Frank- I also new someone who knew someone who had a cousin who had a book
that said the shell of a Tiger or Alpine can be lifted by two people. I
think your guess of 750 lbs is probably pretty close. Is Larry Wright a
Sumo Wrestler??!??
Chris in Trinidad
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> From: Frank Marrone <marrone@wco.com>
> To: 'Tigerlist * (E-mail)' <tigers@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: Weight, or lack thereof
> Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 10:47 PM
>
> Wow, when we lifted my 100% stripped down Tiger body it took 4 of us and
it was somewhat of a strain. I'd of put it around 750 lbs. Maybe Tigers
are a little heavier than an Alpine but something still doesn't add up.
Maybe me and my friends are just wimps.
>
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> From: Wright, Larry[SMTP:lrw@aop.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 1998 4:26 AM
> To: Tigerlist * (E-mail)
> Subject: Weight, or lack thereof
>
> Paul Burr wrote:
> *OK. Remember, you'll only be picking up the sheet metal tub of the car
> with
> *everything stripped off. I bet the whole thing weighed only 500 lbs.
>
> I'd guess even less; don't know if anyone has the figures. I stripped
> off _everything_ I could from my old SV Alpine and then took the shell
> to the scrapyard on a trailer. My baby brother and I were able to carry
> it to the trailer; I'm no Charles Atlas, and my brother rarely lifts
> anything heavier than a cheeseburger. I wouldv'e figured 300lb; perhaps
> a little more for a Sunbeam that hadn't rusted away so badly. Or maybe
> I'm stronger than I thought! Scrapyard gave me $3.25 for the shell.
>
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