I feel the same way only different ;-). I have a bone-stock tiger
(well, with many LAT options), but I gotta tell ya that 427 Alger got my
juices flowing. I would never modify this Tiger. I want another Tiger
with no holds barred. But for me, if I'm going to go this route an
Alger would be just fine and dandy....
B382000331
On 1/29/2012 5:15 PM, Gary wrote:
> Kirk,
>
> I am embarrassed to admit, but I was one of those guys in the 70s with monster
> flares, chin spoiler and B50-13 (215/50-13) tires on Libres that showed up to
> the meetings at the Pacifica in Marina Del Rey. I would NEVER do that to my
> car nowadays.
>
> I am in the process of finding out what a two Tiger family is like. I have a
> 400+ hp 331 stroker in my hot rod Tiger and just pickup a second Tiger to
> restore to bone stock with LAT options. There is nothing on my hot rod that
> could not be converted back to stock. In my old age I have become much more of
> a purist, yet still have that kid inside wanting to get out.
>
> Gary
>
> --- On Sun, 1/29/12, Kirk Smith<twotigers@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> From: Kirk Smith<twotigers@verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Perspective
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Date: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 10:29 AM
>
>
> I feel like I know Ian, even though I never met him. I had a Tiger the
> whole time Ian lived in Marina Del Rey.sometimes the CAT meetings were at
> the Pacifica Hotel (I think that's what it was called at the time).I lived
> less than 5 minutes from both. Yet, I was too busy with college, dating,
> working, motorcycles, and, just driving my Tiger, to find time to be in a
> club. I'm pretty sure we must have crossed paths at least a few times
> during that era, but fate never had us in the same place at the same time.
>
> I get the spirit of what Tigering- Ian style- is about. For me, bending
> sheet metal was not a tasty alternative. I saw many of the monster fender
> flared Tigers of the '70s, and although cool to look at, it wasn't something
> I wanted to do to my car. Stock Tigers were just begging for a few
> benefits, and I didn't have any concerns about power and handling mods, I
> just didn't want to bend any sheet metal. B60-13 tires (205/60-13) fit just
> fine on Libre wheels- how much tire does a guy need? F4B and a Holley- yes!
> It put my first Tiger, as well as my current Tiger, in the 'personalized'
> category, the place that a lot of us find ourselves at.
>
> I sometimes wonder if, big if, I ever had 2 Tigers at the same time, would I
> have a stock Tiger and a modified Tiger? I don't think I'll ever find out.
> I'll take my 'personalized' Tiger and enjoy it my way. It's nice to know I
> could go back to stock just by collecting a few parts, but I don't see that
> happening anytime soon, either. The spirit of Ian lives on!
>
> Kirk
>
> B382000503
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