The owner of this Alpine purchased it used and after surveying the condition it was in due to a previous owner's "improvements," he decided there was little choice but to do it right, which basically meant removing all of those earlier "upgrades," taking the car down to bare metal and starting fresh. Absolutely everything has been redone.Instead of going the Tiger … [Read more...]
Pre War 1936 Sunbeam Model 9 Looks Properly British
Picture in your mind a pre war era British motorcycle and you would come up with something very much like this Sunbeam Model 9. The engine catches your eye first, but the entire machine wrapped around the 500cc single, plays the part well, right down to the "pedestrian slicer" on the front mudguard. This particular example, previously owned by motorcycle author … [Read more...]
Barn Find 1965 Sunbeam Tiger Makes Excellent Restoration Candidate
When the Rootes Group decided their Sunbeam Alpine roadster was lacking performance, it was suggested they try using the Ford small block V8 in place of the inline 4 cylinder and to do so they enlisted the help of Carroll Shelby, who was stuffing small block Ford V8s into another British roadster at the time, the AC Ace. The Alpine had just enough room, with a little metal … [Read more...]