To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' The Hershey Auction event, 7 - 8 October 2026.

$80,000 - $100,000 USD Well-appointed example of Carroll Shelby’s other V-8-powered British sports carPresented in striking Carnival Red over black with red pipingComprehensive restoration reportedly completed in the early 2000sExtensively equipped with desirable, period-correct performance and cosmetic upgradesListed in The Book of Norman Sunbeam Tiger registry, with documented long-term ownership In the wake of Carroll Shelby’s transformative success in marrying American V-8 power with a lithe British sports car, manufacturers across the Commonwealth sought to emulate his formula.

Among them was the Rootes Group, which long believed its Sunbeam Alpine convertible possessed untapped potential—if only it could be endowed with meaningful performance.After an unsuccessful attempt to persuade Ferrari to develop a more powerful version of the Alpine's four-cylinder engine, Formula 1 World Champion Jac...