Hi, Michael
I've enclosed a scan of the January 1996 issue cover of Thoroughbred & Classic
Cars magazine, which features Brian Postle's Mark II (Orchid Green) and a red
Alpine Series II, both with their tops stowed. Brian's car, with the black vinyl
covered hardtop installed, appears inside in a photograph as part of the
article.
Sorry, Tiger list subscribers, the attachment may not transmit. For Tiger
listers,
you can see a smaller version by going to the www.ebay.co.uk site , searching
for 'sunbeam tiger' and looking for copies of this issue. For everyone, I
recommend
this issue, as well as the July 1996 issue of Classic & Sports Car magazine
with an excellent article just on the Mark II, and both appear often on the
UK site of eBay for very reasonable money.
Because there is some question about the difference between Brian Postle's car,
Graham Vickery's car, the Hartwell Six, and the very last Tiger Mark II's
manufactured,
I'll first start with the FIVE Hartwell Six cars that I'M aware of:
B382100559LRX JAL700447 reg# UXP312F M. Greisman Red
B382100570LRX JAL700468 reg# MEL957F
B382100604LRX JAL700489 reg# TPF356F D. Smallridge 86
B382100605LRX JAL700510 reg# TGR747 B. Postle 109
B382100631LRX JAL700532 reg# NLL218E A. Naylor Red
Now, Graham Vickery's car is:
B382100633 JAL700531 reg# HRS121E J. Day 109
First, I have read that the JAL number affixed by Pressed Steel early in the
manufacturing process is a better indicator of the order of assembly than the
I.D./VIN tag that was affixed at Jensen(B3821.....) and which was not always
installed in a consecutive manner.
Also, the Book of Norman, where much of this information originated, lists
something
called the Jensen date, and this an additional factor in determining the order
of manufacture. In the case of Brian Postle's car(#605) that date is
5/26/67(using
the US date sequence) and Graham Vickery's(#633) date is 6/27/67 which it shares
with three other Mark II's(#631, #629, and #628)and which is the latest Jensen
date recorded.
I hope this clears some of this discussion up. Finally, the late John Day was
the recorded owner of B382100633 when the Book of Norman went to press.
RB
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