Thursday 14th May (PM) The teams arrived at Holyhead at 4.30pm and headed to Trac Mon in Anglesey to complete the coastal circuit stage. The weather in Wales was dry, which made a welcome change from sliding around the circuits in Ireland that morning. The views surrounding the circuit were stunning and it made a pleasant…
Tag: 1964 ex-works Sunbeam Tiger
Tour Ireland – Day 1 (PM) & Day 2 (AM)
Wednesday 13th PM Once they had landed in Dublin the teams headed south to Wicklow Mountains to complete their four afternoon closed road stages. By now Jeremy and Angelica had got into the swing of working together as a team and were slowly learning to trust each other’s judgments (brave Angelica)! The scenery was impressive…
Day 1 (AM) Tour Ireland – Wednesday 13th May
It’s a positive start for Team Holden! After a hasty departure from Holden Vintage & Classic yesterday afternoon Jeremy & Angelica arrived in Llandudno just before the 6.00pm deadline for scrutineering. At 7.30pm all competitors attended a mandatory briefing explaining the timing systems and stage layouts during the tour. After this they enjoyed a pre-event…
History of the 1964 ex works Sunbeam Tiger
Jeremy’s model (The AHP 294B) features the original Ford 4.2 Litre V8 engine. It made its debut at the 1964 Geneva Rally, just three months after it was registered, where ‘Tiny’ Lewis and Barry Hughes took the controls and edged the car to victory. Heralded as the most campaigned of the seven Tiger models, highlights…
Tiger tales 7……
These pages have been somewhat free of Tiger tales of late – mostly due to the shell being away with the painters and us leaving them to do their bit without being pestered!! However, it seems that the painting side of the job is reaching its end, aside from re-hanging the doors. This will be…
Tiger Tales 6……
Work on the Tiger’s bodyshell is progressing at quite a rapid pace now – the shell, having been tipped on its side and the underside having been blasted, has now been carefully seam sealed and following primer, several coats of black have been applied. Meanwhile, in another part of the paintshop, the detached parts –…
Tiger Tales 5……
Given the holiday period and spells of decidedly cold weather, there has not been a lot to report recently, however, steps have been taken in preparing the shell for paint, in that having stripped the topside, the shell has been rolled over to allow the underside to be blasted to free it of years of…
Tiger Tales 4……
What do you get when you cross rusty underpinnings with POR-15?? Simples – the answer is a set of very presentable pieces of metalwork with one of the most durable commercially available and DIY applicable finishes! Now that the engine has gone to Knight Racing Services for American V8 guru Peter Knight to administer his…
Tiger Tales 3……
Now that the Tiger has been stripped of anything remotely mechanical, it is time for distribution of these major parts to the relevant specialist for rebuild. To this end, Jeremy has loaded the heart of the beast onto the van and taken it to Knight Racing Services (www.knightracingservices.co.uk) who are going to give it a…
Tiger Tales……
November 2014 As seen in the previous installment, the Tiger has been delivered to Hardy Hall Restorations, (www.hardyhallrestorations.co.uk) so that work can commence. So far, following thorough inspection and photography, components have been removed in readiness to take major parts such as engine, gearbox and rear axle out of the car, thus allowing a full…