Tiger Production Figures
If you are familiar with the Sunbeam Tiger story then you know that most of the original production information was lost under Chrysler ownership.
A few scraps of information survived (most significantly, the production logs
from the Jensen factory , which carried out a significant part of the Tiger
chassis assembly) and have been pieced together to
create the now accepted figures for Tiger production.
|
Tiger Production Totals |
|
MARK |
CHASSIC NUMBERS |
YEARS |
PRODUCTION |
|
LEMANS |
B9499997-B9499999 |
3/64 |
3 |
|
MK I 's |
B9470001-B9473762 & B9473767 |
4/64-8/65 |
3,763 |
|
PROTO 's |
B9479975 & B9479976 |
7/5/65 |
2 |
|
PROTO 's |
PH650039 & PH650040 |
8/65 |
2 |
|
S. AFRICA TIGERS |
B9480001-B9480073 |
1964-1967 |
73 |
|
MK IA 's |
B328000001-B382002706 |
8/7/65-2/9/66 |
2,706 |
|
MK II PROTO 's |
B382100001-B38210002 |
12/19/66 |
2 |
|
MK II 's |
B382100100-B38200633 |
12/66-6/27/67 |
534 |
|
|
|
Total production |
7,085 |
Source: Norman Miller's "Rootes Group Depot"
http://www.rootes1.com
The Tiger was produced at the same time that Rootes was building the Series IV and Series V Alpine. These were part of the second generation Alpine roadster production run, which ran from 1959 to 1968. The following table gives the relative production numbers of these cars, along with the first generation Alpine and Tiger production numbers. The source of the numbers used in this table did not
have the totals for the TIger correct.
| Sunbeam Production |
| Model |
Yrs Prod | # Made |
| Alpine Roadster (early style) |
53-55 | n/a |
| Alpine Roadster |
60-67 | 69,251 |
| Tiger Mark I/IA (260 c.i.) |
65-67 | 6,450 |
| Tiger Mark II (289 c.i.) |
67 | 633 |
Source: Bill Martin's "Sports Car Market Magazine"
http://www.sportscarmarket.com
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