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Just listed ERA 2080 for sale

Decided to restore my 65 Sunbeam Tiger ex race car, so listed my 289 FIA in the classifieds
http://www.clubcobra.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=8069&cat=2

ERA-2080---Turn key, fully loaded, factory built in 2002 by ERA. Titled as a 1964 Ford using the ERA issued VIN, Painted white frost pearl, with deep maroon metallic colored stripe with the layout similar to CSX 2173, Correct FIA dash layout, Correct Stewart Warner gauges, Correct switches, Heater/defroster, Wipers, Tonneau cover, Full convertible top with side curtains, Correct 15”wood Cobra steering wheel with ERA optional removable hub, Leather seats on sliders, Leather E-brake handle cover, Leather door panels, 4 point seat belts, full carpet set, Wind-wings, Sun visors, Correct AC pedals, Correct FIA-6 pin knock off wheels with fresh Cooper Cobras, 225/65/15 fronts, 295/50/15 rear, ERA competition rear with outboard brakes , ERA spec’d 4 piston front brakes on 12.3 rotors, ERA Front and rear sway bars, Coil over shocks front and rear, Tremec TKO 5spd with hydraulic clutch and blowproof Lakewood bellhousing, ERA spec HD aluminum radiator with aluminum overflow tank, Oil cooler, Front bumperettes, Full rear bumper, Per documents in build binder-351W stroked to 396, 9:8:1 compression, SCAT steel stroker crankshaft, Eagle HiPo rods, Keith Black-Hypereutic pistons, canton 8 quart road race oil pan, Dual hidden power points under dash, Car cover, Records back to original order from ERA, Fully sorted, turn key, 20+ years old and eligible for export to Canada and elsewhere $78,500 No trades considered.
Car is located in Greenville, South Carolina

I am sorry to hear that you need to sell your FIA in order to restore the Tiger. I am anguishing over the same thing with my Tiger. For what we are seeing freshly restored Tigers close for on BaT, it just makes more economical sense to sell what I have and buy a restored one based on the cost of having it restored. That is unless you are doing the restoration yourself... even then, I am expecting that to be a bit pricey.

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Originally Posted by Caustic_Cobra (Post 1527087)

Some clarification apparently is needed, I don't need to sell it, I'd like to free up some indoor space, which I am now short of, seeing that both the Tiger and the Cobra are of similar setup, after some contemplating, I decided to place the Cobra up for sale instead of the Tiger. I may change my mind and offer the Tiger for sale, but at this point, I'd rather sell the Cobra than the Tiger. Worse comes to worse, I'll sell my Trailex trailer instead and open up enough space to work, and maybe even buy another 2 seater convertible :cool:

Bill S.

That's is good to hear. I, on the other hand don't have the time nor space to restore the Tiger on my own as I would prefer to do and am forced into a decision of sorts on how to proceed.

As a young man out of college, my dream was owning a GT350 if which I wasn't able to afford at the time and settled on a Tiger which to me was the next best thing that I could reach for. I remember putting away $100 a month or whatever I had available after rent was paid until I had accumulated enough to buy my first Tiger for $12,000 back in 1992. Many wrinkles and gray hairs later, I still love that little 2 seat convertible.

Good luck restoring the Tiger. It would be great to follow your restoration process. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend.:)

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Originally Posted by Caustic_Cobra (Post 1527090)

Realistically, it's not a full blown restoration, the car is a car that has been tracked in it's past, and I'm not changing any of the modifications, but enhancing them, mechanically it's at 90%, body wise it is 100% rust free, cosmetics, it's got it's chips and extremely minor scratches, interior/top 90+%, in my Tigers case it's the details like a working wiper set, horns, and heater/defroster that really need to be looked at. My worst case scenario is a replacement of the wiring harness, which I already have along with new Lucas switches. It's this worse case scenario I would need the extra space for. For now, I'll drive it as it is, doing minor upgrades here and there as my time and space allows.

I see. Good luck with the project. It would still be great to see some photos of it when you have an opportunity.