Dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and enjoyment of all Rootes Group Vehicles
by Ed Esslinger in the June 1997 RootesReview Of the three Series V’s I have owned, not one had a good warning light simulator when I bought them. I believe it’s because it’s not hermetically sealed. Moisture and air cause the heat element to deteriorate and the internal parts to rust and fail. Approx. 7.5 (more…)
by Ed Esslinger in the July 1997 RootesReview If your clear hooter is not hooting and you’ve tried everything in the workshop manual, don’t give up. The manual says they cannot be dismantled. Don’t believe it! Simply grind or file the rivets flush to the top cover and using a 1 /8th inch punch, punch (more…)
by John Logan in the June 2005 RootesReview When you are in the process of reassembling your Sunbeam or any other piece of machinery and you are bolting pieces together that have heavy paint under the bolts, nuts or washers, the paint will creep out under the high compressive force and the bolt will lose (more…)
by Joe Parlanti One thing that you’ll get to do a lot during a nut and bolt restoration is paint parts. Traditionally, we clean, wire brush, or sandblast the parts, followed by primer, and final color paint application. Powder Coating is an interesting alternative to painting that is now available to the amateur. So what (more…)
by Joe Mazzei originally published as The Technical Tiger in the April 1977 RootesReview Of the many phone calls and letters that I answer each month, at least three out of ten are from erstwhile Ian Garrads, Carrol Shelbys and Bill Carrols. The big question generally goes like this “I have a 196__ Alpine, Series (more…)
by Joe Parlanti Restoration of the Alpine and Tiger Fuel gauges are relatively straightforward operations and can easily be performed by the amateur. The two gauges are identical in their operation so we’ll concentrate on the fuel gauge for this document. They are simple devices and restoration is generally just a matter of a thorough (more…)
by Antoni Wojtowicz in the May 1977 RootesReview: ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP CUT OFF SWITCH An effective method of protecting your Tiger against theft (for about $2.00) is to install a switch that will “cut off” your electric fuel pump. In the event that your car is “hot wired” and stolen, it can only be driven (more…)
An extract from a Rootes report dated 18 February 1966, reprinted in the May 1977 RootesReview: The Sunbeam Tiger is a child of the muscle car era in the middle 60’s, when Sunoco 280 was 35 cents per gallon. Times have changed, octane is down and gas prices have doubled. We find ourselves in the (more…)
Sponsored by LANCO MG Club July 12, 2015 9:00 AM British Invade Gettysburg, a non judged all British car show, welcoming cars, trucks, and motorcycles, sponsored by the LANCO MG Club, supporting The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. Sunday, July 12, 2015 at The Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Contact (more…)
2015 BASH Itinerary Read the story of this year’s event 820 Fishing Creek Valley Road (PA Route 443) Harrisburg, PA 17112 Site is about 1 mile east of intersection of PA 443 and PA 322) Early-Bird Activity: Friday Evening, May 15 This is usually a one day event, but if you’re in town on Friday (more…)