289 Sunbeam Tiger.
Right out of the box that was a screamer. British gone Shelby. And the 289 was a fantastic motor for quite a few years. Had several fords with the 289. The Mustang with the 289 was hard to beat in the street brackets for years, and the Tiger was even lighter. :)
About as crazy as my Z car with the 350 in it.
The early Sunbeam Tigers came with the 260 V-8. They went to the 289 when they ran out of the 260’s.
Great little Car. Back in the 60’s, my Brother was cut off by a guy on the 405 Freeway when he was driving one. The guys Bumper hit the left headlight surround ring and the next thing he knew the Tiger was spinning around doing 70 MPH.
The Tiger didn’t flip (because it had such a low center of gravity) and when he went around a few times and finally stopped the engine was still running. He shoved it in first gear and got out of the way of a Truck that was heading right towards him.
His Girlfriend sitting in the passenger seat was not amused.
The only damage to the Car was that headlight ring.