Jeff Eakin Wrote:
>Subject: Alpine/Tiger Number Quiz
>The other night at our monthly meeting of the Colorado Association of Tiger
>owners our new boss, Paul Diershaw passed out a pop quiz. The Following
>numbers are somehow significant to Sunbeam Alpines and or Tigers. Please
>explain what significance each has. Extra credit will be considered for
>creative, if not entirely correct answers. See how you do I'll post the
>answers in about a week.
1) 156
ans: the average # of times per week I posted to the List when I first
subscribed.
2) 947001
ans: Could be a really low serial # for a mk1, but more accurately the total #
of
5/16 x 24tpi x 1 bolts you need for a restoration. Buy in bulk!
3) 86
ans: what too many DPO's did with our fan shrouds. Also Maxwell Smart's agent #.
4) 4261
ans: going price for a mk2 grille, except when Ramon's giving them away.
5) 1342
ans: Average Tiger odometer reading when the Panhard-rod bracket yields.
6) 15426378
ans: the # of guys, total, who have walked up to us at car shows and said
"yeah, I
had one of those in college; had a Chrysler V8 in it".
7) 395019122
ans: current # of List members who want ties.
8) 7083
ans: total production run of Triumph TR4's. No, it was Austin-Healey 3000's.
No, it
was... (gimme a minute, I'll get it!)
9) 69251
ans: the # stamped in to the chassis on all Tigers that, until now, only the TAC
knew about. Your problem: where is it?
10 105.21
ans: Top speed of an Alpine IV Automatic: acheived by pushing car off cliff.
Larry Wright "I can't get no-- Satis-traction"
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