[Eric in the Ozarks]

Mr. Shelby put Ford V-8 engines in at least two English sports cars. I believe that the Sunbeam Alpine became the Sunbeam Tiger when equipped with the Ford 260 inch motor. While this was happening, Shelby hatched a deal with AC cars which resulted in the AC Ace becoming the AC Corbra.
Trouble was, Sunbeam was manufactured by Rootes of England, which had a Chrysler connection at the time. Ford motor encouraged Shelby to settle on AC and that ended the Tiger production.

Someone more knowledgeable on the era can correct me if there are errors in the above...

[eyedigress]

I don’t have that knowledge but my BIL let me behind the wheel of his ‘70 Mach I in the day and I was not let behind that motor ever again. Good Lord, toes rattled and nose hair shriveled up. I was a bit of a youngster shy of my teenth years. Whew!

[Joe 6-pack]

"Mr. Shelby put Ford V-8 engines in at least two English sports cars. I believe that the Sunbeam Alpine became the Sunbeam Tiger when equipped with the Ford 260 inch motor."

I believe both Lotus and TVR also made good use of Ford V-8s.

[Flatus I. Maximus]

In my misspent youth, I always dreamed of owning a Shelby AC Cobra.

[painter]

I believe that the Sunbeam Alpine became the Sunbeam Tiger when equipped with the Ford 260 inch motor. While this was happening, Shelby hatched a deal with AC cars which resulted in the AC Ace becoming the AC Corbra.

The Cobra came first in late 1962 early 1963. When Sunbeam(Roots Group) saw what the cobra was doing on the race track and on the Show Room floor they wanted to get in on it. They had Carrol Shelby at Shelby American to do the enginering on the conversion of the Alpine to the Tiger.

[truth_seeker]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbeam_Tiger