Since STOA and our Tiger Authentication Committee (TAC) have been
mentioned in this discussion, I thought it would be appropriate for me
to mention our new web site: http://sunbeamtiger.orgAfter a lot of work
by our web master Don Whitely, our new site is not only up and running,
it has the (almost) up to date listing of the Tigers that STOA has
Authenticated in the twenty years we have been running this program.The
total number of chassis is between 900 and 1,000, from all over the world.
For non-members, there is a search procedure under the "TAC" tab.This
procedure will allow you to look up any Tiger VIN and tell you if the
chassis is in our database.It will tell you when the chassis was
Authenticated, the Model and the original color code recorded from the
VIN tag.
For members of STOA, the database is additionally both searchable and
sortable by subject columns, minus any personal information.So you can
spend some time viewing this database by several criteria.For example,
you can find all the original black (color code 1) Tigers,or you can
list all the Mk II's in Texas.
We hope that you will find this new feature both fascinating and
useful.It's taken several months to get this database up and running
properly and as a result, it's only up to date as of the first of June
this year.I'm expecting that we will be current by the end of the year.
Also new to our website is our on-line store under "THE STORE" tab.It
also asks you to "log-in", as the members only section does, but in this
case the log-in sets up your account for purchase through
PayPal.Membership NOT required to purchase the merchandise shown on this
site.You will find clothing, Club stickers and patches, and other
miscellaneous merchandise. Have a look.
--
Tom Hall
ModTiger Engineering LLC
www.tigerengineering.net
On 11/24/2013 3:47 PM, Chris Thompson wrote:
> Good advice overall. Personally, I wouldn't pay too much attention to
> the big auctions - the prices only seem to be attained through the big
> auctions.
>
> But the other advice seems good. Personally, I would rely on Hemmings
> the most, I think. It seems a whole lot of e-bay auctions are
> no-sales, as apparently nobody in the world is willing to pay what the
> owner thinks it's worth, and I've never seen (noticed) a bargain.
> With Hemmings, at least you know what the owner wants for a starting
> price.
>
> I'm a little bit out of date, as I bought my Tiger about 15 years
> ago. I started with Hemmings, but then found myself in San Francisco,
> and called Norm, the guru at the time (well, he's still a guru) and he
> referred me to a car in the area that I bought within an hour of
> seeing it. When I bought my Jaguar E-Type, I did kinda the same
> thing, finding one of the gurus in that field who referred me to an
> absolute steal on a 99 pt car. Stay on this list and keep reminding
> us (occasionally) that you're looking and want to know if anything is
> available, plus you'll also see listers occasionally put their cars up
> for sale. Join STOA and TE/AE and do the same. A Tiger that is known
> by the community, and referred by the community, is likely to be a
> safer buy than one bought blind.
>
> Rust is of course something to look out for. A good buddy of mine
> bought a Tiger many years ago, and after he dipped it, he found there
> wasn't enough of it left to restore, and had to go buy another one.
> You don't say where you are, but you'll find the most rust-free cars
> are on the left coast and the south west.
>
> If you're patient and make the right connections, I think you can
> probably find something around $20K for a decent driver. As is
> typical, if you buy a car for $20K, and put $10K into it, you'll
> probably end up with a $25K car, and if you buy a car for $5,000 and
> put $50,000 into it, you'll likely end up with $25K car. Spend as much
> as you can afford up front, unless you've really got a lot of time on
> your hands to do almost all of the work yourself, and you really love
> doing it. All that said, in my opinion (and Hemmings, too) is that
> the Tiger is one of the most undervalued cars on the market. You
> probably won't make a killing on it as an investment, but it's highly
> unlikely to lose value for you (unless you spend too much on
> restoration).
>
> Welcome, and good luck to you finding the right car for you!
>
> Chris
> B382000331
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