Well, my first was a 1968 Sunbeam Alpine Mk V. I paid 600 bucks for it, which was quite a little bit of money for a teenaged kid who was sacking groceries part time for a living. It was just in Ok shape and was often a maintenance nightmare, but I loved every minute I owned that car. I totaled it a couple of years later.
When I tell people I had an Alpine many comment that it was “too bad it wasn’t a Tiger.” Well yes, I suppose so. But I have always thought that the Tiger was not quite the “Brit” car that an Alpine was, after all one must fiddle with a pair of Zenith Strombergs from time to time (Not a Holley 650 Double Pumper - or whatever the Ford V8 has on it. Driving a reasonably powered British roadster with spirit takes a bit more skill that having gobs of power under the hood.
Today, Tigers have become stupid expensive - stooopid expensive - no longer attainable by your average Joe or Jill. I find super expensive cars only semi-interesting. I look at them, and then move on to something that I could possibly attain.
Cheers All,
Dave
Sunbeam Alpine. I love that single spot light.