I am the original owner of my Tiger which came off the Jensen line at
the end of August, 1966. I bought it in October of that year and it was
registered as a 1967 in NY. The serial no. is B382002384LRXFE, making
it toward the end of the run of MkIA's. Early in its life, I removed
the original intake manifold and two-barrel carb and replaced them with
a new intake and four-barrel. I carefully placed the original carb and
manifold on a shelf in my basement, where it resided for 30 years plus.
When I retired and moved to Maine, the manifold and carb came with me.
The surface of the manifold has become pretty rusty over the years so
it is hard to discern the exact color of its original paint, but it is
clearly blue. Better yet, however, is the carb spacer (made of
aluminum) that still resides in its original location on top of the
manifold. The original paint is still there. My recollection, when I
was looking to match the paint color when I wanted to paint the engine,
is that the color is called "Old Ford Blue" and that I was able to buy
some rattle cans of paint of that color which matched pretty well. I
have taken a couple of pics of the carb spacer with the original paint
and will be happy to send them to anyone who wants them.
Also, for those who care (maybe just Ron Fraser) the original aluminum
Ford tag was still on the manifold. It is stamped
260 66 9
5-K 510 - J
Cheers,
Tod
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