I contacted the seller earlier today. It's really a Mk1a based on the VIN.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard gentry" <zymmer4@yahoo.com>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] FW: Very rare 1966 Sunbeam Tiger MkII in Vintage
Racing - $25000 (Austin, TX)
> Hi,
> I would like to know more about this Tiger...Before my
> uncke,"sonny"vorholdt died, he had a MkII tiger. It was BRG color at the
> time..After he died, the car was shipped to mid Texas, stayed in a
> backyard
> for years(rusting to the ground, I heard), and then was bought and I lost
> track of it..It would have made a fine racer rebuild..All of this took
> place
> in the mid 80's. His car had had a fire in the fuel pump area(yep, put it
> out
> with a wet tee shirt. Just wondering about this racer.
> Howard
>
> The Blues is the only music Original to the United States of America.
>
> --- On Wed, 2/4/09, Cullen McCann <cmccann@lwpb.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Cullen McCann <cmccann@lwpb.com>
> Subject: [Tigers] FW: Very rare 1966 Sunbeam Tiger MkII in Vintage
> Racing -
> $25000 (Austin, TX)
> To: "tigers@Autox.Team.Net" <tigers@Autox.Team.Net>
> Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 4:20 PM
>
>
> While discussing tigers for sale, I ran across this one on Craigslist the
> other day...He says it's a mkII....so it would have to be an extremely
> early
> mkII right? I have never seen a mkII from 66, but TU production data
> states
> that MkII's began production in 12/66...but was that just the prototypes?
> And
> it doesn't have the correct headlight rings for a mkII I think...but it's
> a
> bid hard to tell.....Anyway....if it is an early mkII, it sure seems like
> a
> good deal. Im not in the market or in the vicinity, otherwise I would at
> least
> be checking it out...you can follow the link at the bottom to go directly
> to
> the ad as well.....
>
> Cullen
>
>
>
> To: Cullen McCann
> Subject: Very rare 1966 Sunbeam Tiger MkII in Vintage Racing - $25000
> (Austin,
> TX)
>
> cmccann@lwpb.com has forwarded you this craigslist.org posting.
> Please see below for more information.
> ________________________________
> Very rare 1966 Sunbeam Tiger MkII in Vintage Racing
> Reply to:
> sale-1008168983@craigslist.org<mailto:sale-1008168983@craigslist.org>
> Date: 2009-01-26, 9:58AM
>
> 1966 Sunbeam Tiger. This car has a long history in Vintage racing with the
> CVAR group in Texas. Original log book dating back to early 1990's. Mostly
> origianl car with a few upgrades for racing safty, but still very
> street-able
> and fun to drive, engine is very strong, trans. shifts smoothly, clutch is
> good, brakes good. Extra wheels and tires, soft top, extra parts.
> Currently
> has Classic plates. 512 970 5651
>
> * Location: Austin, TX
> * it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial
> interests
>
> Original URL:http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/1008168983.html
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