Sunbeam Tiger

The Sunbeam Tiger, introduced in 1964, was in essence nothing more than a V-eight-engine version of the four-cylinder Alpine whose pretty, open body dated from 1959. As with the AC Cobra, the initial engineering was carried out by American Caroll Shelby, but all subsequent work was done by the parent company Rootes. Out came the four-cylinder 1592cc engine and in went a Capacity 4260-4727cc Ford V-eight of 4.2 liters along with a Power 164-200 bhp new "top loader" four-speed gearbox and beefed-up final drive.