"modifying an Alpine to
V6 or V8 is fine. The only argument is when they remove the Alpine script
and replace with Tiger script and try to pass the car off as something
different than a modified Alpine. I have always thought only those falsified
cars get the Alger name distinction"
Sadly ( I think ), I've seen several 'Alpine V8's' up here in Canada and
every single one had 'Tiger' script displayed ...
Jim
B382000446
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Steve Ralsten
Sent: August 5, 2010 9:12 AM
To: Tom Parker; drmayf@mayfco.com
Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] (no subject)
snip> I don't think it is wrong for anyone to name their car an Alger, but,
I
do not understand why. But, I really don't care either.</snip
I don't think anyone does call "their" cars Algers. I think some call "other
peoples" cars
Algers. It's not what I would do with a car of mine but nodifying an Alpine
to
V6 or V8 is fine. The only arguement is when they remove the Alpine script
and
replace with Tiger script and try to pass the car off as something different
than a modified Alpine. I have always thought only those falsified cars get
the Alger name distinction
--- On Thu, 8/5/10, drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com> wrote:
From: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] (no subject)
To: "Tom Parker" <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 8:14 AM
Tom, yes, regards below. But, every year on the salt, I have a zillion folk
wander by and want to call the car a Tiger. I politely inform them that,
No,
it is an old Alpine body that was on the trailer headed for the crusher when
I
bought it. I also tell them that I prefer to just call it a Sunbeam not
referring to either Alpines or Tigers. The only badging on the car is the
"SUNBEAM" on the trunk lid. I want all Sunbeam owners to be affiliated with
the efforts and that is the main reason I call the car the "Spirit of
Sunbeam". The front of my fire suit says "Team Beam" and on the back it
says
"Spirit of Sunbeam" . I wanted everyone who owns an Alpine or Tiger to be
a
part of the effort even though they may not be there.
I am not sure what motivates folk to call thier cars Algers or anything else
than what it is. A 32 ford roadster with a chevy motor in it is still a 32
ford roadster. Or a Mustang from circa 1965 with mods making it nearly
identical to a Shelby GT350 is still a Mustang, just updated. As I
mentioned
once, I cannot recall (maybe bad old memory cells, lol) of any other car
which
has been modified to resemble a different model of the same manufacturer
having a split name of the two different models. I don't think it is wrong
for anyone to name their car an Alger, but, I do not understand why. But, I
really don't care either.
Tom, thanks for the mention and letting me hijack your thread, lol
mayf
Tom Parker wrote:
> SNIP
>
> Some Rootes owners choose to re-engine their cars. Drmayf is a great
example
> here; he campaigns an Alpine at Bonneville, and it surely doesn't have a 4
> cylinder engine in it. Good for him, and good for the marque.
>
> Snip
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