On the weekend before the premier of the Get Smart movie, Bill Graf received a
call from the Speedzone in Industry, CA. inviting Toger owners to show their
cars at the park as part of a promotion for the movie. In all, we had
approximately eleven Tigers attend. Also in attendance was the movie "Tiger".
True to the original TV series (for most scenes), the car is a re-badged
Alpine. The person attending to the car was only vaguely aware of anything
regarding the car, but was polite enough to let us check it out.
Jere
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces+jteepen=usatoday.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:tigers-bounces+jteepen=usatoday.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of James
E. Pickard
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 7:10 PM
To: Tiger List
Subject: [Tigers] Get Smart
I finally got to see the movie last night. It was sold out last weekend. I
was rolling on the floor laughing several times. As far as the Tiger is
concerned, I thought it faired rather well -nicely displayed in a museum.
Sure it quit working in a later scene - after is was crashed through a doorway
and bounced down stairs. Not many cars would survive that kind of treatment.
Definitely sounded like a 4-banger, however. The exposure certainly shouldn't
be a negative impact on the value of our toys.
Jim Pickard
B9473298 ('65 Tiger)
AN5L/12109 ('59 Sprite) - sold
2003 Mini Cooper
Lafayette, LA
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