- 1. Book Review (score: 1)
- Author: STUART_BRENNAN@HP-Andover-om3.om.hp.com
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 13:59:10 -0400
- Those of you within range of the SF Chronicle might want to take a look at Jon Carroll's column today. He does a review (sort of) of the driving book that I had helped edit a couple years back. "How
- /html/tigers/1999-08/msg00386.html (7,000 bytes)
- 2. Re: book review (score: 1)
- Author: gary_winblad@juno.com (Gary A Winblad)
- Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 11:30:19 PST
- Yeah, I've read that before somewhere too (maybe Norm's book). I think this must not have been the bulkhead but in fact, the frame rails where they are clearanced for the exhaust manifolds. Check it
- /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00000.html (8,207 bytes)
- 3. Re: book review (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell Maddock" <rmaddock@petrie.starway.net.au>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 18:06:00 +1100
- Sunbeam was also purchased in instead of sporty timeline'? I haven't read the book yet, but the story I heard in regard to the above was that Lyons wanted to replace the SS name with the Sunbeam name
- /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00003.html (7,515 bytes)
- 4. Re: book review (score: 1)
- Author: nicholsj@oakwood.org
- Date: Thu, 02 Jan 97 09:33:52 EST
- "there was no such thing as a Harrington Tiger" On the back of the Sunbeam Specialties catalog is a photo of one with the owners name circa 1990. The car was entered at the Pebble Beach Concours D'El
- /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00004.html (9,709 bytes)
- 5. Re: book review (score: 1)
- Author: CMeinel464@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 10:47:11 -0500
- You're correct, there was and still is a Harrington Tiger. In regards to the drag racing Tiger with the fastback, no it was not the Harrington Tiger. Back in the 60's you could purchase a fiberglass
- /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00005.html (7,081 bytes)
- 6. Re: book review (score: 1)
- Author: STUART_BRENNAN@HP-Andover-om3.om.hp.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 97 08:20:13 -0700
- The drag racing car had an aftermarket fiberglass fastback on it, from Astro Fiberglass, or something like that. I've seen the one original Harrington Tiger a couple times, along with a couple preten
- /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00007.html (8,005 bytes)
- 7. Re: book review (score: 1)
- Author: BMcgu22954@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 12:52:55 -0500
- The photo of the drag car you saw had a fiberglass hardtop installed on it, but not a factory top. True the Harrington Tiger is basically a tiger with a funny top, but one commisioned by Rootes, like
- /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00009.html (7,540 bytes)
- 8. Re: book review (score: 1)
- Author: STUART_BRENNAN@HP-Andover-om3.om.hp.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 97 12:54:26 -0700
- Or, maybe that picture was taken BEFORE they tried to put the engine in. (Did someone mention perpetuating an old myth?) Stu __________________________ Reply Separator___________________________ Norm
- /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00011.html (7,543 bytes)
- 9. Re[2]: book review (score: 1)
- Author: nicholsj@oakwood.org
- Date: Thu, 02 Jan 97 16:24:12 EST
- The photo looked like one taken during a restoration job. It's in color and the car appears to be in primer. Tigers seem to have a few myths about them, 289's in MK1a, sledgehammered trans tunnels, m
- /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00012.html (7,985 bytes)
- 10. Re: book review (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Laifman <av342@lafn.org>
- Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 17:52:16 +0100
- Gee, I quess you could call it a "Parrisington" Tiger <;-) -- Steve Laifman < Find out what is most > B9472289 < important in your life > < and don't let it get away!> _/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/
- /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00020.html (7,807 bytes)
- 11. book review (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Wright <Larry.Wright@mail.wdn.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 18:56:01 -0800
- I just finished " Sunbeam Alpine and Tiger, the Complete Story" which I got for a X-mas gift. Comments: a) P14: "and after a brisk fight wtih William Lyon's SS Cars concern, Sunbeam was also purchase
- /html/tigers/1996-12/msg00111.html (7,425 bytes)
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