Tiger in Tahoe 7/6/11

I have posted this before. Has anyone here gone to look at this car? If so can you comment? A PM will be fine.
http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/2432064065.html

Mike

Pretty good looking find. Like the wheels, hardtop, 'potential' for less rust given location. Sounds like long term owner, confident in the car's ability. Price pretty attractive, and a great original color (#58 blue) though in need.

Best wishes on your search. I'm in the hunt too! Came across a BRG in Phoenix last night, titled a 67 but a late Mk 1a. Needs everything, but runs, drives, no rust, all there. Low 20's.

IIRC this car was on BAT about 1.5 years ago and certain issues were raised.

hi crew

I tried to find it on bat to no avail... what are the issues?
thanks

http://bringatrailer.com/2009/10/05/built-to-drive-1966-sunbeam-tiger/

I talked to the fellow a length. Nice guy and a little under the weather health wise.

There have been mods done to the car. Depending on where you live a personal view is advised with a magnate gauge to check for filler depth. It has been for sale for some time.......as in several years.

If confirmed a real Tig and wiggle room in price I think you might be O.K.

Or not...............
I'm just too lazy to fly up to Reno and drive to the lake.
Mike

rust?

from the picture is that rust and crud at the bottom of the drivers door?

I looked at this car 2 times--ended up buying it. I have owned 4 Tigers and took a long time Tiger owner with me to check it out, actually a solid car. The only real body filler issues are in the lt rocker area, but I have a good friend with a body shop and it should be pretty easy to take it off (the body filer) and massage the sheet metal back in shape. There was wiggle room with the price and he had quite a stash of spare parts. Has a solid lifter 289 that runs very nicely and runs cool with the aluminum radiator purchased at Dales. All mechanics have been gone through as the owner ran a machine shop and loved to tinker. The left door has no rust (as the rest of the car) and looks better in person than in the pics.

cobrakidz said:

I looked at this car 2 times--ended up buying it.

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It's always the second visit thats the costly one .. be nice to see some good pics of the car.. the ones in the ads were always very distant and lacking in detail.

Cobrakidz,

congrats. If I remember correctly the fellows name was Harry? Nice guy. Yes pix please. How far did you need to travel to see the car? I am happy someone bought it...........now I can put it out of my mind.

I don't see the longitudinals as a big deal................if anyone has done 914's you will know of what I speak.

Mike

914's !

Not that the 914 belongs on this site (or anywhere) but I have seen the results of owning one in the salted Nor' east. Training wheels in the middle would have helped . . . . . . . . .

914's............I picked the worse case I could think of. Triple layer steel sheets (thin) that rust at the drop of a tear............a thousand miles away.
Don't ask how I know.

Longs on a Sunbeam would seem be much easier. Just a guess.

I am in the Sacramento area---so about 2 hours each way. I will get some pics taken today and post--it's nice to own a Tiger again. My last one I sold to Carroll Shelby back in 2003 for his wife Cleo--that car I really miss.