- 1. Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Binkley <dbinkley@argotech.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 12:27:48 -0700
- The following link is a picture of the Miles prototype at Bo Cheadle's open house on May 1. Looks fantastic! Go up one level and there are pics of Fords at the Blackhawk tour. http://members.xoom.com
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00297.html (7,652 bytes)
- 2. RE: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: rhoefle@ctlinc.com (Rick Hoefle)
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 16:13:54 -0400
- Thanks, Dave. You were right, Bo's car IS gorgeous!
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00298.html (7,600 bytes)
- 3. Re: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 13:34:56
- Dave, et Listers, It certainly looks nice in the photo. So that's the famous Candy Apple Red. Now, I suppose to be absolutely correct, the car should have been painted the original color first, and t
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00299.html (8,562 bytes)
- 4. Re: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: Fordzrus@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 16:46:03 EDT
- Not even out yet and the "experts" are already critical of it....
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00300.html (7,773 bytes)
- 5. RE: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: "Dobrowski, Robert S" <Robert.Dobrowski@JSF.Boeing.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 13:59:10 -0700
- Absolutely beautiful I especially like the big fins
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00301.html (8,361 bytes)
- 6. Re: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: Vonski@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 18:08:17 EDT
- That's a really pretty car. As a Tiger enthusiast, I' d like to thank you for saving part of the marque's heritage. Von who once owned a Tiger, sniffle sniffle
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00303.html (7,909 bytes)
- 7. RE: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: "Bart Sneary" <bsneary@gateway.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 22:13:03 -0500
- Can anybody tell me what kind of wheels are on the Miles prototype and where a guy might pick up a set? -Bart Sneary MK1A Sioux City, IA bsneary@gateway.net Dave, et Listers, It certainly looks nice
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00307.html (9,570 bytes)
- 8. Re: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: "Andy Walker" <awtiger@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 22:44:15 -0500
- Those are precious wheels, indeed. They are American Racing "Silverstone" wheels. They may as well have been made out of "unobtainium," as they have been out of production for years. I know of noone
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00308.html (11,154 bytes)
- 9. Re: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: MWood24020@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 23:55:36 EDT
- << Can anybody tell me what kind of wheels are on the Miles prototype and where a guy might pick up a set? BartI believe they are American Racing 13X5" "eight spokes" (I don't know what AR called the
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00310.html (8,538 bytes)
- 10. Re: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: MWood24020@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 23:59:03 EDT
- << They are American Racing "Silverstone" wheels. They may as well have been made out of "unobtainium," as they have been out of production for years. I know of noone who is reproducing those wheels.
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00311.html (8,972 bytes)
- 11. Re: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: David McDermott <David.Mcdermott@Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 22:45:45 -0600
- You are correct on old magnesium wheels. I also had a set of the American Racing Silverstone real mags on one of my Tigers for about 10 years back in the late 70's and early 80's. Both front wheels
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00312.html (10,302 bytes)
- 12. Re: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: twojohnsons@home.com
- Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 08:20:03 -0400
- Disappointed not to see the car wearing broken spoked Alpine wheels. Or is that story of breaking them with the car's power on its maiden run only myth???? Al J.
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00316.html (8,378 bytes)
- 13. Re: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: twojohnsons@home.com
- Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 08:23:40 -0400
- I gave a set away. They were real magnesium, amply pitted, and didn't look safe. the guy I gave them to has been vintage racing on them for 10 years, with some occasional street driving. Al J.
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00317.html (11,740 bytes)
- 14. Re: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 08:50:03 -0700
- Carefull Al; methinks Bo is a bit too sensitive to appreciate the humor of "experts" regarding his newest labor of love. But wouldn't it be great to celebrate both British Car Week and the 100th ann
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00335.html (9,161 bytes)
- 15. Re: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Laifman <laifman@flash.net>
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 07:42:58 -0700
- I do believe that Bo has resurrected a treasure for us all to enjoy. As far as wheels are concerned, I am not certain how Ken originally presented the car, but most of us know that the production mod
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00339.html (9,125 bytes)
- 16. Re: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: Fordzrus@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 16:54:28 EDT
- thanks for noticing and thank you for your original assistance in finding and buying this car.
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00352.html (7,663 bytes)
- 17. Re: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: twojohnsons@home.com
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 17:45:29 -0400
- That spoke-breakage bit was in the Carroll book. You can look it up.
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00353.html (9,353 bytes)
- 18. Re: Picture of Miles prototype (score: 1)
- Author: twojohnsons@home.com
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 17:53:46 -0400
- Thanks for including me in this august collection of Tiger archeological relics--Laifman, Palmer AND Von. Hoped you liked the column I wrote about it. Al Johnson
- /html/tigers/1999-05/msg00354.html (7,631 bytes)
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