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Re: TU XXIII Images

To: modtiger@engravers.com
Subject: Re: TU XXIII Images
From: bobhorwitz@juno.com (Robert P Horwitz)
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 17:50:16 -0700
Maybe we should all send thank-you notes to Sen. Quentin Kopp, who
sponsored the exemption legislation, and if possible, all members of our
alleged State Government who supported it. 

On Wed, 01 Jul 1998 17:35:05 -0700 Tom Hall <modtiger@engravers.com>
writes:
>At 04:16 PM 7/1/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>Question..  The RED Tiger in the Second Row, Third column of the 
>pictures
>from
>>the top.....It appears to be Supercharged with a Paxton style 
>blower...Is it?
>
>       Most definitely is!  This Tiger II was last seen at an early 
>TU in Oregon
>in the early 70's.  Its been in hiding under the same ownership for 
>quite a
>spell.  FYI it is also now a TACed Tiger along with 11 other new 
>additions
>to the list, bringing our total to roughly 310 Certified Chassis.  
>This was
>not the only rarely seen Tiger at TU XXIII.  We also TACed a chassis
>formerly powered by a Boss 302, last seen in this configuration at TU  
>II
>if memory serves.  Although it is currently missing the Boss and is no
>longer Silver, the early T-Bird hood scoop remains to tease the memory 
>bank.  
>
>       I think we all owe a debt of gratitude to those who helped 
>exempt those of
>us who reside in California from the shackles of the Air Resources 
>Board,
>and the bi-annual Smog Test.  Without this change, it would be 
>unlikely
>that we'd ever get to see some of these early Modified Tigers and 
>other
>interesting Muscle Cars again.
>
>Tom
>
>


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