1962 Sunbeam Alpine

[Monster]

1962 Sunbeam Alpine ... cool little Maxwell Smart car !

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[Scott Liggett]

Re: 1962 Sunbeam Alpine

Not that it matters, but he drove a Sunbeam Tiger. V8 baby.

[Monster]

Re: 1962 Sunbeam Alpine

Wow, I never knew that, thanks for the schooling Scott.
A little research shows that the Sunbeam Tiger used Ford's new 164 hp 260 cu in Windsor V8 engine.
Bet that puppy screamed ...
;D

[CTX-SLPR]

Re: 1962 Sunbeam Alpine

Bet that thing would be fun with an SHO 3.0L manual motor or the 3.2L with the manual cams in it!

[62-impala-ss]

Re: 1962 Sunbeam Alpine

I have a neighbor with a Tiger that now has a healthy 351 under the hood. Wicked little car. He likes to call it the Corvette Killer.

[Scott Liggett]

Re: 1962 Sunbeam Alpine

Wow, I never knew that, thanks for the schooling Scott.
A little research shows that the Sunbeam Tiger used Ford's new 164 hp 260 cu in Windsor V8 engine.
Bet that puppy screamed ...
;D

I just happened to see the intro to the show on TV a few days ago. Some show on catch phrases from TV shows. Max drives up in a Sunbeam and it says Tiger right on the quarter.

I know a guy who has a 347 stroked monster in his. He assaults the local track days all over Cali in it.

[455 LeMans]

Re: 1962 Sunbeam Alpine



This is my buddy's Tiger, it was built by Ford engineering. It has a 302 and a 5 speed, Carroll Shelby signed the inside of the trunk. The beast hauls ass.

[Brian Lohnes]

Re: 1962 Sunbeam Alpine

Andy Rooney...yes, that Andy Rooney has a Sunbean Tiger he bought original back in the day. He's a gearhead. I had occasion to speak with him a couple years ago and we got to talking about cars for a while. Cool guy. Honestly, it's not a Sunday night until I get to see his commentary.

Brian

[Monster]

Re: 1962 Sunbeam Alpine

I watched the new "Get Smart" movie on cable the other night and there is a scene in it where he takes the original Maxwell Smart's red Sunbeam out of CONTROL's lobby, but I didn't remember to look for the Tiger badging.

There was also a scene where the original series' Sigfreid, head of KAOS is in the movie.
Pretty good movie, I thought.
;D