On page 66 of this month's issue of Keith Martin's Sport Car Market
magazine, there's an article titled "Best Bets in Cats and Snakes" written by
Colin
Comer, who was just recently the winning bidder of the MKII on eBay that sold
for $59,000+. Ignoring the sections on continuation Cobras, the article calls
the Tiger "the red-headed stepchild of the Shelby world" and also an
"underdog."
The author further goes on to say that the "Tigers aren't particularly rare"
and that their problems "are modifications and abuse. Finding a stock Tiger
that hasn't rusted out or been cobbled into an unrecognizable form is a
challenge."
Regarding the Tiger market, Mr. Comer states that the "prevailing market
today for a spectacular MkI car is roughly $30,000 with a similar IA bringing
$5,000-$10,000 over that. The MKII market is more difficult to peg. I've only
seen six MkII cars sell in the last ten years, and only one was spectacular.
OK, I bought it, paying an out-of-the park record price of $59,000 on eBay
Motors last month (item #4625301384.)"
"I saw the value in stepping up for a true 100% original, untouched, example
of a MkII-and I have spent roughly $5,000 doing 'might as well' maintenance
and detailing. I don't regret it; these cars cost pennies on the dollar
against anything else as interesting. I consider a great Tiger a solid buy."
The article also has the usual statistics, warnings of Algers, Book of
Norman, etc. yada, yada, yada and a picture of the Comer's purple Tiger that he
calls the "Purple People Eater."
Rodney
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