Steve
That info is also available on Norm's site...Click on 'The Fraud' and half
way down the page on the right click on 'ID elements' and you'll see all the
variations...
My car has the rivets 'only' which is correct and it also has 'original'
rivets on a homemade VIN plate ( what??) lol! I'll send you a pic ( the
list won't see it ). I'm sure those rivets are around... I'll also send you
a pic of an almost perfect 'Dale's ' resto of a MK1 that I saw at TUXXX and
man, those 'original' rivets look brand new IMHO !!
Jim
B382000446
TAC 0671
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of awtiger
Sent: March 31, 2010 3:43 PM
To: Steve Ralsten; Tiger email list
Subject: Re: [Tigers] need spec plate info
Steve:
I looked in my copy of TBON and it says, "The "spec" plate was discontinued
toward the end of B947++++ production but four pop-rivets were installed to
fill these holes, until a "change order" dropped the drilling of this part
of the cowl, somewhere around B382001200." Carroll said that when he got
the car, it had four blank rivets and, not knowing what we know now, he
bought a repro spec plate when they became available and riveted it to the
car.
So, to answer your question, to be correct you should remove the spec plate
and (to be REALLY correct) find some original Rootes rivets to fill the
holes with.
Enjoy,
Andy Walker
Edmond, OK
B382001600LRXFE TAC #740
B9006857LRX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Ralsten" <s_ralsten@yahoo.com>
To: "Tiger email list" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 2:18 PM
Subject: [Tigers] need spec plate info
> Question for one of you Book of Norman owners. My car B9473720 has the
> proper
> chassis plate and JAL plate. It also has a repo spec plate added by PO. I
> recall from
> a past discussion that spec plates ended at chassis number ???????
> but holes for them were
> still drilled until chassis number ????????. I'm
> pretty sure my car should not have come with a plate
> hence the PO not knowing
> this added one. True ? What I am completely uncertain about
> is if I should
> properly leave the rivets or just the holes or fill the holes.
>
> Thanks
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