Now the Ricers are going for the patina look

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Or Maybe the start of a Rat Rod
 
Unconventional said:
Agree, but it has a kinda mini '56 T-Bird look thing goin' on there too. With a 289 in it, let the fun begin :steering:
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Rootes Motors was the company that built the Sunbeam Tiger and had a Ford 260 V8. When Chrysler bought them out they tried to squeeze the 273 in it but was too wide. So they discontinued the build. A real shame. My buddy put a Boss 302 in one and drove it for a while. He sold it to a young guy and sadly he and his fiancé were heading North and hit a hwy tractor head on while attempting to pass a stretch of cars. They were killed instantly. They figure he was going at least 100mph when they hit.
 
Unconventional said:
Don't get me wrong, I likes SBM. It just confounds me why so many limited space critters get a chebby shoved in it when a 260/302 Fomoco will fit so much easier.
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Small block ford good engines always drove ford pickups 289s 302s and 351w don’t know much about the 260 but the other 3 in my opinion bulletproof have an 81 f100 in the back with over half a mill on it changed timing chain at 300,000 because I felt sorry for it. 81 was the last year for the 9” axle also I guess it was to good.
 
Ahoey said:
. Is this a sunbeam tiger? One of my friends hard a sunbeam in high school but it was a vw bug shape sort of it had a 4 speed standard in the tree.
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Mid - late 70s Sunbeams looked very similar to VW Rabbits and most every other hatchback import of the time.
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Alpine & Tiger mid 60s
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Rapier late 60s
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then came the 70s :realcrazy:
 
Ahoey said:
. Is this a sunbeam tiger? One of my friends hard a sunbeam in high school but it was a vw bug shape sort of it had a 4 speed standard in the tree.
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It's my version of the Sunbeam Alpine if they were still being built. I took a damaged Honda S2000 and did the body modifications to make it look like an Alpine. I also put a Power Retractable Hardtop on it from a Miata NC. Thanks for the kind words, my signature has a link to the build.
 
belmateo said:
It's my version of the Sunbeam Alpine if they were still being built. I took a damaged Honda S2000 and did the body modifications to make it look like an Alpine. I also put a Power Retractable Hardtop on it from a Miata NC. Thanks for the kind words, my signature has a link to the build.
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That's a great lookin car but unfortunately the link yo posted evidently requires being logged in to see the photos?
 
Unconventional said:
Mid - late 70s Sunbeams looked very similar to VW Rabbits and most every other hatchback import of the time.
View attachment 1715643811 Alpine & Tiger mid 60s
View attachment 1715643812 Rapier late 60s
View attachment 1715643819 then came the 70s :realcrazy:
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My dad had a 1959 Sunbeam Rapier. 2 Dr HT 4cyl twins carbs 4 speed. White on the bottom and dark red roof. It was a fun car to drive and took my driver's exam in it and passed. A 4 seater with a red interior. Different than the one in the picture, that one must be newer.
This isn't his car but very close to it.
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Mark Wainwright said:
Rootes Motors was the company that built the Sunbeam Tiger and had a Ford 260 V8. When Chrysler bought them out they tried to squeeze the 273 in it but was too wide. So they discontinued the build. A real shame. My buddy put a Boss 302 in one and drove it for a while. He sold it to a young guy and sadly he and his fiancé were heading North and hit a hwy tractor head on while attempting to pass a stretch of cars. They were killed instantly. They figure he was going at least 100mph when they hit.
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Yes, few people are aware that Mopar took over the Rootes Company. Yes there is a Pentastar on the passenger fenders!
 
belmateo said:
Yes, few people are aware that Mopar took over the Rootes Company. Yes there is a Pentastar on the passenger fenders!
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Speaking of pentastar what year did they stop putting them on the cars my 74 doesn’t have it
 
Ahoey said:
Speaking of pentastar what year did they stop putting them on the cars my 74 doesn’t have it
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The Pentastar logo was placed on the lower passenger-side fender of all Chrysler products, including non-US brands, from 1963 into the 1972 model year. It was placed on the passenger side fender so it could be viewed by passers-by, a subtle method of getting the symbol ingrained in the public's mind: a nameplate has to be read, but a symbol is quickly recognizable without reading.
 
Mark Wainwright said:
The Pentastar logo was placed on the lower passenger-side fender of all Chrysler products, including non-US brands, from 1963 into the 1972 model year. It was placed on the passenger side fender so it could be viewed by passers-by, a subtle method of getting the symbol ingrained in the public's mind: a nameplate has to be read, but a symbol is quickly recognizable without reading.
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Thanks for that info thinking about putting one on my 74 just cause
 
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