 1967. Elle est équipée d'un moteur V8 Ford. L' AC Cobra fut la source d' inspiration pour la Sunbeam Tiger qui transforma le coupé 2 places Alpine en une sportive. Avril 1964 marque l 'apparition de la Tiger (même année et même mois que la Ford Mustang). Son nom est à l 'origine de la voiture de la même marque qui avait battu un record de vitesse en 1925. Les premiers résultats sont assez satisfaisants et l'assemblage est confié à Jensen. Il en est écoulé 7085 exemplaires. (fr)
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  • Sunbeam Tiger (en)
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  • Sunbeam Tiger (en)
  • Sunbeam Tiger Mark I (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1965_Sunbeam_Tiger_Works_Rally.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1966_Sunbeam_Tiger_Roadster_(22887106856)_(cropped).jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Green_Sunbeam_Tiger_2_(reworked).jpg
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sunbeam_Tiger_Ford_engine.jpg
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