Ian Garrad
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Ian Garrad was the United States West Coast sales manager for Rootes Group, parent company of Sunbeam. He was instrumental in the design and eventual production of the Sunbeam Tiger.[1][2]
Sunbeam Tiger
Ian started his career as a factory representative in
SCCA events, drivers were begging for more power. He produced two prototypes for what would become the Sunbeam Tiger, with a degree of risk to his career. The best of the two prototypes were shipped back to England with the goal of persuading management to enter production; a new car with the Tiger name consisting of the diminutive Alpine body with a large Ford V8 engine. The model was short lived due to labor problems in England, such that Chrysler was brought in as a minority partner in 1965. Chrysler showed no interest in producing a sports car using a competitor's engine, nor the man that bought it to market. Ian moved on to other ventures but was active with Tiger Clubs, until his death in 1986. [2]
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Comer, Colin (2009). The Complete Book of Shelby Automobiles: Cobras, Mustangs, and Super Snakes. Motorbooks International. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-7603-3578-9. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ a b Hall, Tom. "Remembering Ian Garrad" (PDF). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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